***SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN***
Rather than do just a theme this year, we're going to try something a little different.
Along with our yearly hard copy issues (see theme below), we will also be publishing monthly on our website in a section called FROM SAC MONTHLY. Our hope is that we will be able to accept more work from aspiring authors, give our little writing community more to read and interact with, as well as connect writers and readers who would otherwise have no means of interacting. We want more from ourselves and from those who submit to us, and we think this is the best way to accomplish that.
The THEME for 2020 is CHANGE.
Life is difficult. Life is complex. Life is confusing. Life is going to kill you. With all the stress of being a person in this new decade, what does it mean to grow and change? Do we always have a choice in how we change, or what changes around us? Tell us your stories of change, in all of its forms. Get weird if necessary, it makes for more interesting reading anyway.
Along with our yearly hard copy issues (see theme below), we will also be publishing monthly on our website in a section called FROM SAC MONTHLY. Our hope is that we will be able to accept more work from aspiring authors, give our little writing community more to read and interact with, as well as connect writers and readers who would otherwise have no means of interacting. We want more from ourselves and from those who submit to us, and we think this is the best way to accomplish that.
The THEME for 2020 is CHANGE.
Life is difficult. Life is complex. Life is confusing. Life is going to kill you. With all the stress of being a person in this new decade, what does it mean to grow and change? Do we always have a choice in how we change, or what changes around us? Tell us your stories of change, in all of its forms. Get weird if necessary, it makes for more interesting reading anyway.
Theme submissions:
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 (up to 3,000 words)
-Flash fiction (1,500 word max, anything higher is a short story; may submit up to three at a time)
-Creative non-fiction (up to 3,000 words)
-Poetry (varies; send up to 5 poems, no more than 20 pages total)
-Experimental (open to interpretation)
-Art (anything that can be sent as a .jpeg)
We will be accepting submissions for the THEME issue through September 30th.
While we are not currently a paying market, you will receive a free print copy of the volume in which your publication appears.
To be specific, we accept:
-Fiction (up to 3,000 words)
-Flash fiction (1,500 word max, anything higher is a short story; may submit up to three at a time)
-Creative non-fiction (up to 3,000 words)
-Poetry (varies; send up to 5 poems, no more than 20 pages total)
-Experimental (open to interpretation)
-Art (anything that can be sent as a .jpeg)
We will be accepting submissions for the THEME issue through September 30th.
While we are not currently a paying market, you will receive a free print copy of the volume in which your publication appears.
FROM SAC Monthly submissions:
As with theme submissions, for our online submissions we are looking for well written, polished work. These are shorter works of fiction and poetry that need to stand alone in their conciseness. We want glimpses of moments, the visual of feeling, attempts at expressing unspoken emotions; this is language that elicits physical reactions when we read.
To be specific, we accept:
-Flash Fiction/Prose Poetry (up to 1,000 words)
-Poetry (varies; send up to 3 poems, no more than half a page each)
-Art (anything that can be sent as a .jpeg)
While we are not currently a paying market, a monthly newsletter will be sent at the beginning of each month, containing links to all the previous month's publications.
We will be accepting submissions to FROM SAC Monthly year round.
To be specific, we accept:
-Flash Fiction/Prose Poetry (up to 1,000 words)
-Poetry (varies; send up to 3 poems, no more than half a page each)
-Art (anything that can be sent as a .jpeg)
While we are not currently a paying market, a monthly newsletter will be sent at the beginning of each month, containing links to all the previous month's publications.
We will be accepting submissions to FROM SAC Monthly year round.
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 Novel excerpts, Novelettes, Novellas, or Novels. All work should be complete in itself, properly edited, and proofread.
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 Novel excerpts, Novelettes, Novellas, or Novels. All work should be complete in itself, properly edited, and proofread.
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.
-`subject should include submission category ("Theme" or "FS Monthly")
-type of piece submitted (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, flash, art, etc.)
-title of the piece
-Example: FS Monthly, Fiction, "The Aleph"
File formats we accept: embedded PDF only for text (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. We cannot stress this enough. 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.
-`subject should include submission category ("Theme" or "FS Monthly")
-type of piece submitted (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, flash, art, etc.)
-title of the piece
-Example: FS Monthly, Fiction, "The Aleph"
File formats we accept: embedded PDF only for text (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. We cannot stress this enough. 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
