Issue 12: October 2007.
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General Guidelines.
We would like to read your work. To ensure that we do, please follow both the general and the genre guidelines carefully. Incorrectly formatted submissions may be ignored.
We do not accept previously published work. We consider work that has appeared in print journals or on blogs or other websites to be "previously published."
Unfortunately, we cannot offer any financial compensation for published work at this time.
Special Call.
Fringe turns 2 in February, and our birthday theme issue this year is Ethnos. Ethnos is defined as people of the same nationality or race who share a distinctive culture, in short, an ethnic group. We're looking for fresh interpretations on the role ethnos plays in viewing the world, in writing, in living. We want to read literature that fosters understanding, that intelligently navigates the complexities of ethnicity, race and identity. What does it mean to be part of a particular ethnic group? To be excluded from that group? Is it truly possible or even desirable to be colorblind? Send us your interpretation. Deadline for submission is December 15, 2007. Please mark submissions with Ethnos in the subject line.
Submission Deadlines/Reading Periods.
We accept submissions on a rolling basis. The next three issues will be published on December 1, 2007, February 1, 2008 and April 1, 2008.
How to Submit.
Email submissions to the appropriate genre address (see below). In your email, please include a cover letter, brief bio and your full name. Your subject line should include your name, the title(s) of the work(s), and word count (line count(s) for poetry).
We prefer Word or RTF attachments (PC platform) but will accept almost any compatible document form we can open, including text of e-mail messages. You may submit in .doc, .jpg, .gif, or .png format. Please note: We cannot open .wps or .bin files.
If you submit work in an attachment, please do NOT include your personal information within the file, as our submissions process is blind.
Simultaneous Submissions.
Are accepted. Please do not send us more than two total submissions at a single time. Please notify us immediately if your piece has been accepted elsewhere.
Acceptance.
If your work is accepted, you will receive an email to the address you provide. The work that is accepted remains part of Fringe's online archive system for readers to access in the future. We are granted first electronic publishing rights. All other rights revert to the writer after publication. Unfortunately, we cannot offer any financial compensation for published work at this time.
Genre Guidelines.
Read our guidelines for submission in the following genres:
Art
Critical Essays
(de)Classified
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Art
Submit 3-7 works of visual art, clearly labeled, attached in .jpg, .gif, or .png format.
Critical Essays
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
Can't mash your art into our categories? 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 here, but be advised that the longer your work is, the better it must be to justify the space devoted to it. Surprise us!
Fiction
Short stories and self-contained novel exerpts should be 7,000 words or shorter — about 22 double spaced pages. Please submit only 1 short story or novel excerpt at a time.
For Fringe purposes, a flash fiction (or short short) piece is less than 1,000 words. Submit 1-3 at a time, and please put "Flash Fiction" in the subject line.
FringeFiction@gmail.com
Nonfiction
Creative Nonfiction should be no more than 7,000 words and includes memoir, personal essays, columns, etc.
Poetry
Please submit a minimum of 4 poems, but no more than 7 poems at a time, in a single attachment.
Longer poetry (40 lines or more) must be submitted separately, only one poem per submission. Please send in an attachment, and include the words "Long Poem" in the subject heading of your email.
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