Call For Submissions
Rooted Literary Magazine is now accepting submissions for our monthly feature. Submissions open on the 1st of each month and close on the 15th or when we hit 25 submissions. We invite writers and artists of all genres (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, visual art, audio, and video).
We’re looking for work that challenges our convictions, offers a fresh perspective, or pushes the boundaries of genre and narrative. We are especially drawn to speculative fiction and pieces that challenge conventions or reimagine reality. Our goal is to platform emerging voices that quietly demand to be heard. While not required, you can follow our in-house monthly theme for featured content and creators.
This month’s theme is Garden. To garden is to grow, to cultivate, to nurture. Gardens are where we come together to plant the smallest seeds of ideas and watch them take root. They are places of both labor and rest, where we reflect quietly or bask in the vibrant blooms of growth.
Memorial gardens lined with lilies remind us of where we come from. Butterfly gardens, bursting with color, remind us that comfort and stability allow transformation—that wrapping ourselves in safety can lead us to wings and flight. Dead gardens remind us that even with hard work and discipline, things can still fail if nature wills it.
And yet—that’s the thing about gardens; they don’t belong only in the open fields. They can be found anywhere: between skyscrapers in a concrete jungle, tucked in the belly of a spaceship, or nestled beside a cozy bookshop café. A garden can be built out of anything worth tending, admiring, or wilting.
This month, Rooted Literary Magazine invites you to send us work across all creative mediums—art, writing, music, film, spoken word—that celebrates, grows, destroys, and exists within gardens. Formatting Guidelines:
- Flash Fiction: 1000 words or less
- Short Stories: 5000 words or less
- Poetry: Up to 3 poems (2 pages max)
- Nonfiction: 2000 words or less
- All written work should be submitted as a PDF, Word, .docx
- Visual Art: Up to 3 pieces
- Visual Art should be submitted as JPEG or PNG
- Audio: Up to 4 Minutes
- Audio should be submitted as MP3 files
- Video: Up to 5 Minutes
- Video should be submitted as MP4 files
Submission Period
September 1, 2025 - September 15, 2025
Submissions Guidelines URL
Contact Name
Taylor Pittman
Contact Title
Editor-in-Chief
Contact Email Address
Contact Website
Fiction Online Magazine
