Submission Guidelines: Submissions are currently closed!
Our debut issue, Emotional Tension, will be published online Spring 2024.
All submissions should be emailed to editor@tensionliterary.com with the genre (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) in the subject line.
Include a cover letter and third person bio in the body of the email. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please be sure to tell us if your piece has been accepted elsewhere. Only previously unpublished pieces will be considered.
Submissions are free!
The reading fee is an optional and appreciated donation toward the running of our site. However, feedback requires a $10 donation. If you would like feedback, please note that in your cover letter.
Fiction: Must be no longer than 6,000 words. Please use Times New Roman 12 pt font, double spaced.
Nonfiction: Must be no longer than 6,000 words. Please use Times New Roman 12 pt font, double spaced.
Poetry: Must contain no more than five poems. Poems can be single spaced, but please use Times New Roman 12 pt font.
All submissions should be emailed to editor@tensionliterary.com with the genre (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) in the subject line.
Include a cover letter and third person bio in the body of the email. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please be sure to tell us if your piece has been accepted elsewhere. Only previously unpublished pieces will be considered.
Submissions are free!
The reading fee is an optional and appreciated donation toward the running of our site. However, feedback requires a $10 donation. If you would like feedback, please note that in your cover letter.
Fiction: Must be no longer than 6,000 words. Please use Times New Roman 12 pt font, double spaced.
Nonfiction: Must be no longer than 6,000 words. Please use Times New Roman 12 pt font, double spaced.
Poetry: Must contain no more than five poems. Poems can be single spaced, but please use Times New Roman 12 pt font.