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Upcoming Themes and Submission Schedule

The 2023 submissions schedule is as follows:

 UNTHEMED 

January 1, 2023 – May 1, 2023

The DEADLINE for receipt of entries is 11:59 pm (Eastern) on May 1, 2023

Black Literature Matters!

Submission Guidelines

We are open to receiving work around many themes but we will immediately reject work that feature any of the following without providing feedback:

  • Graphic depictions of rape or sexual assault

  • Needless brutalization of women and children

  • Depictions of brutalization or abuse of people with disabilities

  • Graphic abuse of animals

  • We only consider unpublished work, and we do not consider reprints (work that has been published in another magazine or on your blog or other social media) or fan fiction.

  • We do not accept multiple submissions for fiction, so please wait until you have heard a response to a submission before submitting again.

Fiction Guidelines

Submit one unpublished fiction piece, a maximum of 2,000 – 7,000 words. Please format your submission in Times New Roman 12, double-spaced, and include a word count, any genre, and style. Save as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx). In the top header please add the title and page numbers. Include a cover sheet in your document with your name, address, and contact information (e-mail) but no identifying information on the story itself. In the cover letter: Confirm that this piece is unpublished. Thank you!

* Include a third-person biography

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