Deadline: May 10th, 2022
Payment: Contributor’s Copy
Theme: Rebirth
Note: Apologies for the short window, I didn’t realize they were open again.

Submission Guidelines
Send submissions to [email protected] with “Submission” as the subject.
Please read before submitting. Thank you.

Submissions are currently: OPEN

Summer 2022 theme: Rebirth. Submissions will be open from March 15th – May 10th.

We publish OwnVoices stories in all genres. All works including common triggers will be prefaced by a trigger warning.

How we define OwnVoices: an author from a marginalized, persecuted, or underrepresented group writing about their own experiences/from their own perspective, rather than someone from an outside perspective writing as a character from an underrepresented group.

• All works must be own voice.

  • Any graphic depictions of sexual assault, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, antisemitism, etc. must be own voice.

  • We do not publish work that encourages violence or hatred toward others.

  • You must be 18 or older to submit.

• All submissions must:

  • be in English

  • be double spaced

  • be 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font

  • have tab-indention on all paragraphs

  • have a one-inch margin on all pages

  • be a Microsoft or Google Docs file

• All submissions must include a cover page. The cover page should include:

  • title

  • author’s name (pen names allowed)

  • an indication that the author is over 18

  • an approximate word count

  • identities relevant to the piece

  • trigger/content warnings for your work, if applicable

• Flash Fiction pieces should be under 2k words. Any Flash fiction piece over 2k words will not be considered.

• Short stories should be between 6k and 8k words. Any short stories below 6k or over 8k will not be considered.

• You may submit artwork you have created with your piece. We do accept multimedia submissions. You must own the rights to the artwork.

• Do not submit first drafts to us. Your work should have been edited and made as ready as possible for our acquisitions editors’ review. If you submit a rough draft, your work might be rejected without consideration.

• You must own the rights to your submission. Only previously unpublished, original works will be considered.

• We do allow simultaneous submissions. If your work is accepted elsewhere, please notify us as soon as possible by emailing us at [email protected]

• You retain all rights to your work. We ask that if your work is reprinted elsewhere to credit Limeoncello with the first appearance.

• If published with us, you will receive one (1) physical author copy of the issue you are published in.

If you have any questions, please contact us through our Contact Page. Thank you.

Via: Limeoncello Magazine.