Official information
Overview
- Publication
- The Rumpus
- Eligibility
- No country list. Official: emerging and established writers.
- Writing
- Essays, fiction, poetry
- Payment
- $500 prose/comics; $200 poetry/interviews
- Currency
- USD
- Payment conditions
- Official About page: starting for work accepted on or after 1 April 2026, $500 for prose and comics and $200 for poetry and interviews. Submittable repeats $500 prose/comics and $200 poetry.
- When paid
- Not publicly stated
- Word count
- Not a single sitewide limit on the About page. El Alboroto (Spanish section) states a 2,500-word maximum — that is a different card.
- Response time
- They hope to respond within three months. Do not query sooner.
- Status
- Fiction, essays and poetry reopen 15 September 2026
- Deadline
- Fiction, essays and poetry reopen 15 September 2026
- How to submit
- Submittable when the genre reopens — do not email
- AI policy
- AI-generated work prohibited
What they want
- Original unpublished fiction, poetry, essays, comics, criticism, interviews — when that genre is listed as open.
- One submission per section at a time. Simultaneous submissions allowed if you withdraw promptly.
What they don't want
- Do not submit essays, fiction or poetry before 15 September 2026.
- Pitches. Official: they do not accept pitches under any circumstances.
- Work written with assistance from or by AI.
- Previously published work, including personal blogs and social media.
Requirements
- Wait until 15 September 2026
- Submittable
- Previously unpublished
- No AI
Rights
Not fully stated on the About page.
How to submit
- Do not submit now.
- On or after 15 September 2026, use https://therumpus.submittable.com/submit and only the categories that appear.
Official source
The Rumpus — About / Writers’ Guidelines (official) · The Rumpus — Submittable (official)
Last verified 2026-08-19. Always re-read the official page before you send work.
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