Taking Submissions: Glass & Gardens: Solarpunk Winters
Deadline: October 18th, 2018 Payment: USD 3¢/word, minimum $5, maximum $25 for previously unpublished poetry or prose and a $5 flat payment for reprints. Note: Reprints Allowed For our Fall 2018 issue, Riddled with Arrows is seeking writing-related fiction and metafiction, ars poetica, essays, visual art and non-classifiable written objects that explore the physical manifestations of the written world: think books, paper, letters, writing implements, stone tablets, engraved jewelry, illuminated manuscripts, gravestone etchings, writing on skin, holy texts, ancient scrolls, etc. We are also interested in submissions that incorporate physical written objects (found poems, epistolary fiction, collage, paper art, etc.). Remember: Riddled with Arrows exclusively publishes writing about writing. That is to say, all submissions should touch on writing as well as the “tangible” theme. Works that skimp on the meta- or writing-related part will be rejected. Not sure what we mean by “meta” or “writing-related”? Read past issues for examples of writers who got it write right. While you’re at it, pay close attention to our guidelines (below). We have particular tastes. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter or subscribe to our email list for updates, insider tips, and meta-shenanigans You might also be interested in our interview with the “Six Questions For…” Blog or Sapling (Black Lawrence Press). Guidelines for General Submissions Please read all of this before submitting. No, really. Editorial Focus: Riddled with Arrows seeks (short) metafiction and metapoems, and writing that celebrates the process and product of writing as art. No restrictions on genre or form, so long as the work is about writing, or comments on itself (consciously or not) in interesting and meaningful ways.. (What is metafiction? We’re so glad youasked…) You might also want to read Genre/Style: We prefer tight, clean (as in no typos), vivid, evocative writing. Spare the purple prose. We are open to all genres and styles. Literary? Yes. Fantasy/Sci-Fi? Absolutely. Horror? Ok. Experimental? Surprise us. In short, don’t be misogynistic, homophobic, racist, or a...
