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 — these numbers are a guideline and very flexible. 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 glorifying sexism, racism, ageism, ableism, or any other isms,
    We are an avid supporter of the LGBTQ+ and POC communities; submissions attacking any community will be automatically rejected;
  • 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  • It must be previously unpublished,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;
  • We read submissions blind. Do not put any identifying information on your submission, including the file name.

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

Current Theme: Masks

Submission windows and corresponding themes:

Issue 1 (summer) released July 15th – Random theme (Submission window: January 1 – March 31.)

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

Issue 3 (winter) released January 15th – Random theme (Submission window: July 1 – September 30.)

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

Chapbooks

We are currently closed for chapbook submissions.
Will reopen September 2024

Submit 1 chapbook consisting of 10+ works of poetry or microfiction (500 words or less per story) for consideration. Chapbook may contain original works of art.

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We accept submissions only through Submittable. Submissions sent via email will be deleted unread.