Choose a magazine and submit your sample
Start by choosing the magazine whose theme fits your voice, then send your sample in Word or PDF. Previously published work is welcome.
Before you submit
Start with the magazine that fits your voice.
Writers reach our magazines from every part of Pakistan and every stage of writing: some with a single poem, some with a short story, some published before and looking for a new readership. Wherever you are, there is a place for your work, and we read every piece you send.
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What a TWS magazine is.
A themed literary magazine published in print and digital editions, each issue bringing many writers together around a shared subject. Your work appears alongside others, and your name is featured as a published writer.
What you receive →
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Who it is for.
Poets, short-story writers and essayists at any stage. A magazine is a natural first publication for new writers, and a fresh readership for established ones. Previously published work is welcome.
See the five stages →
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How it works.
Choose a magazine, send your sample, and our editors read it. When your work is selected, you confirm your place, submit your final pieces, and see them published in the next issue.
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The roadmap
The stages of being published in a TWS magazine.
This is exactly how magazine publishing works with us, from the piece you send to the published issue. The process runs in five clear stages, each showing what you bring, what we do, and how long it takes.
Editorial review and selection
Our editors read each submission for voice, originality and fit with the magazine. When yours is selected, an invitation reaches you by email, usually within a week.
Confirm your place
Once your piece is selected, you confirm your place with the registration fee and join the featured writers for the issue.
Submit your final work
You send your final work along with a short author bio, and you are welcome to include images or graphics to accompany it.
Publication
Your work is published in the magazine’s print and digital editions, your name featured among the writers, and the issue is shared across our channels and yours.
What you receive
What every featured writer receives.
Six things come with your place in the issue, from the copy in your hands to the readers and writers your work reaches.
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Submit your sample →
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Get published
+Your work published in a themed literary magazine, in both print and digital editions under the TWS imprint.
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Build credibility and recognition
+Earn your place through selection and feature with Pakistan’s leading publishing house, a credit that stands behind your name.
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Reach new readers
+Your writing read nationwide and beyond, across the magazine’s print and digital editions and our channels.
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Join our community
+Connect with writers from across Pakistan, grow alongside them, and become part of a supportive creative family.
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Step into publishing
+Experience a professional publishing process from submission to print, and take a confident step as a writer.
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Receive your issue
+Your own copy of the finished magazine featuring your work, in print and digital.
Magazines in print
Our issues, in print and digital.
Every issue below began the same way yours will: writers across Pakistan sending their work to a theme that spoke to them. Each is in print and digital, and features every writer’s name.
Annual · December
The TWS ReviewOur annual literary magazine — the finest pieces we published, read all the way to December.Read the issue →
Annual · 14 August
Kya Ham Azaad Hain?Reflections on memory, identity and belonging, and what independence still asks of us.Read the issue →
Quarterly
SanctuaryOur magazine on women's empowerment, identity, resilience and selfhood in Pakistan.Read the issue →
Quarterly
The Quiet RoomOur mental-health magazine — healing, introspection and the courage found in stillness.Read the issue →
Quarterly
Log Kya Kahenge?Writing on resistance, non-conformity, and the question that shapes so many lives.Read the issue →
The TWS ReviewOur annual literary magazine — the finest pieces we published, read all the way to December.Read the issue →
Annual · 14 August
Kya Ham Azaad Hain?Reflections on memory, identity and belonging, and what independence still asks of us.Read the issue →
Quarterly
SanctuaryOur magazine on women's empowerment, identity, resilience and selfhood in Pakistan.Read the issue →
Quarterly
The Quiet RoomOur mental-health magazine — healing, introspection and the courage found in stillness.Read the issue →
Quarterly
Log Kya Kahenge?Writing on resistance, non-conformity, and the question that shapes so many lives.Read the issue →Each title publishes new editions on its own rhythm, in poetry and prose, in English and Urdu.All editions & back issues →Submit to an open call
Open for submissions now
Kya Ham Azaad Hain?
Reflections on memory, identity and belonging, and what independence still asks of us.
Deadline
16 August 2026
Submit now →
Frequently asked questions
Questions writers ask about magazine publishing.
Something else on your mind? Write to us at info@twspublications.com and our team will get back to you.
What is a literary magazine?+
A literary magazine is a themed periodical of poetry and prose by many writers, published as issues. Each writer’s work appears alongside others around a shared subject, and every writer is featured as a published contributor.
How is a magazine different from an anthology?+
A magazine is a periodical published in regular issues, in print and digital, while an anthology is a single themed book. Magazines welcome standalone pieces and previously published work, and each issue reaches a wide, ongoing readership.
Who publishes literary magazines in Pakistan?+
TWS Publications, one of Pakistan’s leading publishers, produces themed literary magazines open to writers nationwide, each published in print and digital under the TWS imprint.
Where can I submit poetry or short stories in Pakistan?+
TWS magazines welcome poetry, short fiction, essays and creative non-fiction, in English or Urdu. Choose a magazine and submit your work.
How do I get published in a TWS magazine?+
Choose a magazine, submit your sample through the magazine submission form, and our editors review it. Selected writers confirm their place, send their final work, and are published in the next issue.
Can I submit work that has been published before?+
Yes. Previously published work is welcome, so you are free to submit a piece that has appeared elsewhere.
How do I submit my work?+
Complete the magazine submission form on our website, choose the magazine you want to write for, and attach your work in Word or PDF.
What genres can I submit?+
Poetry, prose, short fiction, creative non-fiction and essays all belong in our magazines, in English or Urdu. Write in the form that fits what you have to say.
Will my work appear in print and digital?+
Yes. Every issue is published in both a print edition and a digital edition, so your work reaches readers in both formats.
Will I receive a copy of the magazine?+
Yes. Every featured writer receives their own copy of the finished issue, in print and digital.
How much does it cost to take part?+
Taking part involves a single registration fee, which covers your place in the issue, the production of the magazine, your copy, and the promotion of the finished issue.
Do I keep the rights to my work?+
Yes. Your writing stays yours. We licence only the right to publish your piece in this issue, so you remain free to publish your work again elsewhere.
When does the next issue open?+
New issues open for submissions regularly, and submissions to the current open magazines are being accepted now.
Your first step
Send us your work.
Choose the magazine that fits your voice, attach your writing, and our editors will read it and write back.