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PFN – Call for Tension-filled Submissions for Tension Literary’s Chaos Issue

October 31, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Submission Guidelines:

Issue IV: Chaos submissions are open from September 15 to October 31, 2025. This issue is not themed. Send us your best tension-filled poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.

All submissions should be emailed to editor@tensionliterary.com with the genre (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) in the subject line. Include a cover letter and third person bio in the body of the email. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please be sure to tell us if your piece has been accepted elsewhere. Only previously unpublished pieces will be considered.

Submissions are free!
​The reading fee is an optional and appreciated $5 donation toward the running of our site.

Fiction: Must be no longer than 6,000 words. Please use Times New Roman 12 pt font, double spaced.

Nonfiction: Must be no longer than 6,000 words. Please use Times New Roman 12 pt font, double spaced.

Poetry: ​Must contain no more than five poems. Poems can be single spaced, but please use Times New Roman 12 pt font.

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