Hey everyone,
It’s writing time again.
We are officially accepting short story and poetry submissions for our December release.
Our December edition’s suggested theme is “Beginnings and Endings” (note: the theme is optional, not a requirement). Seasonal pieces are also welcome.
What is it?
This project is intended to be presented as a piece for each day of the month. As we are still building our audience, this is the goal we are working towards, not necessarily something that will happen with each edition.
Why are we doing this?
The aim of the Quiet Writers projects is to help new and less-known writers get their work into the world.
Each edition contains a small collection of short stories and poetry and an About the Author section.
We also set up an author information post on all of our social media pages (currently our blog, BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, Ko-fi, and Twitter). These posts include a short author bio and links to their social media or other works.
Submission requirements
Short stories should be 500-5000 words
Poetry should be 12 lines or more
Any style or genre is welcome
About or related to the chosen theme is preferred, but not required
Note: If your short story or poem does not fit into these guidelines, you are still welcome to submit it to us. These are only preferences, and exceptions may be made.
The theme for this edition is "Beginnings and Endings". We’re also hoping to include a few seasonal pieces.
How to submit
To submit a short story or poem for the Quiet Writers December 2023 release, please fill out our submission form.
You can also send an email to quietwriters@gmail.com
The subject should be: December 2023 - [story title] - [author name]
In the email, please tell us
- Word count (or line count for poems)
- If this work has been previously published
- Genre (if known)
- A short description of the piece (including content warnings, if necessary)
Please attach the submission as a document.
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Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. You can contact us on social media, email us, or submit a form. We will get back to you as soon as possible.