PFN – Call for Submissions to Statement Magazine. Theme: Home

Statement‘s 2025-2026 Theme is: Home
The Submissions Period Closes December 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM.

For submission-related questions, contact us at: Statementmagazine1950@gmail.com

Statement‘s mission is to inspire its readers to diversify and deepen their relationships through literature and art.

General Call for Submissions:

Home is where we want to belong and feel safe. Home is how we find comfort and respite whenever we feel lost. What is home to you? Is it a place, a person, a feeling, a flavor, a scent, a song? Each of us encompasses a unique definition. Whether it’s the refuge of a childhood room, an emotional attachment to a physical item, or a memory; home is anything we cherish in our hearts.

Statement is proud to present its 76th year as a home of inspiration for new and accomplished artists from around the world. Share your best work and vision of “Home” with us!

Statement welcomes poetry, short stories, essays, translation, or something entirely your own.

Send your submissions to: Statementmagazine1950@gmail.com

Statement’s 2025-26 issue will address theme of “Home”. We welcome literary and visual art including, but not limited to, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, translation, and visual art. Submit your best work!

How to Submit Work to Statement: 

Please include the type of submission in the title (ex: Poetry Submission). 

What Can You Submit? 

• Written submissions should be a maximum of 1500 words and may be full pieces or excerpts of longer works that can stand alone. 

• There is a limit of four (4) total submissions per individual. Submitters are not limited to working in only one medium and/or genre. 

• We ask that no previously published or simultaneous submissions be submitted. 

What You Should Include for Literary Submissions: 

All persons wishing to submit work are welcomed. 

Cover Sheet (required): A single .doc or .docx file with your name, CIN number (for current Cal State LA students), email address, the title(s) of your submission(s), and a short biography (max. of 75 words). This is the only place where your name should appear. 

Prepare Your Submission: 

• File name must be formatted with the Title of Work. (ex. TheLoveStory.doc) 

• Written work must be in .doc or .docx format. Include a .pdf file of the work as well. 

• Only the title of the piece and a word count should be included on the first page. 

• Each writing submission must be submitted in a separate file. 

• We are employing a blind submission process; DO NOT INCLUDE any headers or footers with information that identifies you such as your name, identification number, or your email address inside the submission file. (ex. Smith1, or jsmith@gmail) 

Final Notes 

• Submissions that do not follow guidelines will not be considered. 

• Accepted material will be acknowledged by email notification. 

• If you have any questions, please contact us at Statementmagazine1950@gmail.com