Events

We look for work that challenges, re-imagines or undermines the status quo, work that pushes at the boundaries of form and function, work that is striking and beautiful.

A visitation might be a knock at the door, a funereal ritual, a brush with the otherworldly, a legal mandate, an act of wrath, a moment of union. This folio seeks to think about doors, borders, power, incarceration, and other institutions which divide or limit our time.

We are looking for high-quality writing that engages with the nuances and complexities of our times and isn’t afraid to tackle difficult subjects.  We are especially interested in writing from people directly engaged in resistance and liberation.

We like the odd, the off-kilter, and the just plain weird. We like work that’s funny, that’s sad, and that’s both funny and sad at the same time. And we especially love to read the experimental, the surreal, and the genre-bending.

Tell us your stories of isolation, being left out, discriminated against. What about a time you did the excluding? Or flip it on its head and share the joy that comes from escaping the exclusion and finding your people. Surprise us (someone always does)!

This could be anything from first middle school dance to first female president.

We are looking for submissions that touch in some way on the place we find ourselves in the U.S., trying to right a teetering democracy.  As our situation is not unique in the world, writers and artists in other countries should feel free to submit work that speaks to the situations in their countries.

All stories must end with the last line provided, and you cannot change it in any way.

We are seeking prose and poetry that evoke feelings of abandonment, emptiness, loneliness, and the eerie ambiance of graveyards. Themes can also include the decaying remains of an old house or the bones of a relationship, depending on your unique execution.

Submissions are restricted to women and gender non-conforming people.

Just as self implies other, the seen implicates the unseen. Like othering, not seeing is also a choice.

The focus of our winter 2024 journal will be: THE SELF-PORTRAIT In its grandest sense, a self-portrait may be presented as a painting, a collage, a poem, an essay, a story . . . Who is the you that you know? How do you express it? Call for Writers Submission Deadline: October 1, 2024 Selected […]

Pack up your suitcases, we’re going on vacation! Tell us your travel stories, whether across the ocean or in your own city. A woman out in the world is still something revolutionary.

Sing us a song. Cry if you want to. Make it happy or sad, funny or bittersweet. Blow out your candles and, just this once, tell us what you wished for.

Take a moment. Think about your most precious memories, those nostalgic mental Polaroids you carry in your heart for when you need them. I’d wager that a lot of those memories feature laughter.

We're hoping you find a pattern for the perfect poem, story, or essay that you will then share with us.