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P=Poetry, N=Nonfiction, F=Fiction
Your story or poem doesn’t have to be about the three elements or even revolve around them; simply use your imagination to create whatever you want.
Submissions must include something about retirement / semi-retirement / stopping employment.
Displacement can be anything from physical displacement (moving, emigrating, exile) to estrangement or emotional or spiritual shifts.
There may be a sense of “be careful what you wish for”. Or is the good news a trace of hope in a bleak time? Perhaps those elements of our lives for which we should be grateful?
We are looking for work that is sensitive, thought-provoking, intelligent, and humorous. We encourage artistic expression that portrays depth in characterization & ideas and exhibits a nuanced perspective of the mundane.
Send us your long-sighted, large-hearted, reverent/irreverent calls to arms.
Parabola is a quarterly journal devoted to the exploration of the quest for meaning as it is expressed in the world’s myths, symbols, and religious traditions, with particular emphasis on the relationship between this store of wisdom and our modern life. Submission Guidelines Length Articles: 1000-3000 words Forum contributions: no longer than 500 words Biographical Information […]
The premise (target theme) must be an integral part of the plot, not necessarily the central theme but not merely incidental.
Beyond the elegance of Parisian boulevards and the echoes of its sporting legends, this theme is a canvas for narratives that intertwine personal glory with universal aspirations.
We're looking for poems and essays dedicated to those who write among us, to those who breathe in our same present.
We’re looking for stories about being stuck and finding a way out. About being kicked in the teeth and moving on despite everything. Resilience and resistance and the courage to keep moving.
Burst into creativity and delve into the inner depths of your being. Masquerade through dreams, nightmares, and everything in between. Do you dare to dream?
A twice-yearly zine that celebrates all things genre.
Worlds, experiences, thoughts, and events cast in a new and distinct light. A perspective that only the individual could conjure. We want a peek behind the curtain, to see how the poet sees.
For this contest, write a creative, compelling, well-crafted story between 1,000 and 5,000 words long in which some kind of vehicle plays an important role.
What is the joy of the hybrid gesture? Where does it live? And how does hybridizing create that secret third thing?
Dreams and realities, ambitions & imaginings. Submit your very best work to us (this goes double if you're female, as only about 1/3 of our submissions come from women): we really want to read your stories!
Agent on a SECRET mission? Inexperienced climber ASPIRES to conquer Mount Everest? An UNSTOPPABLE space alien? We have no idea, but you will. Hit us with your best and most brilliant original fiction.
Loss of common land, public access to nature, and environmental management are all specific interpretations of this theme we’d particularly like to see.
This theme is not limited to just flowers, but botany as a whole. What does it mean when we have a hollowed-out pumpkin stuffed with daylillies on our front porch? Whatever the answer, we’re looking forward to it!