http://saltwaterquarterly.org/submission-guidelines/
Saltwater Quarterly is now accepting submissions for Issue # 2.
Deadline: March 15th.
Saltwater Quarterly is a new literary journal devoted to publishing works by underrepresented authors. We are looking for work that:
* Shines a light on underrepresented communities;
* Exemplifies craft and technique and uses both successfully;
* Subverts or revises traditional forms to illustrate the experience of underrepresented communities;
* Surprises and moves the reader.
We believe that developing the confidence to write is critical and that every act of writing that combats the oppressive messaging of mainstream media is a revolutionary act. Please submit only your best work.
* Fiction should be no longer than 1,000 words*.
* Creative nonfiction should be no longer than 1,000 words.
* Poetry of any form and style is welcomed. We are especially open to poetry that experiments with traditional form in new and exciting ways. Please send no more than three poems at a time.
*We would like to clarify that we want to publish fiction that shows the potential of acceptance in the world, rather than work that (intentionally or unintentionally) punishes minority characters using violence, death, or assault of any kind, regardless of the quality of writing.
We are also interested in submissions of artwork for future covers and issues. Please send us no more than three images of jellyfish, created by you in any medium you’ve chosen, that exemplify the minority experience. We leave it up to you to decide what that looks like.
How to Submit:
Send all submissions to editor@saltwaterquarterly.org. Your subject line should read: “Submission: [Type of Submission], [Last Name].” For example, “Submission: Fiction, Smith.” Submissions should be included in the body of an email. Please do not include attachments, unless you are submitting artwork for consideration.
We will read work and review art from October 1st to July 30th, but individual deadlines will apply for each issue. Simultaneous submissions are encouraged, but let us know immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. Please do not send us work that has been published anywhere else, including on personal blogs (unless they are password protected).
Please allow eight to ten weeks before inquiring about the status of your submission. Any questions, comments or concerns may be directed to
Katie McClendon, editor of Saltwater Quarterly. We are unfortunately unable to pay our contributors at this time, but we hope that this will change in the near future. In the meantime, we provide complimentary contributor copies of the journal.
Thank you so much for your interest in Saltwater Quarterly. We look forward to considering your work.
