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Submissions are currently closed


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Guidelines


We’re looking for fiction, narrative and creative nonfiction and poetry related in some way to the announced theme for the issue. Themes are open to wide interpretations, but please adhere to submission guidelines

We love writing that's engaging, absorbing, and beautiful, as well as dark, funny, and weird. Personal essays that are vulnerable and thoughtful, that go beyond the remit of personal, and that have a broad scope. Any genre of fiction is welcome apart from erotica, science fiction, or fantasy, as long as it's original material. And poetry that surprises and delights.

Simultaneous submissions are encouraged, but please let us know as soon as your work has been accepted elsewhere. All work must be previously unpublished either in print or online.

Please include a brief bio in your email, including any previous experience with publishing your work if applicable.


Format


For nonfiction/essays, please send us a short pitch and bio in the body of your email. For poems and short stories, please send a bio in the body of your email, and the full piece as an attachment. 

Please format your work in a Word document using a legible font, size 12 with 1.5 spacing. List the word count and title at the top of the first page. Please provide only one submission per genre.

Fiction: Short stories at a maximum of 1750 words.
Poetry: Maximum 3 poems per submission.
Nonfiction: Between 1000 and 1750 words.

Send your submissions to chlorophyll[dot]zine[at]gmail[dot]com



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