Taking Submissions: HamLit Issue #9

Deadline: May 15th, 2025
Payment: $5
Theme: Flood Memory
Note: Must live in: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or British Columbia

The theme for our Monsoon Issue is Flood Memory. Our original inspiration comes from a river that is straightened for the ease of those who live around it. When the river floods, however, it reclaims its original pattern. The water remembers. What else is water trying to tell us these days? What memories rush forward when the dam can no longer hold? Most importantly, how will you bend and mold and reclaim this theme for your own?

Please review Guidelines as well as the following reminders prior to hitting Submit:

• Must be 18 years or older and a current resident of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or British Columbia.
• 5000 word maximum, per fiction piece; 2 page limit, per poem.
• Two submission limit e.g., one poem, one short; two shorts; two poems.
• Preferred formats: .doc or .docx.
• All work must be edited for grammatical errors. We may ask for additional edits in preparation for publication. Unfortunately, we cannot comment on all submissions.
• We will only consider submissions written in English or translated to English (with author permission).
• Please inform us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
• If submission is accepted, $5 honorarium paid upon publication.
• By submitting, you attest that all work is original and in no way utilizes AI word-processing, i.e., ChatGPT.
• Guideline deviations may disqualify submissions from consideration.
• We encourage donations.

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