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Thank you for your interest in Minnow Literary Magazine!

Minnow Literary Magazine has come a long way! It started out of a need for comradery and togetherness in the isolating times of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and now we have seven issues archived on our website. At the beginning, we were small fish in even smaller ponds separated by distance and fear, but through art, we have grown and made our pond bigger. And conversely, we have also made this big scary world smaller. Together, we have published the creative works of writers and artists all across the world. The time we’ve spent curating these anthologies has been amazing.

As of right now though, we have broken into bigger ponds ourselves with new homes, new jobs, and new family members. With our attentions so split, we no longer feel that we can continue this particular periodical at the quality we know all artists deserve. As of right now, we are closing up shop after seven beautiful issues full of wonderful creative works. We want to sincerely thank everyone who has ever submitted, both those who have been accepted and those who have not. Even though this story is at an end, we hope all of you will continue creating.

And remember, you will always be more than a drop in the ocean.


SUBMISSIONS FOR MINNOW LITERARY MAGAZINE ARE CLOSED INDEFINITELY

WRITING GUIDELINES

We are interested in literary works inspired by nature, but other genres will also be considered. All writing submitted MUST BE UNPUBLISHED anywhere else with the exception of personal social media. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Please let us know immediately if your work was accepted elsewhere. Writers will retain all rights to their work. If literary work is accepted, you agree that we can curate the artwork with the literary works as we see appropriate for the upcoming issue.

MICRO-POETRY

• All submissions will be emailed : minnowliterarymagazine@gmail.com
• Send 3 – 5 poems per submission in one document with one poem per page
• Word count per poem is 150 words or less
• Subject Headline for email : Last Name _ Season of Issue_Poetry
• Body of email should be a cover letter including a brief third person bio
• Please submit once per month

FLASH FICTION

• All submissions will be emailed : minnowliterarymagazine@gmail.com
• Send 1 – 3 flash fiction pieces per submission
• Word count per Flash Fiction piece is 500 words or less
• Subject Headline for email : Last Name _ Season of Issue_FlashFiction
• Body of email should be a cover letter including a brief third person bio
• Please submit once per month

SHORT PERSONAL ESSAYS

• All submissions will be emailed : minnowliterarymagazine@gmail.com
• Send 1 – 2 short personal essays per submission
• Word count per short personal essay is 1500 words or less
• Subject Headline for email : Last Name _ Season of Issue_Essay
• Body of email should be a cover letter including a brief third person bio
• Please submit once per month

ART GUIDELINES

We are interested in images of artwork inspired by nature or appeal to a less-is-more aesthetic. All artwork submitted MUST BE UNPUBLISHED anywhere else with the exception of personal social media. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Please let us know immediately if your work was accepted elsewhere. Artists will retain all rights to their work. If an artwork is accepted, you agree that we can curate the artwork with the literary works as we see appropriate for the upcoming issue.

• All submissions will be emailed : minnowliterarymagazine@gmail.com
• Send up to 5 images per email submission
• Images should be 300 ppi JPEG or TIFF
• Include caption for artwork : Name, Title, Date, Medium, and Location (if applicable).
• Subject Headline for email : Last Name _ Season of Issue_Art
• Body of email should be a cover letter including a brief third person bio
• Please submit once per month