Audience Askew

Submissions

Audience Askew Literary Journal

We take unsolicited submissions of short stories, poetry, and artwork year-round. Unfortunately, at this time we are a non-paying venue, but contributors will receive a free digital copy of the issue that their work appears in.

Short stories: 50-3,000 words. Works outside this range will still be considered, but are a harder sell. Submit up to three at a time in a single document.

Poetry: 2-60 lines. Submit up to three at a time in a single document.

Artwork: Submit up to five pieces of visual art at time in separate files. Please note that we publish in a square format (8×8″), so that shape will work best, but we do accept rectangular pieces.

  • No sexism, racism, ageism, ableism, or any other isms.
    Works may contain these themes so long as they are not glorified;
  • It must be your own original work;
  • It must be previously unpublished
    exceptions: works posted on personal blogs, websites, Patreon, Reddit, etc. Artwork can be submitted if it is still in your right to do so after a previous publication;
  • It does not infringe on existing copyright material (this includes fan fiction);
  • No AI-rendered art or text;
  • Submit once per reading period;
  • Simultaneous submissions are okay, if accepted elsewhere let us know ASAP;
  • Please don’t resubmit a rejected piece. If you’ve made significant revisions, contact us first.
  • We read submissions blind. Do not put any identifying information on your submission, including the file name. Files with identifying information will be deleted unread.

We make our decisions on which works are accepted the week after a submission period ends unless an author selects to expedite their entry.

Submission windows and corresponding themes:

Issue 1 (summer) released July 15th – Random theme (Submission window: January 1 – March 31.)
2022: “Beginnings”; 2023: “Mirrors”

Issue 2 (autumn) released October 15th – Horror/spooky (Submission window: April 1 – June 30.)

Issue 3 (winter) released January 15th – Random theme (Submission window: July 1 – September 30.)
2023: “Water”; 2024: “Strangers”

Issue 4 (spring) released April 15th – Unthemed issue (Submission window: October 1 – December 31.)

Chapbooks

We are currently closed for chapbook submissions.
Will reopen December 2023

Submit 1 chapbook consisting of 5 to 20 works of poetry or microfiction (300 words or less per story) for consideration.

Chapbook may contain original works of art, but at least fifty percent must be literature.

  • No sexism, racism, ageism, ableism, or any other isms; they can be touched on but not glorified;
  • It must be your own original work;
  • At least fifty percent must be previously unpublished (excluding personal blogs, websites, Reddit, etc.);
  • It does not infringe on existing copyright material (this includes fan fiction);
  • Simultaneous submissions are okay, if accepted elsewhere let us know ASAP;
  • Feel free to submit a new chapbook for consideration once you’ve received a decision on a previous submission;
  • Please don’t resubmit a rejected piece. If you’ve made significant revisions, contact us first;
  • We read submissions blind. Do not put any identifying information on your submission, including the file name. Files with identifying information will be deleted unread.
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We accept submissions only through Submittable. Submissions sent via email will be deleted unread.