{"id":6142,"global_id":"anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar?id=6142","global_id_lineage":["anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar?id=6142"],"author":"4","status":"publish","date":"2024-10-30 16:22:39","date_utc":"2024-10-30 20:22:39","modified":"2024-10-30 16:22:39","modified_utc":"2024-10-30 20:22:39","url":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/event\/f-tales-feathers-magazine-submissions-from-creators-who-are-bipoc-trans-and-or-disabled-on-the-theme-a-natural-desire\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/6142","title":"F &#8211; Tales &#038; Feathers Magazine: Submissions from creators who are BIPOC, trans, and\/or disabled on the Theme: A Natural Desire","description":"<p><em>Augur Magazine<\/em>\u00a0will be open exclusively to<b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">\u00a0Canadian citizens\/permanent residents<\/b>\u00a0and\/or those living on the land colonially known as Canada.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tales &amp; Feathers<\/em>\u00a0will be open internationally.<\/p>\n<p>We especially encourage creators who are\u00a0<b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">BIPOC, trans, and\/or<\/b>\u00a0<strong>disabled\u00a0<\/strong>to submit\u2014don&#8217;t self-reject!<\/p>\n<p>The themed call for\u00a0<em>Augur Magazine\u00a0<\/em>is for\u00a0<strong>A NATURAL DESIRE<\/strong>. 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In this issue, we&#8217;re looking for speculative stories and poems that explore:<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-client_container\">\n<div class=\"p-ia4_client_container\">\n<div class=\"p-ia4_client p-ia4_client--with-search-in-top-nav p-ia4_client--workspace-switcher-rail-visibletest p-ia4_client--browser p-ia4_client--narrow-feature-on\">\n<div class=\"p-client_workspace_wrapper\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-label=\"Augur Magazine\">\n<div class=\"p-client_workspace\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-label=\"Home\">\n<div class=\"p-client_workspace__layout\">\n<div class=\"active-managed-focus-container\" role=\"none\">\n<div class=\"p-view_contents p-view_contents--secondary\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Thread in channel lead-editors (private)\">\n<div class=\"p-flexpane p-flexpane--iap1 p-flexpane--ia_details_popover\" data-qa=\"threads_flexpane\">\n<div class=\"p-flexpane__body p-threads_flexpane_container p-flexpane__body--dark\" data-qa=\"flexpane_body\">\n<div class=\"p-file_drag_drop__container p-threads_flexpane\">\n<div class=\"flex_one no_min_height\" role=\"none\">\n<div id=\"C06GTMGDU4Q-1727730756.453779-thread-list-Thread\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div id=\"C06GTMGDU4Q-1727730756.453779-thread-list-Thread\" class=\"c-virtual_list c-virtual_list--scrollbar c-scrollbar\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"c-scrollbar__hider\" role=\"presentation\" data-qa=\"slack_kit_scrollbar\">\n<div class=\"c-scrollbar__child\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"c-virtual_list__scroll_container\" role=\"list\" data-qa=\"slack_kit_list\" aria-label=\"Thread in lead-editors (private channel, 15 replies)\">\n<div id=\"C06GTMGDU4Q-1727730756.453779-thread-list-Thread_1727731452.644359\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"listitem\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-qa=\"virtual-list-item\" data-item-key=\"1727731452.644359\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__background c-message_kit__background--hovered c-message_kit__message c-message_kit__thread_message\" role=\"presentation\" data-qa=\"message_container\" data-qa-unprocessed=\"false\" data-qa-placeholder=\"false\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__hover c-message_kit__hover--hovered\" role=\"document\" aria-roledescription=\"message\" data-qa-hover=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__actions c-message_kit__actions--default\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter__right\" role=\"presentation\" data-qa=\"message_content\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\">\n<div class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\" data-qa=\"message-text\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\" data-qa=\"block-kit-renderer\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">\n<ul class=\"p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet\" data-stringify-type=\"unordered-list\" data-indent=\"0\" data-border=\"1\" data-border-radius-top-cap=\"0\" data-border-radius-bottom-cap=\"0\">\n<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"1\">Raw connection<\/li>\n<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"1\">Love and lust<\/li>\n<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"1\">Desperately important platonic relationships<\/li>\n<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"1\">Community in context<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Especially when grounded in nature; flora; fauna; and other non-urban settings. Give us conflict and challenge; joy and celebration; and the spark of repair. Give us pieces that span genre from high fantasy to supernatural, from myth to body horror, from dreamy realism to deep scifi.<\/p>\n<p>We are especially interested in pieces that explore desire from non-Western and Indigenous contexts, or interrogate the ways in which Western relationships are often tied to colonialism and extraction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Please query if you have not received a response by the end of January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Want to know if you\u2019re a fit? Snag a digital subscription or a single issue\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240129112102\/https:\/\/www.augurmag.com\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240129112102\/https:\/\/www.augurmag.com\/subscribe\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">from our store<\/a>! Want to know what&#8217;ll happen once you submit? Check out\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240129112102\/https:\/\/www.augurmag.com\/what-happens-to-a-submission-at-augur-magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240129112102\/https:\/\/www.augurmag.com\/what-happens-to-a-submission-at-augur-magazine\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">our article<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>We do not accept AI-generated submissions. The actual text of your piece must be ideated and written by a human. Any piece found to be AI-written will result in a breach of contract, should your piece be accepted.<\/p>\n<h4>WHAT TO SEND TALES &amp; FEATHERS<\/h4>\n<h5>Cozy short fantasy stories<\/h5>\n<p>Tales and Feathers is a home for\u00a0<b>cozy slice-of-life fantasy short stories<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Our ideal submissions look like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quiet character-driven storytelling<\/li>\n<li>Gentle moments<\/li>\n<li>Rich fantastical worldbuilding<\/li>\n<li>Everyday moments<\/li>\n<li>Stories that take place before or between or after the epic conflicts<\/li>\n<li>Stories that offer warmth, comfort, and possibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We welcome stories written in any fantasy genre or genres, including stories that blur genre lines. We are especially interested in high fantasy, fairy tales, and myth.<\/p>\n<p>We also welcome stories that have been translated into English and stories that engage with non-Western fantasy genre traditions.<\/p>\n<p>If you think you match our tone, give us a try. We recommend checking out our preview issue, free online, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.augurmag.com\/subscribe\/\">grabbing an issue<\/a>, to see what Augur has published before (especially 5.1, their joy issue).<\/p>\n<p>We accept\u00a0<strong>multiple submissions and simultaneous<\/strong>\u00a0submissions. Our goal is to respond to all submissions within eight weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Our submissions system, Moksha, should send you a verification email within 24 hours. If you do not receive one, resubmit and send us an email letting us know what happened.<\/p>\n<p>Text submissions should be formatted as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Standard manuscript format<\/li>\n<li>.doc<\/li>\n<li>Without your name (for anonymous reading)<\/li>\n<li>Preferably, in size 12 Times or Times New Roman font<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally: If you fit into our guidelines, don\u2019t self-reject! 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