TIFOSÆ publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about sport: We want the drama, the boredom, the ecstasy, the grief, the nail-chewing, the throats rubbed raw from a day spent screaming, the adulation, the hatred, and everything in between. If the piece could run in a traditional sport publication, it's not for us. If all sport details were removed and the piece would survive, it's also probably not for us. See below for some examples. Trust your judgment but please don't make us regret it!
Fiction and nonfiction under 3,000 words.
Send up to 3 poems per submission, no more than 5 pages.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted, just let us know if it's accepted elsewhere.
Submissions open October 1, 2026
sports as memory//the people it makes and unmakes//the people full stop//most of the fiction on words & sports but especially this and this//we are very open minded and we love surprises, too
sports & culture & politics & the rest//character studies from near and far//where you end and sports begins//send us something too quirky or intense for espn//again we are very open minded