Call For Submissions
Win $250, a featured publication in our printed contest issue and online, publicity on our social media channels, complimentary contributor copies, and the opportunity for an optional interview.
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Judge: Marco Wilkinson is a writer and translator. His lyric memoir, “MADDER: A Memoir in Weeds,” was published by Coffee House Press. His translation of “Divine Invention, or The Celebration of Love” by Franco-Uruguayan playwright Sergio Blanco was published as a chapbook by Albion Books. His work can be found in Kenyon Review, DIAGRAM, Seneca Review, Ecotone, ASSAY: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies, and elsewhere. He has received fellowships from the Breadloaf Environmental Writers’ Conference, the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Montalvo Arts, Craigarden, the Hemera Foundation, and the Crosshatch Center for Art and Ecology.
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Check out:
- MADDER: A Memoir in Weeds at Coffee House Press
- A Gardener’s Education (Plant Body) at themapisnot.com
- A House of Swinging Doors: This Future Life (Calvatia gigantea) at DIAGRAM
- Arctium Lappa in Kenyon Review
- Being With What Is: An Interview with Marco Wilkinson, Interviewed by Ashlee Laielli at Lunch Ticket
- The Epiphany of Blue: A Review of John Linstrom’s To Leave for Our Own Country in North American Review
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What to Submit
Any work of nonfiction – critical, creative, experimental, or cross-genre – that fits the vibe of our journal (we often favor writing about literature, art, culture, politics, ecology, love, the body, feminism, and queer identity). We welcome braided essays, reviews, art writing, cultural critique, lyric essays, and everything in between. What we are NOT looking for: short stories, overly academic writing, rants, comedy, purely family-oriented memoirs, anything using AI, or anything too self-absorbed. Your work should be around 1,000 to 3,000 words and can include any art, visuals, and audio you like (as long as we can publish it). See full guidelines on Submittable.
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Submission Period
March 1, 2026 - June 1, 2026
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Contact Name
Marina Kraiskaya
Contact Title
Editor in Chief
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