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P=Poetry, N=Nonfiction, F=Fiction
Faʻafafine (translated: “in the manner of a woman”) are natal males who align with a third gender or gender role in Samoa. Gender serves as the naturalized pathway to normalcy, a position of dominance, or a source of existential angst and never-ending struggles for recognition – depending on where in the myriad, multi-layered hierarchies we find ourselves.
We are looking for gothic poems ranging from the horrifying to the hilarious, from the uncanny to the atmospheric. We are also interested in other poems appropriate to the season and its holidays: autumn, Hallowtide, Dia De Los Meurtos.
Submissions must explore new or expanded angles to the character of Achilles: have him follow alternative paths, present different viewpoints, give deeper background, or perhaps pursue story lines that are hinted at in the original tales and poetry.
Competition open to unpublished poets only.
Poems submitted may be on any theme.
The perfect cuppa joe. The nectar of the gods. The safety liquid you hand your partner in the morning. We love the stuff, and can’t get enough.
Love, fight, fear, hunt, tame or release it into the wild – Animal is the prompt for Issue 7. Please, no cruelty to animals…and, come to think of it, no wolves.
First Prize in both Flash Fiction and Poetry is €300.
The theme is love – and it’s yours to interpret as broadly, as interestingly, and as tenuously as you wish.
We want to know what the bassoonist is doing instead of showing up to perform.
Stories can be serious or humorous, or both. We can't wait to read all the heartwarming, inspirational, and hysterical stories you have about your cats.
Send us your writing that interrogates obfuscation, from without, and within.
A contronym is a word that can mean two things, which are opposites. See what contronyms you can come up with (feel free to google) and see what direction it takes your creative writing.
The Fame issue will explore all the fabulous, fascinating, and sometimes Faustian facets of rising in reputation and renown.
Please use your boundless, limitless, imagination and give us a beautiful or startling or eerie prose poem, lyric essay, piece of creative nonfiction, or short work of fiction (any genre) having to do with the heaven(s) / sky.
We're open to reading the slyly speculative, the strange, the uncanny, and the weird.
Authors will retain all rights and copyright to their works. WestWord requests one-time, non-exclusive rights to publish your work.
At Audience Askew, we like the strange, quirky, and unique—aiming to find thought-provoking stories, engaging poetry, and distinctive artwork that doesn’t quite fit in anywhere else.
Erosion can be the process of breaking down, of gradual destruction. It is usually silent, constant, and unavoidable. Relationships can erode, carrying away trust and belonging, just as stone can be worn smooth, its debris dissolved and carried away with the tide. We are looking for fiction that represents this process.
Gives us sories and poems of underwater cities, rising seas, harrowing travels, creation, destruction, thirst, and whales. Give us space whales! Tell us about a galaxy of oceans contained in a holographic fishtank, preach the gospel of Poseidon, or win millions with the help of a chance-taking cephalopod. The opportunities for observant and original writing are as boundless as expansive as the briny deep.