Tragic-romantic is a dichotomy that often exists in baby queer relationships. I want to see people’s spin on tragedy or romance. For tragedy, I want to see anything considered tragic: milk left on the counter, elegies for people, difficult breakups, that one childhood best friend you don’t talk to anymore, anger poems, etc. For romance, I want to see anything considered romantic: an ode to your favorite candy, figuring out your gender, rose tinted glasses, ghazals to your partner, anything at all that you love. Bonus points if it’s super queer!

We’ll be pairing submissions to publish one tragic piece and one romantic piece side by side. Regular fwp length guidelines apply (no more than 3 pages of poetry/2000 words of prose).

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Please submit via Duosuma; unless we have made prior arrangements with you, email submissions will not be considered. Please allow 2-4 weeks for your submission to be processed. Submissions that are not formatted correctly or contain any racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, or otherwise intolerant content will not be considered. (Work that is based on lived experiences involving these topics is ok provided it does not glorify that kind of behavior.)

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