Humana Obscura is now accepting submissions of poetry, prose/short fiction, and art for its next issue!
Submissions will remain open until the end of July 2021.
While we are open to style, we’re looking for work that is nuanced, raw, and imagistic with strong elements of the natural world or the human-nature relationship. We tend to favor work that is unexpected, real, evocative, yet subtle, with a strong sense of place and strong imagery. We like contemporary, but we’re a bit old school in that we shy away from publishing work that references technology—like your iPhone or Tinder or TikTok… We will not publish political pieces, poetry that rhymes or is longer than 75 lines, or work that is fantastical in nature or of the horror genre. We steer away from work that is entirely anthropocentric.
We prefer free-verse poetry and prose that is accessible to readers, is straightforward, and avoids fancy language and doesn’t try too hard to be clever, to rhyme, or to be confined by syllabic or structural constraints—unless haiku, tanka, micropoetry, or similar.
When it comes to art, we like the subtle, and both the realistic and abstract—think out-of-focus photography and impressionistic smears of colors on a canvas. We love photographs of nature, be it landscapes, animals, or otherwise.
Surprise us. Delight us. Haunt us. Make us keep thinking about your piece long after we’ve read it or viewed it.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Poetry – 3 to 5 poems (or up to 10 haiku, tanka, or other forms of micro poetry, 5 lines or less), no longer than two pages each. Please include all poems in one document.
Short Prose/Flash Fiction – no more than 2 pieces, 1,000 words maximum (per piece).
Artwork & Photos – 5 to 8 works at a time, high resolution (300dpi).
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