*Submissions are always open*
What are we looking for
Art + Creative Nonfiction + Fiction + Interviews + Poetry + Reviews
When to submit
We are open for submissions year-round. New issues drop on the third Monday of every month. Please allow 4-6 weeks for a response and please wait to hear back before submitting something new.
How to submit
Art:
If you would like to have individual pieces of art or a collection considered for online publication, please include your work(s), a third-person bio, any social media handles, and where you learned about us in the body of the email. We prefer your art to be attached as JPEGs.
Send Art to Catherine at vagabondcityart@gmail.com
Book Reviews:
If you would like to submit a review, we accept book and chapbook reviews of works. You can check out our Books Available for Review list or you can submit a review for a book or chapbook we don’t have on the list as long as it’s written by a marginalized author and/or an author of color. You can check out our review style and format here.
Reviews must be written and submitted by the reviewer themselves. We do not accept third-party submissions.
Please limit Review submissions to 1500 words or less
Send Book Reviews to Alana at vagabondcityliterary@gmail.com
CNF + Fiction + Poetry:
Submit up to 5 previously unpublished pieces via email with your name and the type of submission subject line. Please include a third-person bio, any social media handles, and where you learned about us in the body of the email. We prefer the work to be attached as a .doc or .docx file.
Simultaneous submissions are fine. If you need to withdraw your work, please let us know ASAP in the same email thread as your submission.
Please limit CNF and Fiction submissions to 2500 words or less
Send CNF to Ola at vagabondcitynonfic@gmail.com
Send Fiction to Nicole at vagabondcityfiction@gmail.com
Send Poetry to Clair at vagabondcitypoetry@gmail.com
Want your book reviewed?
Send a quick overview and available links to vagabondcityliterary@gmail.com. We’ll add your info to our Books Available to Review list and let you know if anyone requests to review your work.
Terms & Conditions
By submitting work to Vagabond City Literary Journal, you agree to submit only work that is 100% your own. If you are pulling on another work for ANY reason (found poem, song lyrics, etc.) you MUST note this in your submission. You give permission to us to keep your work on the site indefinitely, to publish it in future print issues, and share any and all information you share with us on our social media channels. Otherwise, your work is yours. Art may be used on our website and on social media channels (think headers, etc.).
Note: We privilege inclusive works
We don’t accept works that play into the traditional oppressiveness of the literary canon, i.e. voicing the stories we often hear from the perspectives of cishet, white, upper-class, able-bodied males. No slurs unless you’re reclaiming them; if this is the case, please be sure that these slurs align with identities you’ve told us you have in your bio.
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