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PF – Firewords Magazine Seeking Submissions. Theme: Adventure
We accept any kind of genre and style and we aren’t averse to many subject matters. Our main stipulation is that the piece is engaging but anything intentionally offensive or distasteful is unlikely to be accepted. Full submission guidelines can be seen on our website.
Theme:
Issue 17 will have a loose theme of Adventure. However, we would recommend not taking the theme too literally. Remember, it is not mandatory for all the writing to fit in with this theme – it is just a loose framework to give the issue an identity.
Length:
Short stories need to be under 2000 words. Shorter work is preferred as space is tight. We may consider longer entries if they are exceptional.
Simultaneous submissions:
Submitting work that is under consideration elsewhere is absolutely fine but we would appreciate being informed if it is picked up by another publication.
Multiple submissions:
Submissions are currently limited per person up to the following: 1 x short story (under 2000 words), 1 x flash fiction (under 400 words) and 2 x poems.
Previously published work:
On occasion, we do reprint writing that has previously been published elsewhere but please include details of this when submitting.
Payment:
Firewords is a small and independently run magazine. All profits go towards producing the following issue, so unfortunately we cannot offer payment to our writers at this stage – though we do hope to do so as the publication grows. Each of our writers receives a complimentary digital copy of the issue they feature in, free subscription to our new fortnightly Campfire emails for 6 months, and a complimentary copy of any subsequent print edition that may arise.
Format:
As long as it’s legible and in a standard file format (e.g. .doc, .docx) then the formatting isn’t too important. When naming your file, please use the title of your piece. This makes life easier for us when dealing with a large number of documents.