Locative Magazine

A Little Home for New Australian Writing


Welcome to Locative Magazine

Locative Magazine publishes on a bi-annual schedule, with issues in April and October.

Submissions are open for our first issue!

We are seeking short fiction and poetry on the theme of Arrival // Departure.

Submissions are open from December 1 2023 to January 31 2024, aiming for an April 2024 issue. There is no submission fee, and all published writing is paid. Please follow the link to our Submissions page for further information.

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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.