HEY, WEโ€™RE SO TO SPEAK

an intersectional feminist literary journal established in 1993

Cover Art: โ€œShรญ dรณรณ shรญtsilรญโ€ by Danielle Emerson

Exquisite Armantรฉ

Debmalya Bandyopadhyay

Sebastian Bronson Boddie

Danielle Emerson

Katie Field

Sarah Giragosian

featuring

Kale Hensley

Victoria Hood

Zoรฉ Mahfouz

Irina Tall Novikova

Dani Putney

Tracey Sidesinger

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  • Short stories, flash fiction & micros.

    Double-spaced with numbered pages, please. 5,000 words or less.

    For flash or micros, please send up to 3 in a single submission packet.

  • 5 poems max, 10 pages total.

  • Personal essay, memoir, profiles, & undefinable experiments.

    Double-spaced with numbered pages, please. 5,000 words or less.

    For flash or micros, please send up to 3 in a single submission packet.

  • Anything you can imagine that engages with intersectional feminism, implicitly or explicitly. Please limit to 5 pieces per submission packet.

    PNG formats at 300 dpi, please.

  • Open to multiple forms of storytelling, but we prefer blends, hybrids, interviews, reviews, and work that pushes the boundaries of genre.

    2,000 words or less; 3 poems max. Double-spaced with numbered pages, please.

    In the past, submissions to the blog have been rolling, though recently weโ€™ve been digging themed calls. Keep an eye on our socials to see when weโ€™re open!

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