Call for Submissions: The Argyle Literary Magazine

 

The Argyle is an online, quarterly that brings you the best poetry, fiction, CNF, essays, art, and more from across the globe.

The Argyle Literary Magazine (“The Argyle” for short) philosophy is simple: GOOD writing should be celebrated not segregated. We don’t follow a particular aesthetic nor do we prefer a certain “type” of literature or art. What we do care about is the artistry and impact of a piece: How we are touched, changed, even shaken to our cores by the images and words that wait for us just around the corners of proverbial pages. In a nutshell, we LOVE to touch of the unexpected and the daring with splash of sexy-cool in all their manifestations.

The Argyle seeks to blur the lines between genres and strips the labels off your “little darlings,” offering an immersive experience of words and images that feeds the mind, stirs the soul, and disturbs the quiet of blank spaces. Our content is motley…and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
Submission Guidelines

***General Submissions for Issue #8 are currently OPEN!!!***

***Submissions for Issue 8’s theme-page “Bright Lights, Dark City” are currently OPEN***

We are looking for original, unpublished work; however, we are also all about reprinting strong pieces that aren't done making their “rounds” (just let us know where reprints they were originally published and acknowledge you currently retain the rights to them). Please do let us know if your submission (or part of your submission) has been accepted elsewhere ASAP by leaving us a “Note” via our Submittable page so we can omit said portion from consideration and give you a heartfelt “Congratulations!”

The Argyle accepts general submissions for poetry, short fiction, essays, interviews, reviews, and more.

Short fiction, CNF, & Essays – up to 3 pieces (approximately 3,000 words each). We can be a little flexible for longer pieces).

Poetry – up to 6 poems (no limitations, but rhyme at your own risk).

Interviews & Reviews – query us to pitch your ideas.

Articles - between 750 and 2500 words is the "sweet spot" (and pay careful attention to overuse of passive voice). The Argyle is open to articles about writing, art, and especially the intersections between writing, literature, the visual arts, and culture. Query us to pitch your ideas.

Digital Art - up to 5 submissions. Color and black & white accepted. Work that is strongly poetic and/or narrative works nicely. This includes multi-modal prose/verse submissions.