Not Quite Right Literary Magazine
Literature that leans a little off-center.
We publish poetry, essays, and short fiction that challenge, unsettle and linger. We’re queer-run (but not queer-exclusive) and we’re always looking to hear from new and interesting voices.
A Little About Us
Not Quite Right is a literary magazine for work that exists just outside the expected. We publish poetry, fiction, and essays that explore identity, contradiction, intimacy, and the beautifully unresolved—often through a queer lens, always with an eye toward what feels true rather than what feels tidy.
You can read more about us on our About page.
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What We Publish
Poetry
Intimate, defiant, and alive in the margins.
Short Fiction
Stories that unsettle, transform, and refuse resolution.
Creative Nonfiction
Essays that interrogate identity, memory, and the stories we inherit.
You can learn more about open submissions and submission guidelines on our submissions page.