2022’s Themes and Deadlines:

• Other Voices (NOW AVAILABLE!)

• Myths, Fables, and Folklore (June 30)

• Let’s Get Weird (Aug. 31)

• Ends (Nov. 30)

• Stories and / or Poems

  For Stories: We’re open to micro works all the way up to 10,000 words. Just keep two things in mind: We want to be engaged and the submission must be completed (no pitches, please!)

  For Poems: We’d love to see up to five poems from you, but you can always just send one, too.

• Art

  As long as it has some tie to the current issue’s theme, we’re open to see any art created in any medium at any time. Just know that it will need to “work in print” and—might—be presented in black and white.

• Graphic Stories

  Show us your comic strips or complete short works; we’d love to see them all! Please try to keep submissions to 20 pages or less. Feel free to also send a collection of comic strips / one shot comics, as well. (Please note that our publication size / dimensions might change between issues. Our “Norm” is 6×9”). These must be COMPLETE works.

• Analysis / Interviews / Reviews

  As long as it is tied to the theme in some way, we’d love to see any and all media analysis (film, music, literature, etc.), interviews with notable creatives, or reviews of past—or present—media.

  We’re open to anything up to 10,000 words. (Feel free to pitch non-fiction ideas; however, please note that our “Interest in seeing a draft” does NOT guarantee publication.)

   

• The Boring, Necessary Bits

  We Want: Works with fantastical elements: scary, happy, creepy, heartbreaking, bizarre, hilarious, whatever. While you can see our “Loves” lower on the page, we’re pretty open to anything that’s worth picking up.

  We (Probably) Won’t: Pick up works not tied to or containing fantastical elements. It’s kinda our thing.

  Where to Tread Lightly: We’re pretty open-minded and okay with just about anything, but there better be a reason for it to be in the work. The darker, more explicit you go, the more we’ll really need to see its necessity to the work. We don’t want shock / horror / violence for its own sake.

  Definitely Will Not Publish: Any work that is hateful towards any race, creed, religion, gender, or identity. This aims to be an inclusive space.

  Other Good Things to Know

  Your work must be ORIGINAL.

  Excluding non-fiction submissions, it must be complete. For these shorter forms, we need to see the whole thing to make an informed decision.

  We accept simultaneous submissions, but ask that you let us know up front—and if / when it gets picked up by another venue as soon as possible.

  Themes and Deadlines

  Each Issue will be themed. However you interpret that theme is up to you. We do NOT need your reasoning behind it.

  2022 Themes and Deadlines:

  ~ Other Voices – Deadline Passed; Now Available (Order Here!)

  ~ Myths, Fables, and Folklore – June 30 – These are pretty much the basis of so much of what we love. Show us your spin or retelling of old tales; create some new ones; tell us of your childhood—or current—obsessions.

  ~ Let’s Get Weird – Aug. 31 – As we approach the spooky season, let’s get weird.

  ~ Ends – Nov. 30 – Let’s explore endings—even if you just want to argue why a film shit the bed in the last 10 minutes. The End.

  Rights and Payment

  Rights: We request one-time, first publishing rights in print and digital forms. All rights will be retained by the creator. We simply ask that when / if published elsewhere, acknowledgment is given to its appearance within The Quarter(ly).

  If a “Best of” or Collected Anthology is published, publication rights will be renegotiated for that publication.

  Payment: We aim to be a paying venue, even if it’s just enough for a cup of coffee. Upon agreement of publication, we’ll pay contributors $5 and a PDF contributor copy OR a copy of the printed edition. (Please note: International Contributors will need to cover shipping costs for their printed copy, if they so choose.)

  However, in some rare instances where we’d like to publish a single poem or artwork, we may not have the budget for a payout. We may offer publication for a Digital Copy only. (We totally understand if you’d rather not, though!)

  Submit Your Work to chrisatquarterpress(at)gmail(dot)com

  • Written Work

    Please send us your bio, type of submission, and submission length in the body of an email. As an attachment, please include the ENTIRE work(s).

    For non-fiction, feel free to submit a brief pitch for an interview / article idea. Remember that an interest in the pitch does not guarantee publication.

    For prose submissions, be sure your document is double-spaced, in a legible font.

  • Art

    In an email, please send us your bio and work(s) titles. You may include a link to your specific work / works for consideration or attach them as PDFs, jpegs, or pngs.

    Remember: Your work needs to “work in print” and may be published in black and white.

    All artwork will be considered for cover artwork. Please let us know if you would NOT like to appear on the cover.

  • Graphic Work

    Please send us bios for everyone involved in the work’s creation, along with the title and length of your submission.

    Feel free to link your submission or include it as a complete PDF—whatever makes the most sense for the project.

    Remember: Final publication size may differ, but our norm is 6×9”. We’re cool with color, but work may be published in black and white.