Saturday, August 2, 2025

Call for Submissions on Theme of "Voice": The Branches

 

Call for submissions poster for The Branches Journal of Literature and Philosophy with theme 'Voice' and deadline September 13, featuring categories essay/nonfiction, poetry, art/photography, and short fiction.

Fall 2025 theme: VOICE

DEADLINE: September 13, 2025

Seeking submissions of previously unpublished written and visual work. We are especially interested in cultural criticism, personal essays, and book/movie discussions and also publish poetry, short fiction, art, and photography.

We recommend reading some of our previous issues (available free online) to get a feel for what we publish. Give us your big ideas and small thoughts, the ways you’re interacting with and understanding the world. We love Joan Didion, C. S. Lewis, Ada Limón, Susan Sontag, Flannery O’Connor, Patti Smith, and (hopefully) you!

Prose: 1500 word maximum

Poetry/Art: 4 piece maximum

If submitting multiple pieces, please include each as a separate document.

Do not submit work created with the use of generative AI or similar tools.

Have a response to one of the pieces we’ve published previously? Submit a letter to the editor.

Submit your work here

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