We are a journal preoccupied with history— cultural, political, geographical, personal— and how each interacts with the other to mold our experience. Adolescent blunders, dental records, the archaic origins of long-held or long-lost traditions— we want to know all of it. We are looking for work that spills secrets and wipes the dust off of old memories.
We want honesty. We want an education.
For more information about what we’re looking for and to determine if we’re the best fit for your work, please visit our about page, look through our archive, and/or read our editor’s interview with Trish Hopkinson.
Guidelines
Submissions that do not adhere to the following guidelines will not be read.
We only print previously unpublished works. For our purposes, personal blogs and/or social media posts do not count as previous publication; however, we do ask that you take down anything you plan to submit to us for consideration. We may also consider reprinting work that previously appeared in defunct journals/presses; however, please tell us where the piece was published and when.
At this moment in time, we do not print translations.
Please include a brief cover letter as well as a short (50-75 word) third-person biography when sending your submission.
Simultaneous submissions are encouraged, but please let us know in your cover letter and notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
We do not accept multiple submissions. Please be sure to only submit to one category, once per reading period. We also ask that previous contributors wait a full year from publication before submitting again.
In principle, Kitchen Table Quarterly has no objections to the use of pseudonyms or pen names, but we request disclosure of their use to the editor upon submission.
Submissions are only accepted online via our submittable page. We do not accept emailed submissions.
Out of respect for our readers, we kindly ask that you include a content warning in your cover letter for works that include graphic depictions of violence, abuse, assault, or the like.
We do not respond well to unnecessary raunch, excessive descriptions of decaying animals, or new age spirituality.
We’re sorry, but once work is submitted, we cannot accept revisions.
For poetry, submit no more than five poems (with a maximum of 10 pages) as a single .doc or .docx attachment in a standard font. Each poem should begin on a fresh page. While we do welcome it, we encourage submitters to note that we rarely accept rhyming poetry. Please be sure to note the number of poems you are submitting in your cover letter and in the title of your submission.
For creative nonfiction, submit a stand-alone piece of up to 3000 words as a double-spaced .doc or .docx attachment in a standard font. Please be sure to note the word count in your cover letter and in the title of your submission. While we accept all forms of creative nonfiction, we typically prefer essays. At this moment, we do not accept excerpts from larger works.
For artworks, please submit up to five pieces (diptychs and triptychs count as a single piece) as high quality .jpgs or .pngs. Be sure to include the title and material of each artwork in your cover letter. Note that we tend to print two-three pieces per artist and rarely accept single pieces. We do not recommend submitting less than three pieces. Yes, we count photography as artwork.
Kitchen Table Quarterly will immediately reject any work which promotes bigotry, malice, and/or discrimination based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, disability, etc.
Both new and established writers and artists are encouraged to submit.
Publication Rights
If accepted, Kitchen Table Quarterly is granted first serial rights, archival rights, and non-exclusive reprint rights. Upon publication, individual rights revert back to the author. Kitchen Table Quarterly kindly asks for acknowledgment in any subsequent reprints of your work.
Artists retain all rights.
Guidelines
Submissions that do not adhere to the following guidelines will not be read.
We only print previously unpublished works. For our purposes, personal blogs and/or social media posts do not count as previous publication; however, we do ask that you take down anything you plan to submit to us for consideration. We may also consider reprinting work that previously appeared in defunct journals/presses; however, please tell us where the piece was published and when.
At this moment in time, we do not print translations.
Please include a brief cover letter as well as a short (50-75 word) third-person biography when sending your submission.
Simultaneous submissions are encouraged, but please let us know in your cover letter and notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
We do not accept multiple submissions. Please be sure to only submit to one category, once per reading period. We also ask that previous contributors wait a full year from publication before submitting again.
In principle, Kitchen Table Quarterly has no objections to the use of pseudonyms or pen names, but we request disclosure of their use to the editor upon submission.
Submissions are only accepted online via our submittable page. We do not accept emailed submissions.
Out of respect for our readers, we kindly ask that you include a content warning in your cover letter for works that include graphic depictions of violence, abuse, assault, or the like.
We do not respond well to unnecessary raunch, excessive descriptions of decaying animals, or new age spirituality.
We’re sorry, but once work is submitted, we cannot accept revisions.
For poetry, submit no more than five poems (with a maximum of 10 pages) as a single .doc or .docx attachment in a standard font. Each poem should begin on a fresh page. While we do welcome it, we encourage submitters to note that we rarely accept rhyming poetry. Please be sure to note the number of poems you are submitting in your cover letter and in the title of your submission.
For creative nonfiction, submit a stand-alone piece of up to 3000 words as a double-spaced .doc or .docx attachment in a standard font. Please be sure to note the word count in your cover letter and in the title of your submission. While we accept all forms of creative nonfiction, we typically prefer essays. At this moment, we do not accept excerpts from larger works.
For artworks, please submit up to five pieces (diptychs and triptychs count as a single piece) as high quality .jpgs or .pngs. Be sure to include the title and material of each artwork in your cover letter. Note that we tend to print two-three pieces per artist and rarely accept single pieces. We do not recommend submitting less than three pieces. Yes, we count photography as artwork.
Kitchen Table Quarterly will immediately reject any work which promotes bigotry, malice, and/or discrimination based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, disability, etc.
Both new and established writers and artists are encouraged to submit.
Publication Rights
If accepted, Kitchen Table Quarterly is granted first serial rights, archival rights, and non-exclusive reprint rights. Upon publication, individual rights revert back to the author. Kitchen Table Quarterly kindly asks for acknowledgment in any subsequent reprints of your work.
Artists retain all rights.
Reading Schedule
We publish four online issues per year— autumn, winter, spring and a summer “Notable” issue.
Our reading schedule is as follows:
March 27-May 3
We publish four online issues per year— autumn, winter, spring and a summer “Notable” issue.
Our reading schedule is as follows:
March 27-May 3
June 27- August 7
November 27- January 5
Any submissions received outside of these windows will not be read.
Response Time
We do our best to respond within three months. If five months have passed and you still haven’t heard from us, feel free to inquire at editors@kitchentablequarterly.org.
Payment
We would love to compensate writers and artists for their work but we are, unfortunately, unable to do so at this time. However, we do all we can to provide a platform, so please include links to websites, social media, etc. when submitting.
We also nominate for Best of the Net and Pushcart.
Any submissions received outside of these windows will not be read.
Response Time
We do our best to respond within three months. If five months have passed and you still haven’t heard from us, feel free to inquire at editors@kitchentablequarterly.org.
Payment
We would love to compensate writers and artists for their work but we are, unfortunately, unable to do so at this time. However, we do all we can to provide a platform, so please include links to websites, social media, etc. when submitting.
We also nominate for Best of the Net and Pushcart.
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