Identity is personal, girlhood is
shared.

For now, let’s talk the basics:

  • Must be 18+ to submit.

  • No previously published work online or in print (pretty standard). If you publish with us, and the piece is published elsewhere in the future, please credit Girl Dinner Digest as its first publication.

  • One submission per genre at a time. GDD is a tiny team, let us get a taste of your work before chowing down. Please wait to hear back from us before submitting again.

  • Simultaneous subs, just let us know if your piece was accepted elsewhere. (We’re so happy for you!)

  • Formatting guidelines are genre-based and written below. Please keep your name off of documents and save .docx or .pdf files as

    GDD Genre Title.

Pay:

  • We are not currently a paying market. As we grow, we hope to one day change this! If you’d like to donate to keep our magazine pushing, learn more:  

So you want a seat at the table? We’d love to have you! Learn more below on what we’re looking for and the kinds of things we’re hoping to publish at Girl Dinner Digest.

Submission

Guidelines

How to submit?

  • We currently take submissions through our google form on our submissions page. Please specify your genre and include a small cover letter about you and your work, including any previous publications. We’d love to know more about you!

Eligibility & Concept:

  • Our online magazine aims to highlight the voices of women, nonbinary, queer, and any other creators who resonate with girlhood. If you fall into that realm of identity, you can submit to our mag.

  • We want work that is fresh, rotten, fun, thoughtful, personal, quick-witted, pop-culturally sound, honest, funky, raw, or deep fried, and slathered with voice. Just real people talking about real shit.

  • Does your work have to center around girlhood? Not necessarily. We hope to have any work we feature, recommend, or discuss be involved with women, nonbinary, and queer writers, themes, and experiences. But we’re not pulling a knife to this—don’t think too hard about it. Are you queer and writing a poem that has nothing to do with your queerness? Please submit. Are you a woman writing a review on a novel by another woman? Please submit. Identity is personal, girlhood is shared.

  • We will not accept harmful, violent, or bigoted material.

What’s on the menu?

  • Flash Fiction = 300-1000 words

    12 pt. font, double spaced. Please send one flash piece at a time. Literary or experimental or speculative or genre-bending, we’ll try anything once. 

  • Poetry < 16 lines

    12 pt. font, can be single spaced. Please submit one poem at a time, but we will likely only publish one from your batch.

  • Flash Non-fiction < 1000 words

    12 pt. font, double spaced. Memoirs and essays that are playful and honest. This category has a literary non-fiction taste. For more informal articles and spirals on life and media, look at our blog section.

  • Micro Fiction < 300 words

    12 pt. font, double spaced. All the same fiction ingredients, just a smaller serving.

  • Dinner Dates < 500 words

    12 pt. font, double spaced. This category takes pitches! We want quick, interesting interviews and features of women, nonbinary, and queer creatives. Have someone you’re already planning to chat with and want it published on GDD? Other Dinner Dates might include chats with some of our featured writers.

  • Micro Reviews < 300 words

    12 pt. font, double spaced. This category takes pitches! We will prioritize micro-reviews on new/recent books, films, and shows that match our eligibility & concept section, hoping to highlight media by women, nonbinary, and queer artists. This category is meant to help GDD readers get a quick taste of what’s out there, or learn about a new book on their radar. 

  • Blog Posts < 500 words

    Coming soon.

  • Recommendations = bite sized

    Here we hope to give you the piping hot tea on whatever we’re reading and recommending. This section is currently staff run and not accepting submissions, but if you have a rec you want us to feature feel free to contact us. 

Ready to Submit?

We currently take submissions through our google form, which will be locked during closed periods. We’re just getting started! Follow us @girldinnerdigest to get updates on our upcoming submission window.

Keep in touch!

girldinnerdigest@gmail.com