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December 1 – February 28 |
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Spring |
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May 15 |
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June 1 – August 31 |
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Fall |
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November 15 |
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Rose & Thorn Journal welcomes the best new fiction and creative non-fiction by established and emerging authors of all genres.
Fiction works should exhibit technical skill, dynamic characters, strong narrative voice, and provide readers with a compelling, thought-provoking experience.
Creative non-fiction should exhibit a distinctive voice that conveys factual accuracy in a literary style that entertains and informs readers without coming across as didactic or preachy. Forms include, but are not limited to, memoir, essay, satire and parody, literary diaries, and literary journalism.
We do not accept extreme erotica, political or social rants, or gratuitous violence.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Copy and paste your submission including a brief, third person bio into the body of an email.
Send the email to prose@roseandthornjournal.com with the title and word count of your piece typed in the subject line of the email. Attachments to email will not be opened, and your email will be deleted. We request that submissions be limited to only one piece of prose. Please limit your submission to 3000 words maximum.
Previously published works are not accepted; however, simultaneous submissions are considered if the author notifies staff at the time of submission and immediately upon publication with another journal.
Rose & Thorn Journal reads prose twice a year, and selections for each issue are made on a semi-annual basis.
An email receipt will be issued to you within two weeks of our receiving your submission. Please read this receipt carefully. It will specify the issue for which your submission is being considered as well as the start and end date of the current submittal period.
Notification of whether or not a submission will be acquired for publication will be sent within two weeks after the end of the submittal period. Individual works will only be considered once. Please feel free to submit new work to us during any future submittal period. Check our website for details and updates.