Submissions

SUBMISSIONS

All submissions are welcome during the spring (January 15 - April 15) and fall (July 15 - October 15) reading periods, and will be considered for either our print publication (Consequence journal) or our website (Consequence online).

All submissions need to address in some manner the human consequences and realities of war or geopolitical violence.

PAY RATES

Print Poetry: $20 per piece
Print Prose: (1-4 pps) $30 | (5-10 pps) $40 | (11+ pps) $50
Print Art: $150 for an eight-page spread (# of pieces in spread can vary)
Online Prose: $60
Online Poetry: $40
Online Art: $40
*(NOTE: We will be on hiatus with reviews until early 2024)

FORMS

Fiction: Short story (up to 5,000 words), Flash (up to 3 pieces or 1,000 words), and Excerpts (up to 5,000 words)
Nonfiction: Interviews, Essays, and Narrative Nonfiction (all up to 4,000 words)
Poetry: Up to three poems of any form
Visual Art: Artwork, Graphic Narratives, Video Essays, and Photo Essays
Translations: All of the forms and their respective guidelines listed here

AWARDS

We believe firmly in championing the work of our contributors, so we submit to the Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net anthology, the Firecracker awards, and Deep Vellum’s The Best Literary Translations anthology, among others.

PREVIOUS CONTRIBUTORS

David Abrams, Elliot Ackerman, Homero Aridjis, Peter Balakian, Jennifer Barber, Sven Birkerts, Kevin Bowen, Martha Collins, Martha Cooley, William Corbett, April Darcy, Stephen Dau, Jasmin Dzarnik, Ruth Edgett, Teresa Fazio, Anne Germanacos, Jesse Goolsby, Tami Haaland, Lee Hancock, Bridey Heing, Jen Hinst-White, Fanny Howe, Daphne Kalotay, Mohammad Kazem Kazemi, Anne Korkeakivi, Phil Klay, Margaret Luongo, Christopher Lydon, Kai Maristed, J. A. Moad II, Ruth Mukwana, Ed Ochester, Joyce Peseroff, Hilary Plum, Katey Schultz, Peter Dale Scott, Roy Scranton, Bob Shacochis, Brian Turner, Barrett Warner, Julia Wendell, Afaa Michael Weaver, Nathan Webster, and Bruce Weigl.

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