“Scrawl Place is a literary journal disguised as a visitor’s guide.
The audience for this online publication is the guest, the visitor, the traveler, the day-tripper, the out-of-towner, and the in-towners eager to wander.
I’m looking for submissions about “places in the places” where you live or where you’ve visited. My aspiration is that readers will visit the places you write about and be inspired to write about those places themselves.” Currently, they are open for general submissions and also want writing on Chicago. “Send your writing about places anchored in a real, visitable place in Chicago.” They’ll pay $35 for general submissions and $40 for Chicago-themed submissions. The deadline for the Chicago call is 15th July 2026. Details here (general guidelines) and here (theme details – see the relevant category).

Deadline: July 15th, 2026