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Glossy Planet is a brand new literary magazine looking for volunteer readers to join our editorial team. Every month, we drop a challenge tied to what’s happening in the headlines, the culture, and the moment. The pieces we publish are urgent, cross-genre, and impactful, and you’ll be joining us at the launch of our magazine.
How it works:
Glossy Planet exists to publish writing that responds to the world in real time. Our monthly writing challenges invite writers to make sense of the moment we’re living through, with themes ranging from AI and tech to climate change.
First place wins $1,000, second place wins $200, and third wins $100. We move quickly, and we welcome work that is weird, unconventional, and genre-bending. We publish flash experiments, microessays, poems, lists, and more, all under 1,000 words of prose or two pages of poetry.
You’re perfect for this if:
- You can commit to 3-4 hours of reading per week. Due to our challenge schedule, our reading period generally runs during the second half of each month.
- You’re open to reading flash, micro-essays, lists, poems, and genre-defiant oddities.
- You’re an emerging writer, a grad student, or someone who likes being where the weird stuff happens first.
All reader positions are volunteer and remote.
How to apply
Send an email to contact@glossyplanetmag.com with:
- A short cover letter about you and what you’re reading right now
- A brief writing sample (any genre, under 1,000 words)
- Categories you’re most interested in reading
- Any experience with a submission management tool (Duosuma, Submittable)
- How you heard about this call for readers
Deadline: September 24, 2025
