Call for Submissions: Consequence

Submissions are welcome during the spring (January 15 – April 15) and fall (July 15 – October 15) reading periods*, and will be considered for our print publication (Consequence journal), our website (Consequence online), or our blog (Consequence substack). Please note that all subs need to address in some manner the consequences of war or geopolitical violence.

If you have questions, please check out our FAQ page. If you still have questions after reading that, please send us an email via the form at the bottom of this page. Thank you.

*Translations is open year-round

Poetry
Print: $20 per piece
Online Feature: $50
Substack: $30

We love any and all forms of poetry so no restrictions here.

Up to three poems per sub

Nonfiction
Print: 1-4 pp—$30
5-10 pp—$40 | 11+ pp—$50
Online Feature: $50
Substack: $30

Interviews, Critical & Personal Essays, Narrative Nonfiction, and everything in-between < four thousand words

Translations
The same pay scale and guidelines as listed for the corresponding genre (e.g., a translated poem follows the Poetry guidelines)

Please note: Translations have additional sub requirements, which are listed on our submission platform.

Fiction

Print: 1-4 pp—$30
5-10 pp—$40 | 11+ pp—$50
Online Feature: $50
Substack: $30

Short: < five thousand words Flash: < a thousand words (regardless of the no. of pieces)
Excerpts: < five thousand words

Reviews
We pay for reviews, though primarily publish ones we solicit. We’re open to pitches, though, so if you have a review idea for a book, movie, play, etc., that’s related to craft and/or our themes—please reach out to our Reviews Editor here: reviews@consequenceforum.org.

Fifteen hundreed to three thousand words

Art

Print: $200 for eight-page spread
$100 for the cover
Online Feature: $50
Substack: $30

We’re interested in all forms and mediums, though graphic narratves tend to work better online.

 

More information and submission link here.