Call for Submissions: Ponder Review

Ponder Review welcomes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, short plays, flash-fiction, new media, and visual art. 

Deadline: March 15, 2023

Fiction

One story of up to 3,000 words (1,500 – 3,000 words preferred).

Flash-Fiction

One submission of up to three stories that combine to total no more than 1,000 words. No story may exceed 750 words.

Nonfiction

One nonfiction piece of up to 3,000 words (1,500 – 3,000 words preferred).

Poetry

One submission of up to five poems that combine to total no more than nine pages.

Short Plays

One script excerpt or one act play of 10-15 pages. Please see plays published in our most recent issue for guidance on formatting.

Please note: These are the guidelines for a regular publication. Please check the contest page for the guidelines to our 10:4 TENN 10-Minute Play Contest.

Art

Photography, photo essay, graphic literature, painting, collage. Photography, paintings, and collages: one submission of up to five images. Please submit a high resolution image.
Photo essay: one submission of up to 3,000 words and with up to five images.
Graphic literature: one submission of up to eight pages.

New Media

• Podcast, spoken word, interview, short film, animation, and hypertext or kinetic literature are considered for our website Podcast, spoken word, and interview

• Short film and animation

• Hypertext literature

• Kinetic poetry or prose

• Other: surprise us

Submit your work here.