General submissions are open from October 1 to February 28.
Please submit poetry (5 poems per submission), visual art (10 files per submission), fiction (up to 4,000 words) , and creative nonfiction (up to 4,000 words). Submitters of flash fiction or flash essays may submit three pieces of less than 500 words. Book reviews (up to 500 words) as well as interviews and interview pitches may be submitted year round.
Please send your submissions to AppalachianLitMag at gmail.com
Be sure to include your genre in the re: line of your email.
While we are certainly open to simultaneous submissions, we do ask that you immediately let us know if a piece has been taken by another publication . Please remember our magazine’s mission when submitting. We are engaged in publishing work with a meaningful connection to Appalachia. We’re looking for work from established and emerging Appalachian writers or work connected to the Appalachian region.
We look forward to reading your work!
FICTION should be double-spaced, in a conventional, readable font such as 12 point Times New Roman. We are unable to read unsolicited submissions of more than 4,00 words.
NONFICTION should be double-spaced, in a conventional, readable font such as 12 point Times New Roman. We are unable to read unsolicited submissions of more than 4,000 words.
POEMS should be uploaded as one file, with page breaks between poems. We accept up to five poems per submission.
VISUAL ART should be uploaded as PNG, JPEG, TIFF, or PDF files of at least 300 dpi. Appalachia Lit welcomes submissions of all types of visual art for publication in our upcoming print edition. Please submit no more than ten high quality files and include an artist biography. Artist statements are appreciated but not required.