A highly detailed, high-resolution image that captures the essence of rural life, symbolizing diversity and inclusivity in storytelling. The scene should feature a picturesque rural landscape, blending elements from different cultures such as varied architecture, lush fields, and a diverse group of young people seated on a hill top, with the dark blue sea in the background and sunrise beyond it, listening intently to a young, intellectual Irish man in gold-rimmed glasses, a tweed blazer, and blue jeans as he is standing and is telling a story while facing the group. Soft, warm sunlight should illuminate the scene, creating a welcoming atmosphere. The style should be vibrant and realistic, emphasizing the beauty and drama of rural environments across the globe. Ensure the image has sharp focus to highlight the intricate details and expressions of the individuals, conveying a sense of community and shared narratives.

About Rural Fiction Magazine: a Celebration of Diverse Voices

Rural Fiction Magazine was established to explore the beauty and drama of rural life around the world. To date, we have had readers from at least forty-six nations.*

RFM wants to develop talent, measuring it in a fair and equitable way to find hidden and disadvantaged talent in a world where not everybody has an equal chance to exhibit their abilities. RFM does not discriminate against anyone. The only personal criterium for publication is talent in use of English and in developing outstanding stories. Because RFM embraces the global community, RFM embraces differences, whether those are race, age, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or physical ability. RFM wants to see diversity in writing from around the world, from all time zones. RFM respects everyone’s voice and strives to create a culture in which people from all cultures, races, and backgrounds feel encouraged to express their ideas and perspectives.

Rural Fiction Magazine seeks primarily mainstream/literary stories and poetry set in rural areas around the globe. Although we may take occasional forays into diverse genres, all works we publish will be related in some fashion to rural areas. Therefore, the mainstream and literary genres seem most suitable for our mission. RFM is open to others though. See the Submissions page for details.

Why should you submit to RFM when we don’t pay? Simple: exposure. Because we cannot pay, in exchange for the use of their stories, we promote each author as widely as we are able. When your story is published on RFM, it automatically goes to our pages/profiles on Facebook, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Bluesky, Mastodon, and soon Instagram Business. RFM strives to reach a global audience, therefore our publication time of 11:00 CST (12:00 EST) is when most writing professionals and publishing executives in the US, United Kingdom, and Europe will see it. This is the midpoint of the day for the east coast, the one time zone where the most publishing houses and universities (including some of the most prestigious) in the US are concentrated. This also equates to 5:00 p.m. in London and 6:00 p.m. in Berlin, so all of Europe has an opportunity to read your work as soon as it comes out. Although we try to limit the amount of words in a bio accompanying a story or poem, we do encourage authors to include their website(s) and social media accounts, so that readers can explore more of your works.

Response time may range from a day to a month but will most likely be within a week. Send all submissions and inquiries to slatterypublishing@gmail.com.

RFM will soon publish interviews with notable writers and poets. This may be sporadic initially. This will be by invitation only.

On the other side of that coin, if you are a reporter, journalist, or student of journalism of any nation, the publisher of RFM is willing to do interviews either written, video, audio, or for a podcast. Please contact him via the Contact page to set one up. Read the publisher’s interview with Duotrope.

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*These nations include Canada, United Kingdom, India, Austria, Taiwan, Australia, Thailand, Japan, Ireland, Germany, Poland, New Zealand, Lithuania, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Greece, Singapore, South Korea, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Nigeria, Finland, Saudi Arabia, Romania, South Africa, Mexico, Bangladesh, Italy, Palestinian Territories, Guatemala, Switzerland, Nepal, Portugal, Barbados, Kenya, Malta, Hungary, Spain, Ukraine, Turkey, Oman, Brazil, Estonia, and Pakistan.

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