Locative Magazine

A Little Home for New Australian Writing


Welcome to Locative Magazine

Locative Magazine publishes on a bi-annual schedule, with issues in May and November-ish. Our latest issue, Honey//Lemon, launched in October of 2025 and features new writing from twelve Australian authors.

We’re open for submissions for our fifth issue, Smoke//Mirrors, to be launched in May 2026! Submissions will be open between Dec 1 2025 and Jan 31 2026, further details on our Submissions page. There is no submission fee, and all published writing is paid.

Follow us on socials for updates! We look forward to bringing new, exciting Australian writing to readers all around the world.

About us

Locative Magazine is a literary journal publishing fiction, nonfiction and poetry. We are based in Sydney, Australia and have a focus on new and original writing from local, emerging authors.

We hope that you have a wonderful time here.