Website
Type Of Organization
Magazine
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
The Hunger is a journal of visceral writing that publishes fiction, poetry, nonfiction, hybrid work, and visual art in two issues yearly, appearing in the Winter and Spring. The Hunger Press is home to the Tiny Fork Chapbook Series and holds a yearly chapbook contest in the Summer. The Hunger began in Summer of 2017 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, as the project of two friends who met in an MFA program and became one another’s “ideal reader” through a mutual attraction to emotionally eviscerating writing. As writers themselves, they noticed a void in the literary magazine market for the kind of work they are inspired to write and read: writing that guts you, that makes you howl with its honesty, that leaves you bloodied, raw, and hungering for more. The Hunger is looking for the lyrical, the strange, the uncomfortable, the vulnerable, the mangled monsters inside. We strive to create a writing community that is founded on principles of inclusion and diversity, and gives a platform to a wide range of voices. We encourage all people, regardless of race, gender identity, faith, sexual orientation, or political affiliation to submit.
Social Media Platforms Used
Twitter (@HungerJournal), Facebook
Is Your Group Affiliated With A University, Portal Or Other Agency?
no
Primary Editor/Contact Person
Erin Slaughter
Contact Title
Editor & Co-Founder
Publishes
essays, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art
Representative Authors
Candace Hartsuyker, Heather Sweeney, Brian Oliu
Submissions Policy
Simultaneous submissions of previously unpublished work; first north american rights
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
Yes
Submission Guidelines URL
thehungerjournal.com/submit
Simultaneous Submissions Accepted
yes
Reading Period
Varies
Reporting Time
1 - 4 months
Author Payments
none
Number Of Unpaid Staff
2
Year Founded
2017
Average Print Run
n/a--online journal
Total Circulation
n/a--online journal
Individual
$n/a
Insitution
$n/a
Single Copy Price
$n/a
Back Issues Available
yes
Unsolicited Manuscripts Accepted
yes
If Yes, What Percent Of All Unsolicited MSS Are Published
4
Format
other
Average Number Of Pages
n/a
Magazine