Sunday, September 6, 2026

Call for Submissions: Rind & Root

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General Information

  • Submissions are free
  • There is no payment for contributors
  • We accept simultaneous submissions, but please notify us if your piece is accepted elsewhere
  • Previously published work is accepted
  • Response time within 10 days
  • Absolutely no AI

Deadlines
Our general submissions are always open, the only thing changing is the issue number you're submitting to!

We Publish

Poetry

Free verse, prose poems, erasure, blackout poetry. Any experimental genres that can be expressed on paper.

Prose

Shortform non-fiction, creative or otherwise. Opinion pieces, interviews, personal essays, anecdotes. Explorations of writing, literature, and poetry.

Visual Work

Collage, photography, art. Please consider that most visual work displayed in our journal is chosen to complement literary pieces.

We Do Not Publish

Poetry

Formal verse, rhyme schemes, nature lyric (unless nature is doing metaphorical work), love poems, epic poetry, ballads, and sonnets.

Prose

Long form pieces (above 500 words), fiction, plays, screenplays.

Visual Work

Art, photography, or collages featuring nature.

Themes

We are interested in cross-cultural, identity-transforming, direct, experimental works with risk to them. We do not shy away from politics and stand for what we believe in.

What to Submit

Please submit only once per issue unless instructed otherwise.Poems — up to 5 poems, up to 8 pages.
Creative non-fiction, personal anecdotes — 300–500 words (slightly less or more is acceptable).
Art, collages, photography — up to 5 pieces.Submit your work here.

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