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PFN – Call for Submissions to Stonecoast Review. Theme: Power
What do you think of when you hear the word “power”? What does it mean to have power? What does it mean to use it? What does it mean to abuse it? How does it feel when it’s taken away?
We want to read literature and take in media that explore, provoke, challenge, reconsider, evoke, or explode that concept for you.
Submission Guidelines
- Send submissions via Submittable only.
- Please include a short cover letter and bio (50- and 100-word max., respectively).
- We accept one prose submission, one poetry submission (of up to three poems), or five pieces of visual art per author, per submission cycle. Submissions that do not abide by these rules will not be considered for publication.
- Your work must be previously unpublished. (Stonecoast alumni may submit already published work for consideration as reprints.)
- We encourage simultaneous submissions. However, please withdraw your submission immediately if it’s accepted elsewhere. If you submit multiple poems and one is accepted at another publication, please attach a note on Submittable identifying which poem is no longer available.
- Please adhere to standard manuscript format: Double spaced, 12 pt., Times New Roman font. Poetry may be single spaced. (If you tell us that diverging from these rules is integral to your piece, we will consider it.)
- While we love to represent stories with raw, emotional truth, we ask that you refrain from submitting pieces featuring excessive sex, violence, assaults, or suicide.
- We will reject pieces determined to be written by the use of AI software.
Genre Guidelines
As a reminder, all pieces selected for publication will be featured online in June 2025. Due to page constraints, only a few of these selected pieces will be featured in both the print and online Summer 2025 Issue. Please see below for word count limitations based on consideration for either Hybrid (Print + Online) or General (Online-only) publication formats.
Fiction. In accordance with the theme of power, the fiction editors are looking for stories that invite the reader to think about what it means to have power, how it feels when that power is taken from us, and what it means to write from a place of power. We are looking for stories that push the boundaries of traditional fiction with regard to form and content.
Fiction. In accordance with the theme of power, the fiction editors are looking for stories that invite the reader to think about what it means to have power, how it feels when that power is taken from us, and what it means to write from a place of power. We are looking for stories that push the boundaries of traditional fiction with regard to form and content.
For consideration for Hybrid Publication: limit submissions to 2,500 words or fewer.
For consideration for General Publication: limit submissions to 5,000 words or fewer. One submission per author, per submission cycle.
Popular/Genre Fiction. We are looking for popular fiction of all genres and storytelling traditions that engages with the theme of “power.” How do we define power? What does it mean to have it or be without it?
For consideration for Hybrid Publication: limit submissions to 2,500 words or fewer.
For consideration for General Publication: limit submissions to 5,000 words or fewer. One submission per author, per submission cycle.
Creative Nonfiction. We are looking for a diverse array of Creative Nonfiction works that engage with readers and challenge the boundaries of conventional storytelling. We are interested in how writers explore power both in their personal and public lives, as well as pieces that engage with a variety of worldviews. We encourage experimentation with hybrid forms of essay and memoir and are particularly interested in works that are both socially-relevant and personal.
For consideration for Hybrid Publication: limit submissions to 2,500 words or fewer.
For consideration for General Publication: limit submissions to 5,000 words or fewer. One submission per author, per submission cycle.
Poetry. The staff values attentiveness to language, form, and craft. We want poems that make us gasp and wonder and take us beyond ourselves. For this issue, we especially want poems that explore, challenge, reconsider, resist, or reclaim the concept of power. Send us your best work.
Limit submissions to 3 poems, with no more than 50 lines each. One submission per author, per submission cycle, of up to three poems.