

All files must be saved in Microsoft Word.Stories over 7000 words will not be accepted. Stories must be no more than 7,000 words (please include a word count and page numbers in your header), or no more than 1200 words for up to three pieces of flash.Previously accepted or published work is not eligible.Submissions will be open until 3/11, or until we reach capacity. We encourage you to check out our past issues online or purchase a copy to become familiar with the magazine. We are currently reading for the Fall/Winter 2023 online issue. Our mission at Witness is to amplify extraordinary voices, feature writers from every part of the globe, and highlight pieces that speak to the present moment in an enduring and distinctive way. ***This form is subject to early closure, so submit before it disappears!*** All entries are considered for publication in any upcoming issue. Witness Literary Award Winners receive $500, and runners-up receive $250.
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We suggest a reading fee of $3 for a general submission, but keep an eye out for our free reading periods, or contact us directly if you have difficulty paying this fee. We pay our contributors $50 per published piece, whether in the print or online issue. Graduates and current UNLV MFA/PhD candidates or other students affiliated with the university are asked to wait two years post-graduation before submitting work for consideration at Witness.We love our contributors, but seek to platform as wide an array of authors as we can. If Witness publishes your piece, we ask that you wait two years following your publication date before submitting to us again.If submitting multiple poems or flash, if any of your pieces has been accepted by another publication, please notify us directly by sending a message through Submittable. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please withdraw your work promptly if it is accepted elsewhere.We work to respond to all poetry submissions within four months response times for fiction and nonfiction may be six months or longer, depending on the volume of submissions. We do not accept more than one submission per genre, though you may submit up to five poems and three flash pieces as a single submission.This includes material that has appeared online in any form or format, including personal blogs. We do not accept previously published work.Additionally, your submission may be considered for future issues-regardless of the submission window-depending on the volume and quality of work submitted in a single reading period.
Ecotone literary magazine windows#
Please note: submission windows are subject to change based on submission capacity. Summer/Winter TBD: Special capsule issues.January 23rd-TBD: Fall/Winter Online Issue.October 1st-October 31st: Witness Literary Awards.Sept 5th-October 5th: Spring Print Issue-Theme: Second Chances.Witness is published twice a year: a Spring print issue, and a Fall/Winter online issue. The editorial team is also proud to feature the work of emerging voices alongside that of established writers. The magazine seeks to open up conversations surrounding oppression and transcendence, prejudice and compassion, fear and raw honesty. Our mission is to amplify extraordinary voices, feature writers from every part of the globe, and highlight pieces that speak to the present moment in an enduring and distinctive way. The magazine blends the features of a literary and an issue-oriented magazine to highlight the role of the modern writer as witness to their times.

Witness seeks original fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and photography that is innovative in its approach, broad-ranging in its concerns, and unapologetic in its perspective.
