Not Quite Right Literary Magazine
Writing Somewhere in Between
@trpoulson and @trpoulsonlimericks T. R. Poulson is a University of Nevada alum and proud Wolf Pack fan. She has spent a large part of her life delivering for UPS in Woodside, California. Her work appears in Best New Poets, Quarterly West, Gulf Coast, American Literary Review, Barrow Street, Booth, and other publications. She is seeking … Read more
@midlifehalflife Rosalind writes as autism, motherhood, midlife, and hormones collapse on her. The words in her head repeat and sometimes form groups of poetry or prose. Finding rhythm in walking, yoga, and river swimming, she hopes they reach other people from time to time. The Perfect Nonet Perfection puts its foot on your throat Perfection … Read more
@nataliacgamespoems Natalia Gameson is a poet and writer based in the UK’s West Midlands. Worst Words for Haiku Eventuallyis the worst word (I find) whencomposing haiku. Additionallyand figuratively are(alas!) no better. Forgotten Passwords: A Renga Rant Argh!! If we were justnicer – as a species – wecould just – sack them off! Hmmm. But – … Read more
Editor’s Note We are honored to name “ZARAH” by Samantha Lucia as the Best in Issue selection for Issue 01, (unlabeled). From the first line, “ZARAH” announces itself as a work of rupture and disruption. What begins with a pen resisting the word salt becomes something stranger, older, and more embodied: a descent into language, … Read more
At Not Quite Right, we pride ourselves in fostering and featuring a wide variety of themes, voices, and personalities across prose and poetry. In this feature poetry spotlight on the Not Quite Right blog, we’re spending some time with Poet MJ Weerts, dissecting some of his life and poetry. About MJ Weerts MJ Weerts teaches … Read more
We are thrilled to officially announce the contributors for the first issue of Not Quite Right Literary Magazine. Issue 1, titled (unlabeled), will be released in June 2026. This issue gathers work that explores identity, visibility, fluidity, self-recognition, and the complicated beauty of existing just outside the lines. These pieces resist easy categorization. They move … Read more
Submissions for Issue 2 of Not Quite Right Literary Magazine will open on July 1, 2026, and we’re excited to announce the theme: fixed forms (loosely) For our second issue, we’re looking for work that begins with a recognizable form . . . and then misbehaves. A villanelle that refuses to circle back cleanly. A … Read more
Just a reminder that submissions (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, visual art) are closing April 30th, 2026. If you haven’t gotten them in yet, be sure to check out the submission guidelines, and submit ASAP. If you have any questions, you can use the contact form to get in touch with us!
i keep trying on versions of myselflike shirts in a dressing room half-litmirrors angledjust enoughto make certainty impossible this one almost fits if i don’t move too much if i don’t raise my armsif i don’t breathe too deep there’s always something a seam that pullsa label scratchinga feeling like this was madewith someone else … Read more
There’s a natural question that sits behind almost every submission: what makes a piece stand out? It’s an understandable thing to wonder. When you’re sending your work into a publication, especially one you care about, you want to know how to give it the best possible chance of being read, remembered, and ultimately accepted. The … Read more