PN -Tiny Spoon: a bite-size experimental literary magazine Seeking Submissions about: Superstition/Divination

Submissions are now open for Issue 13: Superstition / Divination until November 30!

Here we are – Issue 13. For this, we chose a theme that embraces all that the number thirteen can mean. Specifically, we call upon Superstition / Divination as our official theme, to conjure all the ways that 13 toys with our relation to reality as a number of numeric dualities. It appears as a luck charm or a cursed omen depending on context.

We avoid the number 13 on elevators, we feel a chill on a Friday the 13th; something just a little ominous looms – the potential for a correlation. The superstition adhered to the number 13 follows us, whether or not we fully believe in its unlucky aura, is it worth it to chance it? But what if…?

Or, is 13 misunderstood? As it represents karma, tests of life, and spirituality… in grappling with the abstract, we seek something tangible.

Divination is about correlation; how wisdom arises from pairing and juxtaposition. We peer into relationality and conjure meaning. The cosmos aids in this understanding, letting pieces fall into alignment, be it chaotic or planned. What follows the laws of nature and what refuses to? How do we read logic from the randomness of the universe? How does it speak to us through relationality?

Moreover, how are the ways that Superstition / Divination lean into the space of seeking understanding through the unknown; what about correlation across seemingly unconnected events? We look unto the expanse of divination, the ancient divinatory spirit of our ancestors that pulled upon common chords of humanity and shared superstition journeys through time that reveled in communal beliefs. We embrace the historical nature of superstitions and divination as a tool to support communities in need.

For Issue 13, we want your Superstition / Divination. What ways do you hold onto beliefs that guide your actions? How do you divine meaning from the world? Are superstition / divination two elements of the same essence?

Show us your process, your revelations. Share a spread or write into the correlation of cards or objects. Write into faith and belief that guides or binds you. We are here anticipating your revelations of the universe. How is it speaking to you? Scaring you? Lend us your divining wisdom.

What We Look For:

Here at Tiny Spoon, we are especially interested in experimental work, although not exclusively. If you’ve had trouble finding a home for your work because it doesn’t fit into generally recognized categories, chances are your home is right here with us.

We seek work that pushes the boundaries of conventional genres; work that is daring, experimental, innovative, quirky, thoughtful, vulnerable, electric, eccentric. In other words, your inner workings expanded and exposed, raw and immediate; your fragile soul parted at the seams into our bound paper glossary of tiny wonder. Your voice is beautiful, edgy, infinite, and unique, and we want to raise it.

Please take a moment to review our guidelines before submitting.

We look forward to reading your work!

Guidelines:

• Format text: sent as .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf
• Art: .jpeg or .tif
• Please label the file “Last Name_Title of Work”
• Length per piece: 1,000 words max
• Font: 12 pt Garamond or a similar font
• Up to three pieces per submission. Any additional work after the first three will not be reviewed. Please refrain from inserting text submissions directly into the body of the email.
• Please limit to one submission per issue.
• Simultaneous submissions allowed. Please let us know if it is published elsewhere.
• Submissions are free!
• Please provide a one sentence bio about yourself.
• Cover letters are not required, but you may send one if you’d like. We won’t show preference based on this.
• You will maintain the rights to your work; if it is published elsewhere or in a collection, we simply ask that you give us credit for first publication.
• Submitted work will be considered for our print and/or online blog, which allows us to accept more submissions since print space is limited.

Upon submitting to Tiny Spoon, we will add you to our monthly newsletter to be sure you are updated on all the latest information regarding submission calls and reading processes so you are always aware of the status of your work. Generally, it takes us 3-6 months to read through our submissions. Please use the newsletter and social media to gauge where we might be in the process in lieu of individual emails–we will always let you know as soon as we have made our final decisions!

Contributor Compensation

For our contributors in the United States, we send a complimentary copy of the issue in which they appear.

If outside of the US, due to budgeting costs, instead of a physical copy, we provide a digital/printable version of the magazine.