Call for Submissions: The Orange Rose

The Orange Rose 

SUBMISSIONS OPEN UNTIL December 15, 2025

Send all work to:

 

theorangeroselitmag@gmail.com

We are currently accepting Fiction, CNF, Flash Fiction, Micro Fiction, Poetry, Art, and Photography.

We ask that you submit to only ONE of the listed genres at a time, and that you wait for a response before submitting again.

You may submit from one of the following:

• One fiction or CNF piece (1,001 to 3,000 words)

• One flash fiction piece (401-1,000 words)

• Up to three micro fiction pieces (maximum 400 words)

• Up to three poems (each poem should start on its own page)

• Up to three pieces of art and/or photography All work must be previously unpublished

We are open to any genres, but will automatically reject any work that includes graphic imagery or hateful content.

 

We ask that any photography submitted not include people due to our inability to verify their consent.

 

Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. We want to congratulate you!

 

Please attach submissions as a .doc or .docx file only

 

Include a short third-person bio in the cover letter of your submission, along with any social media handles or personal website links.

 

Please refrain from telling us about your story in the cover letter – let your stories speak for themselves. The cover letter is for us to learn about you.

 

In the email subject line, use the format “SUBMISSION: [Genre]”

 

We ask for First North American Serial Rights. All rights revert back to the author after publication. If your work is reprinted elsewhere, we ask that The Orange Rose be acknowledged as the site of first publication