Water Your Cellphone
For your Cellphone to grow, you need to feed it stories. Don't forget to give it plenty of water!
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What We're Looking For
As writers, we know how intimidating it can be to submit works. Here is a place where you don't have to worry about people finding your art ridiculous; the ridiculousness is the point. This is not a place for in-the-box premises or fine literature. We want your emotional truths to shine through absurdity. When you think of us, think of Bryan Lee O'Malley, David Lubar, and Jack Stauber.
Art by Lily Lamb @trip_lily_et
Submission Guidelines
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Short Stories
There is no word count minimum for short story submissions, but we prefer stories to not exceed 5,000 words. Submissions must be typed out and double-spaced.
Poetry
You may include up to six poems in one submission, granted they are in the same document.
Submission Guidelines
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Please include a cover letter with your name and contact information in the header as well as a brief biography.
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Include page numbers for short story submissions.
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Please submit your story as a .pdf or a Word document.
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Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please disclose to us if your story gets accepted elsewhere.
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Send your story to wateryourcellphone@gmail.com
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You can also submit to us on DuoTrope
Community
We provide updates on upcoming works via our Bluesky, Instagram and X accounts.
About Us
Patrick Crawley and Mia Huerta met during a fiction workshop class at the University of Arizona. Since then, they have both graduated with creative writing degrees and have interned for literature magazines. Now they have decided to create their own magazine that features stories that embrace the odd and the surreal.
Co-founder
Patrick Crawley
Patrick Crawley graduated from the University of Arizona with a major in Creative Writing and a minor in Journalism. His short story, "Pickles", was published by Vine Leaves Press Magazine in 2025. He enjoys both reading and writing fiction stories and while he likes writing adventure fiction, his favorite stories to read are ones that are not afraid to be a little "out there" in their narrative.
Co-founder
Mia Huerta
Mia Huerta graduated Magna cum Laude from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in Creative Writing and a minor in Psychology. She takes a lot of inspiration from the narratives of cartoons and video games, and believes that any story that holds meaning to someone is worthy of being called literature.