Susurrus accepts previously unpublished poetry, flash, fiction, creative nonfiction, and photography from artists across the American South. We publish three times a year, during April, August, and December.
We value lush imagery, vivid language, and imaginative, skillful writing. We particularly encourage submissions from underrepresented communities, including BIPOC and 2SLGBTQIA+ writers. Please take a look through our past issues for examples of what we look for.
We welcome photographs that feature all aspects of this diverse region, from the urban to the rural.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted and encouraged, but please let us know if your work is placed elsewhere.
Susurrus acquires first electronic rights and non-exclusive archival rights. Rights revert to the author upon publication. If your work is republished in the future, please credit Susurrus as the original publisher.
Works previously published from now defunct journals are welcome, but are unable to be eligible for award nominations. Just let us know where it was once previously published.
At this time, we unfortunately cannot offer payment for pieces chosen for publication.
We do not accept AI-generated work.
Artists featured must be 18 years or older.
