Submission Guidelines
General
Must be ORIGINAL work
Simultaneous submissions to other journals is OKAY
Profanity is OKAY
NO excessive gore
NO multiple submissions
NO late entries
Artistically justified sex or violence is OKAY
Fiction
What we DO want
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5000 words or under preferred
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Fiction from or about diverse perspectives and traditionally under-represented groups, settings, and cultures, written from a non-exoticizing and well-researched position
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Fiction that addresses political issues/women’s issues in complex and nuanced ways, resisting oversimplification
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Fiction about the liminal space between girlhood/childhood and womanhood/adulthood
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Fiction about perseverance, empowerment, and growth
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Fiction about relationships (romantic, sexual, platonic, familial)
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Fiction about college/experiences related to college
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Fiction that is relatable
What we DON'T want
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Stories above 10,000 words, including serialized novels or novellas.
Nonfiction
We are currently open for submissions!
What we DO want
Essays
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Women and non-cismale authors
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Feminist nonfiction, broadly defined
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1,500-2,000 words
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Academic and personal essays/columns that address political issues/women’s issues in complex and nuanced ways, resisting oversimplification
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Nonfiction from or about diverse perspectives and traditionally under-represented groups, settings, and cultures, written from a non-exoticizing and well-researched position
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Nonfiction about the liminal space between girlhood/childhood and womanhood/adulthood
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Nonfiction about perseverance, empowerment, and growth
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Nonfiction about relationships (romantic, sexual, platonic, familial)
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Nonfiction about college/experiences related to college
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Nonfiction that is relatable
Interviews
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Women and non-male-identifying interviewees
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3,000-5,000 words
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Question-and-response format
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Short biographical introduction to the interviewee before the interview
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Date of the interview
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Interviewee selection may include: authors, critics, educators, musicians, artists, politicians, business owners, individuals in college, or others who have made a contribution to the world of feminism
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Questions should be well crafted with an in-depth look at the individual's contributions, career, experiences, engagement with feminism, etc. Every question asked should be answered to avoid leaving the audience hanging.
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Can also address similar topics to Essays
What we DON'T want
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Essays or interviews above 5,000 words.
Nonfiction Editor:
Poetry
We are currently open for submissions!
What we DO want
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Women and non-cismale authors
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Feminist poetry, broadly defined
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6 poems or less
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No word limit
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Poetry from or about diverse perspectives and traditionally under-represented groups, settings, and cultures, written from a non-exoticizing and well-researched position
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Unusual yet readable styles and inventive structures and narratives
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Poetry that addresses political issues/women’s issues in complex and nuanced ways, resisting oversimplification
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Poetry about the liminal space between girlhood/childhood and womanhood/adulthood
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Poetry about perseverance, empowerment, and growth
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Poetry about relationships (romantic, sexual, platonic, familial)
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Poetry about college/experiences related to college
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Poetry that is relatable
What we DON'T want
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More than 6 poems per submission
Poetry Editor:
Photography & Art
We are currently open for submissions!
If you are interested in having your work be featured on an issue, please email us to receive the theme of an upcoming issue. Photos or any other form of artwork (sculpture, drawing, 60 second videos, etc) will be accepted. If it is a physical piece of work you must photograph it, as this is an online only publication. All submissions will be emailed to Femininomenonlitmag@gmail.com.
If the artwork is deemed to match up with a piece of written text we have chosen for that issue, we will email you to let you know your work has been selected as well as the piece it was chosen for. Upon your approval of having your work be represented with the literature it was paired with it will be confirmed to be in the upcoming issue. All chosen works will receive $25 in compensation.
Visual Arts Editor:
How to Submit
Please email your submission to us in a PDF, DOC, or DOCX file only.
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Please include the date, genre, and title of your work in the subject line of your email.
Ex. 25 April 2024: NONFICTION; "I Love Femininomenon"
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Please include your first and last name, contact information, word count, specific genre if applicable (short story, flash fiction, personal essay/column, academic essay, book review, etc.), and a short
1-3 sentence explanation as to how your piece fits the new issue's theme and is relevant to the magazine's mission in the email itself.