We would like to read your work. To ensure that we are able to, please follow both the general and the genre guidelines carefully. Incorrectly formatted submissions may be ignored.

Reading Periods/Upcoming Issues
We accept submissions on a rolling basis. Individual genres occasionally close for a few months. Poetry is closed to submissions from February 1 to April 30, 2009; it will open on May 1. The next three issues of Fringe will publish March 1, 2009 (Environment Issue), June 1, 2009, and September 1, 2009.

How to Submit
Email submissions to the appropriate genre address (see By Genre). Your subject line should include the genre to which you’re submitting and the title of your piece (or the title of the first piece, if you’re sending more than one). (Ex.: Nonfiction submission: “My Summer Vacation”)

In the body of your message, include your name, a cover letter, the title(s) of the piece(s), and a press-ready bio. We prefer Word or RTF attachments (PC platform) for text, .jpg, .gif, or .png format for images. Be sure your document has a file extension, or we may not be able to open it! Do not include your name in filenames or within files. If you do, we will not be able to read your submission. If your work is not formatting-heavy, you may paste it into the body of the message instead.

Simultaneous Submissions
Are accepted, provided that you identify them as such and agree to notify us immediately if a piece has been accepted elsewhere.

Multiple Submissions
Please do not send Fringe more than two total submissions at a time. Wait to hear from us before sending anything more.

Previously Published Work
Is not accepted. We consider work that has appeared in print journals or on blogs or other websites to be previously published.

Acceptance
If your work is accepted, we will contact you at the email address you’ve provided. We acquire first electronic publishing rights. All other rights revert to the writer after publication. Published work remains part of Fringe's online archive. If the work is reprinted, we ask that you acknowledge Fringe as the original place of publication. Unfortunately, we cannot offer financial compensation for published work at this time.

Art, FringeArt at gmail dot com
Submit 3–7 works of visual art, clearly labeled, attached in .jpg, .gif, or .png format.

Critical Essays, FringeCriticism at gmail dot com
We like criticism on artistic works or social trends, with fully documented sources in MLA format. Annotations of poems are also welcome. Keep it to 5,000 words, and use endnotes instead of footnotes for formatting purposes, please.

(de)Classified, FringeOther at gmail dot com
Can't mash your art into a category? Submit it here. This genre includes, but is not limited to: experimental work, monologues, scripts, spoken word, and six-word novels. We also accept audio with a bitrate of 160 or above in .mp3 format. No word limit; just make it good. Surprise us!

Fiction, FringeFiction at gmail dot com
Short stories and self-contained novel exerpts should be 7,000 words or shorter—about 22 double spaced pages. Please submit only one short story or novel excerpt at a time. For Fringe’s purposes, a flash fiction (or shortshort) piece has 1,000 words or fewer. Submit 1–3 at a time, and please put "Flash Fiction" in the subject line.
Note: Fiction will be closed to submissions from June 1 to July 31, 2009; it will open on August 1.

Nonfiction, FringeNonFiction at gmail dot com
Creative nonfiction should be no more than 7,000 words. We accept memoir, personal essays, columns, etc. We also publish short nonfiction pieces (1,000 words or fewer). For these, please put “Flash Nonfiction” in the subject line.

Poetry, FringePoetry at gmail dot com
Poetry submissions should contain 4–7 poems. If you are sending an attachment, include all poems in a single document. We also encourage submissions of longer poetry (40 lines or more); long poems must be sent separately, only one poem per submission. Include the words "Longer Poetry" in the subject line.
Note:Poetry is closed to unsolicited submissions from February 1 to April 30, 2009; it will open on May 1. Please wait until then to send work.

Theme Issues
Have an idea for our next theme issue? Send it to FringeTheMagazine at gmail dot com.