Submissions

Tenebrae V: Litmus Sun
(Open from 30/01/2025 to 15/03/2025)

Submissions are currently open for Tenebrae V. For our fifth issue, please submit work to ‘fathomsun (at) gmail (dot) com. Please provide a short biography (under 50 words) and title your email submission with your name and form of submission. Eg. ‘Cob Bobbing: Poetry Submission‘.

Additionally, we welcome simultaneous submissions, but request that you inform us if a piece is accepted at another publication. We do not accept previously published work.

Poetry: We welcome submissions of up to four poems, with a maximum length of 120 lines each.

Reviews and Responses: We welcome pitches on any publication(s) within the last two years, though we particularly encourage pitches on publications from independent presses and publications in translation. We request that these are a maximum of 1500 words, though if you would like to submit a piece of longer work, please contact the editor to discuss.

Essays and Interviews: We also welcome pitches and submissions for experimental/critical/multi-tonal contributions, both short and long-form. We request that these are a maximum of 1500 words, though if you would like to submit a piece of longer work, please contact the editor to discuss.

And False Fire // Pamphlet Imprint
(Closed)

At this time, we do not accept unsolicited pitches or manuscripts for the And False Fire imprint.

Guidelines

  • Please send all submissions and questions to Lucy Lovell (pronouns: she/them), at ‘fathomsun (at) gmail (dot) com.
  • Please submit all work with the relevant publication and what form of work you are submitting in the subject line , eg, ‘Tenebrae – Poetry Submission’.
  • We accept simultaneous submissions, though we ask that you inform us if the work has been accepted elsewhere as soon as possible.
  • Please submit your work as a .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .odt file.
  • We aim to respond to all submissions within 21 days. If we have not responded to your submission within that time, please feel free to contact us.
  • Due to limited funds, we are deeply sorry that we cannot offer payment for accepted submissions at the present time.