Submission Guidelines | At-a-Glance
We welcome your original art, prose and poetry submissions!We encourage original work from published and unpublished writers and artists of all backgrounds. We are delighted to announce that we are holding a short-story contest in honor of our debut issue—The Flying Elephants Short-Story Prize—with a total prize fund of $5,000, thanks to the generous support of the multimedia artist behind “Ashes and Snow,” Gregory Colbert. More on our Flying Elephants Prize is found here.
What We Seek
We seek works from writers and artists of all backgrounds. In all cases, we look for quality and originality of language and content. Prose and poetry submissions must be original and previously unpublished.
- Prose includes short stories or short fiction; short-short stories or flash fiction; creative/narrative/literary nonfiction; and essay; as well as excerpts from novels or books provided they can stand-alone.
- Poetry in all its forms.
- Multimedia (visual art, photography and short film), especially visual essays; previously published art acceptable provided that the artist has retained publication rights.
- *Wildcard submissions that do not fit any of our submission categories but which you think is well-suited for our audience.
Quarterly Issue Submissions: Themes and Deadlines
Each quarterly issue is organized around a theme, there are no word or line limits, and we encourage the submission of poetry series and visual arts and photo-essays consistent with the theme. From humor to haunting character studies, a broad range of styles and approaches is welcome on our pages, and contributors are encouraged to freely interpret our themes. We hope that submissions embody a wild diversity of perspective, voice, and style; and we suspect that the most powerful submissions will wear the stated theme lightly. The themes and deadlines for future issues are as follows:
- Debut Issue: “And we were hungry….,” or “Hunger.” | Deadline April 30, 2013
- Issue #02: “The Chief Human Good,” or “Happiness.” | Deadline June 30, 2013.
- Issue #03: “Money.” | Deadline September 30, 2013.
- Issue #04: “The Best Is Yet to Come” & “Disenchanted.” | Deadline December 03, 2013
- Issue #05: Open Theme. | Deadline March 31, 2014.
Homepage Features Submissions
Because AndWeWereHungry is conceived entirely as an online market rather than a traditional print magazine, we have opted for a publishing model that balances the considerably longer cycle necessary to edit and curate the beautifully crafted works we want to promote and the online reader’s desire for fresh and timely content updated regularly in a short cycle. For our homepage’s non-themed regular features, we welcome rolling submissions of works under one-thousand words of flash fiction, personal essays, lively commentary, reviews, travel writing, humor, interviews, etc., and up to sixteen lines of short poetry.
Response Time
After our debut issue, response time is approximately three to twelve weeks as appropriate to the Quarterly Issue or Homepage Features submission. We apologize for the possible longer response time prior to launch.
Submission Method
- We accept only electronic or online submissions via Submittable, our submissions manager here.
- Simultaneous submissions are fine, and if you need to withdraw a story you can do so via our submissions manager.
- Selection is blind, so please remove your name or other identifying information from your submission. Each submission receives a unique anonymous tracking number in our system; but your name and contact information is provided through our submissions manager.
Payments & Rights
AndWeWereHungry acquires exclusive first-time Internet publishing rights:
- All selected work will be published on this website.
- Copyright remains with you, we ask for one-time publication rights and permission to archive your work on the site. We also though kindly request 90 days exclusivity from the date of publication. If the work is subsequently published in another venue, we ask that its publication in AndWeWereHungry be acknowledged.
- While there are no contest entry or submission reading fees, we are currently a NONPAYING market. And outside of our Flying Elephants Short-Story Prize, we offer only the glory of seeing your work showcased online in very good company!
Still have questions? Submissions FAQ are answered here.
Ready to submit your fiction, nonfiction, poetry or visual art? Submit Here!
Thank you for considering AndWeWereHungry as a home for your work!