For this theme, we want a humanized yet nonhuman narrative: give us your work that blinds us and binds us, turns rivers into veins and thunder into circuitry. Build us a blueprint that cartographs the way to your True North.

general guidelines

You will submit your writing in a Google Form, where you will enter your full name, email, the name of the piece of writing, and the category of writing (prose, poetry, or miscellaneous). In addition, please submit a short writer’s bio with max 300 characters.

We accept previously published work, and accept simultaneous submissions. If accepted elsewhere, promptly let us know. All submitted work must be your original pieces. Do not submit any writing that is AI-generated or plagiarized. Our editors go through extensive checks to make sure that your literature is original. You may use other pieces as inspiration.

For accepted pieces, JADE&COMPASS asks for First North American Serial Rights and First Electronic Rights. After publication, all rights will revert back to the author. Authors may resubmit their work elsewhere once the piece has been published on this magazine provided that they credit this publication. If your work has been previously published, we ask for Second Serial Rights and Archival Rights with all rights reverting back to the author after publication. We reserve the nonexclusive rights to publish and archive all accepted submissions. ​

Anything discriminatory, and/or offensive will not be reviewed or published.

We will get back to you within a week with a decision on your work. If we take longer than that, do query. We give free feedback, but do let us know if you would prefer not to receive any. At this time, we are not a paying publication.

Submission Format: 

• Please submit a .pdf file

• Prose: 1,500 words or fewer

• Poetry: 5 pages 1.5 spaced or fewer

If you have any questions, please contact us via email at jadeandcompass@gmail.com