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Want To submit?

We are looking for unpublished, original, wonderfully awesome, beautifully wounded  pieces of work. We do not accept previously published work (written or visual), nor do we accept anything posted publicly online (including on personal sites & social media).
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If we happen upon an accepted piece elsewhere prior to publication (online, magazine, anthology, or social media), it will be removed from our issue.


Guidelines
Prose 
Fiction & Non-Fiction
  • Limit to one piece per submission period
  • Up to 5000 words
  • Times New Roman - size 12 - double spaced

Poetry
  • Up to 3 poems per submission period
  • 6 pages maximum
  • Times New Roman, size 12, single-spaced, 
  • Add 3 spaces between poems 
  • Keep to one document.

Artwork
  • Original artwork only 
  • Up to 3 works 
  • Paintings
  • Drawings
  • Photography
  • Collages
  • Short comics (all frames must fit on one page)
  • Digital art
  • No restriction on medium 
  • Nude art is welcome

Where and How to Submit
Email us directly at [email protected]
Subject Line
  • Genre, Name, Title of piece. 
    • Fiction, Toni Morrison, the Bluest Eye
    • Painting, Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa
Body of Email
  • Artist Bio, 50 words or less (include your social media handle, optional)
Attachments
  • Prose & Poetry: the file in the form of a Word Document or Google Doc
  • Art: JPEG or PNG

No cover letter is required. 
Websites & social media tags will be used for promotion and the links will be added to our site along with your piece.

File Formatting
  • Prose
    • One submission per issue
    • Word or Google Doc
  • Poetry
    • Up to 3 pieces on 1 document
    • ​Word or Google Doc
  • Artwork & Photography
    • JPEG/PNG format
    • Up to 3 submissions

How to Save Your File
File name:
  • Genre_Name_Title.
    • Fiction_ToniMorrison_The Bluest Eye
    • Painting_LeonardodaVinci_Mona Lisa 

For art pieces the image at least 300 pixels (limited to 900 ppi).


We do not accept
Bestiality, pedophilia, excessive gore, racism, homophobia, sexism, aggressive hatefulness towards a person/group/religion, unnecessarily sexual, gross, violent, or vulgar stories. AI generated prose, poetry, art, or photography.

Response Time
We respond to submission within a month's time. All submissions, accepted or not, will receive an individual response.

Multiple Submissions & Simultaneous Submissions
  • Multiple Submissions: 
    • You can submit to different categories. For instance,  you can submit 1 prose piece, 1 poetry submission, and 1 art/photography submission each submission period.
  • Simultaneous submissions:
    • Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but be sure to let us know as soon you know that your work has been accepted elsewhere. We’re happy to see you published, even if it isn’t with us.


Compensation:
We do not offer compensation at this time.

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