Journal de Folie is an independent literary journal with a primary focus on short fiction. We publish work that pays close attention to interior life, language, and psychological tension, and that allows space for ambiguity and uncertainty. We are interested in writing that does not overexplain itself.

While Journal De Folie is not a political journal, we do not approach literature as separate from social reality. We welcome work that engages, directly or indirectly, with the pressures that shape contemporary life class, intimacy, memory, labour, identity without prescribing arguments or flattening complexity. We are drawn to work that understands consequence rather than position.

Alongside short fiction and poetry, Journal de Folie publishes a small selection of creative non-fiction, including literary essays, as well as visual work. We are open to non-fiction that engages with political or social questions, provided it is attentive to language and form, and approaches its subject with care rather than polemic. Across all forms, we value formal care, restraint, and seriousness of intent.

Journal de Folie recognises creative work as labour. All rights remain with authors and artists. Contributors grant first publication rights only, and are paid an honorarium for published work, with the intention of increasing contributor payment as the journal grows.