Most events are installed on their deadline date, unless there is a long submission window or unless it's a rolling submission.
P=Poetry, N=Nonfiction, F=Fiction
Have fun! Be playful and most importantly, submit well thought out multilayered work that speaks to your deepest libidinal human drive in Jungian terms, the desire to express oneself beyond the pale!
The idea of expertise, and at least one person who has it (or doesn't?) has to matter to the story.
Give us everything anti-Trump.
Issue V will focus on resilience in the face of war or its aftermath.
We are looking for true stories about how you realized a certain habit or attitude was detrimental to you, what you did to change that, and the difference it made in your life.
Which catastrophic failures will we see in the next 100 years? And how will it affect ordinary citizens of the world?
Karma Comes Before is a literary arts community and magazine showcasing queer, POC and differently abled voices, but open to all writers and artists!
This issue seeks to honor and affirm Lesbians outside of the sex/gender binary in all forms that it may take and to include nonconcrete gender identities found in all cultural specifics.
All THREE elements must be included for work to be considered
A friend recently recounted a challenging period when he felt like he was living under water. Then, he said, it was as if he grew gills. This month’s call welcomes poems about breathing under water.
For this contest, we hope writers will explore the hidden beauty, resilience, heartbreak, disappointment, and wisdom that stem from the greatest setbacks.
This issue’s theme is kitalo, an empathetic Luganda term of solidarity offered when someone experiences a spectrum of loss.
We leave the interpretation of the theme to you, but there needs to be a strong element of rebirth present in your submission in some shape, way, or form.
The theme can be broadly interpreted Your story of poem can relate to mountaineering or to love, finance, sport or any situation / emotion / idea which has a link to "risking all".
Send us your stories set in the 1970s.
Stuck in the past? We want to hear about it. For our 11th issue we are looking for submissions on period pieces. From ancient times (Last Temptation of Christ) to recent past (Uncut Gems) we want to hear your take on how films have represented, invented, or misunderstood a previous era.
When women occupy positions of (especially political) power, does the world become more peaceful?
Surprise us with the creativity borne of corporate mundanity; subvert the institutions and hierarchies we take for granted.
Time and time again we hear folks who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy say how alone they felt, or unmoored and untethered because our healthcare system is not set up to serve people who have lost a pregnancy. And our society doesn't want to talk about it. So those going through it have to do so in silence. We want to help bridge the silence just a little bit, to give voice to those who have experienced it and comfort to those who are going through it.
We seek to present poetry, essays, and short stories that are compelling and in someway represent an aspect of the super present.