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Yutori: a Japanese concept of spaciousness that refers to slowing down to simply breathe and savour life.

For those who weren't alive yet and/or watching movies in the mid 1980s, that means the magazine is running a video game issue. We want to hear about anything game related, from the C64 to the N64 and into the present. Esports! Tron! Minecraft! We dare you to write something interesting about Pong.

Whilst the editors live in the United States, poets are more than welcome to write and submit political poems about where they are in the world.

We seek to present poetry, essays, and short stories that are compelling and in someway represent an aspect of the super present.

We are devoted to the exploration of the quest for meaning as it is expressed in the world’s myths, symbols, and religious traditions

In January we’re looking for your stories about what you would have done if you were being honest with yourself. We are looking for your raw honest words, even if they are harsh, even if they paint you in a bad light. Even if they hurt. 

Throw together some unwieldy words that refuse capture and submit the soft down of your tender moments to us. 

This month, we want stories about overindulgence. Opulence. Living beyond your means. Whether that's money, drugs, generosity, or viciousness, we want stories about people who overdo it, and what happens when they realize they’re in a hole they can’t hope to fill.

The connection to the theme can be interpreted freely and does not need to be obvious, so we encourage you to keep it curious!

Our winter anthology focuses on themes of tradition, cycles of life – the light and the dark, and the need for human connection. We want your cozy holiday memories. The power of a winter storm. The sparkling beauty of a frozen landscape.

Although the essay holds the central role at DPA, we are open to other genres, including experimental, poetry and flash non-fiction, as long as there is a first-person point of view.

The theme is heartbreaker, but if you feel like your work is troubling or would start a fire, you're in the right place.

The Periwinkle Pelican Lit is a small labour of love, an indie passion project, and an ode to writers, poets, and dreamers everywhere.

We Love All We Voices celebrates the languages of poetry, fiction, essays, in all their glory, with works by some of our most pioneering writers. 

We know this is a very broad topic. Neurodiversity is typically likened to a spectrum and for good reason, as everyone’s experience is unique.

For our Feb 2025 issue of inScribe, we are inviting new and creative explorations of the many and varied meeting points of science and imagination – so start theorising and get scribing!

Whether it’s the soothing melodies of a lullaby, the powerful harmonies of a gospel choir, or the beats that make us dance, music is intertwined with our personal narratives. This open call invites you to explore and celebrate this connection by sharing your unique stories and essays that use music as a prompt.