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We are currently closed for submissions. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on socials to know when our new issue goes live, and when our next submission period is.
Submission Guidelines​
  • Fiction: we are namely seeking literary fiction and its sub-genres. If it's weird, if it's nostalgic, if it's urgent—we want to read it. 
    • ​Up to 3,000 words in a singular submission or 3 pieces of flash fiction (under 1,000 words).​​​
  • Nonfiction: we accept creative nonfiction and cultural commentary/criticism (up to 3,000 words)
    • ​We will not accept submissions of interviews, book reviews, academic papers, or personal narratives that do not address a wider scope at this moment​​
    • Queries/pitches are encouraged but not necessary prior to submitting
  • Poetry: up to 3 poems in a single submission. So the integrity of the original work is not lost, please refrain from sending experimental line breaks and spacing that will not translate during formatting.
  • Visual art: film photography, paintings, sculptures, digital artwork (submit 3-5 photos as individual high-quality JPEG files)
ephemeras will NOT accept work generated from or with the assistance of AI.
  • Simultaneous submissions are encouraged, please let us know if work submitted to us is in consideration elsewhere.
  • We cannot compensate writers at this time.
  • We will not accept previously published work, unless previous publication is defunct.
  • ephemeras reserves first initial publishing rights in North America, archival rights for as long as ephemeras is operational.
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