CRAFT-FORWARD WHIMSY – if your work isn’t this, that’s cool, but we’re probably not a great fit! Here’s what we wanna read:

• craft-forward (to us) means writing that is intentional, that showcases your fine-tuned skills and polished word choice. Writing is hard work! Let’s illustrate that talent.

• the magical in the mundane and the mundane in the magical

• fabulism and the fantastical, whimsy and magic

• work that reminds us we love to read (i.e., the work doesn’t need to be “happy” but the editors would like to feel happy to have read it)

• a good sense of humor (we don’t need to laugh out loud, but who doesn’t love a good chortle here and there?)

• fresh takes on folklore and mythos

• fiction submissions should be addressed to Rhiannon

• up to 3k words of prose!

  • but we love flash, too :D

• writing should be double spaced

• things Rhiannon especially likes:

  • wacky and weird stories that make you pause and re-evaluate your life

  • anything to do with mythology or fairy tales (the more obscure the better — tell us a story we’ve never heard before!)

  • anything kookily haunted

  • LGBTQIA+ characters and storylines

  • ambiguous endings

  • yearning

They’re mostly the same as the fiction guidelines above, BUT:

• nonfiction submissions should be addressed to Parker Dean :0

• up to 3k words

  • or flash! yay flash!

• writing should be double spaced

• things Parker Dean especially likes:

  • lyrical essays, memoir, narrative, research essays, funky-wunky things

  • beautiful, long, convoluted, and mixed metaphors

  • stories about that one weird night you had in college

  • steamy, lustful yearning

  • LGBTQIA+ stories <3

  • fairytale endings (especially if there is an animal involved)

• poetry submissions should be addressed to Lexi <3

• send us up to 5 poems, keeping to a max page count of 12

• poems may be formatted to your heart's desire, but know that sometimes websites are VERY SILLY GEESE and we will have to fuss around a bit

• Lexi’s Loves:

  • sappho/sapphic reads/sapphic words/you get the picture

  • glitter-gel-pen poetry

  • prose poems OR really good line breaks

  • the sonnet

  • yearning/wanting/desiring/pining/riiiight, you get me

  • fabulism :D

  • close reading Taylor Swift lyrics for the lore

  • queer-girl friendships

  • having a crush that almost kills ya

• art + photography submissions should be addressed to Eric :-D

• please send a selection of up to 10 of your finest photos or pieces of art

• please submit the collection under a singular, overarching title (though we’re open to edits if we only accept certain works)

• please include an Artist Statement about the work (either as a collection, or in parts — you’re the artist!)

• JPG/PNG format in the highest quality possible

• what Eric looks for:

  • simple and clean scenes

  • pastels

  • european-summer vibes

disclaimer: we may only accept 1 of your many lovely pieces; if this is not preferable to you, please say so in your cover letter.

• Seems like you need some inspiration — good thing we’ve got plenty for ya! Check out our previously published issues + social media for a vibe check.