Call for Submissions: Hobo Camp Review

Submissions for our Autumn 2021 issue will open on August 1 and will run through August 31. There is no fee to submit, and no particular theme for this issue, our fortieth since 2009!

Hobo Camp Review is a quiet, tucked-away place where any writer, poet, artist, or storyteller can rest their weary feet and share their story over a crackling fire. Travelers and transients of all backgrounds and styles are welcomed, but your story doesn't have to be about the road, travel, or hobo life (although we enjoy those themes from time to time). It can be about anything at all, so long as it has a sense of vagrancy, a little sparkle and a little dust, something that shows your mileage, your shadows and angles, and offers a hint of nostalgia, a desire for something more, anything that sounds great by a campfire with a train calling in the distance. Be original. Be honest. Be from anywhere. Be going somewhere. Remember what happens in between and tell us all about it. 

How to Submit

1) Please submit once per issue and place work in the body of the email. 

2) Send up to four poems, and/or one story/essay/travelogue in your bindle. Regarding prose: the shorter the better. We love flash and we typically don't publish anything over 1,500-ish words.

3) No simultaneous submissions, please. We keep our window open for a very short time and try to respond quickly. We promise to respond to every single submission, regardless of acceptance or rejection, so if we miss you in the night, our apologies. Remind us and we'll take a look.

4) We are open to previously published work, but we prefer if you give us a new adventure.

5) If you appeared in the last issue, let's wander a bit longer before taking a spot by the fire.

6) We're delighted to accept offers to review your book, but we can't guarantee a review will appear in HCR even if we accept, for a multitude of reasons. Time, taste, and temperament are all factors at play here.

7) While there's no payment, we try to give out cash awards and prizes when we're able to do so. This happens at irregular intervals.

8) Please send subs to:

hobocampreview [at] gmail [dot] com 

in the body of the email. (We no longer check the old Hotmail address.) Please include a bio less than 75 words and any links to your website/blog you'd like us to post. Help us promote your work!

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