Official information
Overview
- Publication
- Overland
- Eligibility
- Official: currently only accepting fiction from writers living and/or working in or around Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Nigeria does not qualify.
- Writing
- Short fiction
- Payment
- $580 print; $180 online (+ 12% super)
- Currency
- AUD
- Payment conditions
- Fiction submissions page: $580 for print, $180 for Friday Fiction online. A 1 July 2026 official announcement lists the same print-fiction and online-article figures and adds 12% superannuation. The pages use a dollar sign; Overland is an Australian magazine. Currency is recorded here as AUD. Do not convert to USD or naira.
- When paid
- Not publicly stated
- Word count
- Not publicly stated. Complete stories only — no novel excerpts.
- Response time
- Up to 6 months. Non-subscribers are not guaranteed a response time.
- Status
- Open
- Deadline
- Not publicly stated
- How to submit
- Submittable — complete story only
- AI policy
- Not publicly stated
What they want
- Politically engaged, intellectually challenging, inventive fiction.
- New work from emerging writers in regional Australia is actively sought.
- Word document, 12pt Times New Roman, double-spaced. One story at a time.
What they don't want
- Writers who do not live or work in or around Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Novel excerpts. A second story while one is still under consideration.
- Resubmitting an edited rejected story unless invited.
Requirements
- Live or work in/around AU or NZ
- One complete story
- Submittable
Rights
Copyright remains with the authors. CAL copying income is split 80% author / 20% publisher.
How to submit
- Read https://overland.org.au/submit/fiction-submissions/.
- Use the subscriber or non-subscriber Submittable link on that page.
Official source
Overland — Fiction submissions (official) · Overland — Rates increase, 1 July 2026 (official)
Last verified 2026-08-19. Always re-read the official page before you send work.
Information can change. Payment rates, submission requirements, eligibility, deadlines and response times are subject to change. Always check the publication's official guidelines before submitting. BRYME verifies listings as carefully as possible but does not guarantee acceptance or payment.