***SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN***
The THEME for 2017 is INSANITY. The insanity only humankind can create, can experience, can know.
Not the white coat and straps, padded walls, electroshock therapy kind of insanity; but the insanity that lives within us, gnaws at our bones, eats away at our organs. Those feelings that bring us to the brink of cracking down our centers, losing our minds, making us question the very skin in which we are wrapped. The moments when we have to either step over the line and lose ourselves to the unknown, or take a step back and shove it all down in the hopes it disappears in the deep darkness of ourselves. How do we handle it all? How do we stay sane? Or do we? Maybe we give in and let it overwhelm us? We want to know!
And because we had such success with last year's issue, submissions will remain open to authors worldwide!
Make sure you check out the contest page for our Novella contest!
Not the white coat and straps, padded walls, electroshock therapy kind of insanity; but the insanity that lives within us, gnaws at our bones, eats away at our organs. Those feelings that bring us to the brink of cracking down our centers, losing our minds, making us question the very skin in which we are wrapped. The moments when we have to either step over the line and lose ourselves to the unknown, or take a step back and shove it all down in the hopes it disappears in the deep darkness of ourselves. How do we handle it all? How do we stay sane? Or do we? Maybe we give in and let it overwhelm us? We want to know!
And because we had such success with last year's issue, submissions will remain open to authors worldwide!
Make sure you check out the contest page for our Novella contest!
What we're looking for:
We are looking for well written, polished work. We accept all genres, so long as they address more than the genre itself. We are of the belief that there is no 'right' way to write a story. Be creative. Rethink what it means to tell a story. Shape is just as important as words. Make sure you consider both, and how they may work together.
To be specific, we accept:
-Fiction (4,000 word max)
-Creative non-fiction (4,000 word max)
-Poetry (varies; send up to five poems, no more than 20 pages)
-Flash fiction (1,500 word max, anything higher is a short story; may submit up to three at a time)
-Essays (4,000 word max, not including bibliography page[s])
-Drama (4,000 word max)
-Art (can be anything)
We DO NOT accept Novel excerpts, Novelettes, Novellas, or Novels. All work should be complete in itself, properly edited, and proofread. Please also note that while we are not currently a paying market, you will receive one free copy of the volume in which your publication appears.
To be specific, we accept:
-Fiction (4,000 word max)
-Creative non-fiction (4,000 word max)
-Poetry (varies; send up to five poems, no more than 20 pages)
-Flash fiction (1,500 word max, anything higher is a short story; may submit up to three at a time)
-Essays (4,000 word max, not including bibliography page[s])
-Drama (4,000 word max)
-Art (can be anything)
We DO NOT accept Novel excerpts, Novelettes, Novellas, or Novels. All work should be complete in itself, properly edited, and proofread. Please also note that while we are not currently a paying market, you will receive one free copy of the volume in which your publication appears.
What we're not looking for:
Pornography, gratuitous violence, vampires, werewolves, Fan Fiction, political agendas, slice-of-life/autobiography, children's stories, and anything else that we've neglected to mention but that we find repulsive or unworthy. If you aren't sure whether or not your pieces is a good fit, read past issues. If you're still unsure, contact us. But be warned, we will test your knowledge of past issues. We're serious.
We DO NOT accept work that has previously been published in any format (this includes all blogs).
We DO accept simultaneous submissions (although we discourage it), but you must specify so in your submission. And please notify From Sac immediately if your work has been selected for publication elsewhere.
We DO NOT accept work that has previously been published in any format (this includes all blogs).
We DO accept simultaneous submissions (although we discourage it), but you must specify so in your submission. And please notify From Sac immediately if your work has been selected for publication elsewhere.
How to Submit:
FICTION/NON-FICTION: double spaced, 12 pt serif font, and paginated. If font choice is pertinent to your story, then by all means keep your specific font, but let us know. Make sure if you are sending multiple flash fiction pieces, that they are submitted on as one file.
POETRY: formatted in whatever way is necessary to keep the integrity of the poem. However, keep in mind that we will change the font you choose to whatever will be used for the issue you are published in (unless you specify font choices). Length is not restricted. If you have an Epic poem, great. But it better we worth our time. Make sure if you are sending multiple poems, that they are submitted on as one file
ART: each image must be a minimum 300 dpi. We will consider all artwork pieces submitted for the cover artwork (unless you specify not to be considered). All published artwork will be in black and white, except for the front and back covers. You may submit up to 10 images per submission.
All submissions should be sent to fromsacmag@gmail.com. Please only submit once per issue/year. The subject should include "Submission", the type of piece you are submitting (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, flash, essay, etc.), and the title of the piece. Example: Submission, Fiction, "The Aleph"
File formats we accept: embedded PDF only. Don't know what that is? Google it.
In the body of the email, please include your name (as you want it to appear if published), email, website or blog), and a short bio about you. DO NOT include a publishing history. Each submission needs to, and should be able to, stand on its own. We consider writers in all stages of writing on the same level. IF YOU SEND A PUBLICATION HISTORY, WE WILL NOT READ YOUR WORK AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A FORM REJECTION.
DO NOT PASTE YOUR SUBMISSION IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL. We will not read it.
We try to respond as quickly as possible to your submissions, but we are humans, and we do have other jobs that pay our bills. Please, give us at least three months to respond to your submission(s). After three months, please contact us if you have not heard back about your work (but make sure you have checked your spam folder first).
If for any reason one of these guidelines is not met, your submission will not be read.
POETRY: formatted in whatever way is necessary to keep the integrity of the poem. However, keep in mind that we will change the font you choose to whatever will be used for the issue you are published in (unless you specify font choices). Length is not restricted. If you have an Epic poem, great. But it better we worth our time. Make sure if you are sending multiple poems, that they are submitted on as one file
ART: each image must be a minimum 300 dpi. We will consider all artwork pieces submitted for the cover artwork (unless you specify not to be considered). All published artwork will be in black and white, except for the front and back covers. You may submit up to 10 images per submission.
All submissions should be sent to fromsacmag@gmail.com. Please only submit once per issue/year. The subject should include "Submission", the type of piece you are submitting (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, flash, essay, etc.), and the title of the piece. Example: Submission, Fiction, "The Aleph"
File formats we accept: embedded PDF only. Don't know what that is? Google it.
In the body of the email, please include your name (as you want it to appear if published), email, website or blog), and a short bio about you. DO NOT include a publishing history. Each submission needs to, and should be able to, stand on its own. We consider writers in all stages of writing on the same level. IF YOU SEND A PUBLICATION HISTORY, WE WILL NOT READ YOUR WORK AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A FORM REJECTION.
DO NOT PASTE YOUR SUBMISSION IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL. We will not read it.
We try to respond as quickly as possible to your submissions, but we are humans, and we do have other jobs that pay our bills. Please, give us at least three months to respond to your submission(s). After three months, please contact us if you have not heard back about your work (but make sure you have checked your spam folder first).
If for any reason one of these guidelines is not met, your submission will not be read.
