Submissions are OPEN until October 16th!
About Submissions
Soliloquies Anthology is looking for vibrant poetry and prose in English by emerging and established authors. We want smart, confident work, from a variety of locations, backgrounds, perspectives and schools.
How To Submit
Submit your work to soliloquies.submissions@gmail.com as ONE single .docx or .doc formatted file. Send submissions in different genres in separate documents (i.e., if you intend to submit both fiction and poetry, please send one email with a submission document for fiction and a separate document for poetry). Submissions are open September 18th to October 16th at 11:59 PM.
Each new piece must begin on a new page. Please bold each title and list any trigger warnings at the top of each piece.
In the body of your email, include your contact information, the title(s) of your piece(s), any necessary trigger warnings, and a brief third-person biographical statement.
We read submissions blind: the author’s name and any identifying information should not appear anywhere in the document, only in the email and bio.
What Work Can Be Submitted?
We only accept unpublished works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The submission must adhere to the following guidelines:
- Poetry: Up to four poems; max. 2 pages per piece
- Fiction: Up to two pieces; max. 2000 words per piece
- Creative Nonfiction: Up to two pieces; max. 2000 words per piece
Work that is racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, gratuitously violent, or otherwise harmful will not be tolerated and will be immediately rejected.
We allow simultaneous submissions, but kindly ask that authors notify us immediately if their work is accepted elsewhere.
Soliloquies Anthology retains First North American Serial Rights, and the right to reproduce any work in our print publication and online. Rights revert to authors after publication.
Who Can Submit?
We are currently only accepting submissions from ‘Canadian’ writers, including but not limited to:
- Indigenous peoples from Turtle Island, who may or may not identify as citizens
- Anyone with Canadian citizenship or permanent residency, here or abroad
- Anyone who currently resides in ‘Canada,’ regardless of citizenship status
- Anyone who holds a Canadian work permit, or who is temporarily employed by Canadian organizations
- Anyone currently studying at a Canadian institution, in-person or remotely
Soliloquies Anthology is also committed to publishing diverse perspectives and experiences, including emerging writers of all ages, folks who are traditionally underrepresented/marginalized, including creators who are Indigenous, Black, racialized, Disabled, 2SLGBTQQIPAA+, and/or are otherwise affected by structural inequality, such as immigrants, survivors of assault, and anyone subject to marginalization due to class, age, and/or current or former incarceration.
To make good on our mandate, we encourage you to share as much as you would like in your submission email. This information will be held in confidence and will be used solely to help us uphold our mandate.
Blind Submissions
We read submissions blind. This means our editors will not know the author’s name or any identifying information. If you put your name anywhere on your submission document (such as in the filename or title), we will have to disqualify your submission.
We do not consider submissions that do not comply with the above guidelines, nor do we consider incomplete submissions.
Only send submissions to soliloquies.submissions@gmail.com. If you have any difficulties or queries regarding the submission process, please contact us at soliloquies.concordia@gmail.com.
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