subTerrain publishes original fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, essays, and commentary three times a year. Submissions must be previously unpublished material. (Note maximum number of submissions per issue below.)
Feel free to interpret our themes in unique and unusual ways.
All other regular submission guidelines still apply, as below.
The following are some general guidelines (as always, we suggest READING an issue of the magazine to see what we're all about).
Submissions must be previously unpublished and be:
1. typed, double-spaced on 8 1/2 x 11 paper.
2. Fiction: a maximum of 3,000 words. (Max. 3 stories per issue)
3. Poetry: we no longer accept unsolicited poetry submissions (unless specifically related to one of our theme issues). Poetry should be single-spaced with stanza breaks. (Max. 5 poems per issue)
4. Creative Non-Fiction: a maximum of 4,000 words. (Max. 2 articles per issue)
5. Commentary (social or otherwise): a maximum of 4000 words. (Max. 2 articles per issue)
6. Photography & Illustration: we only accept solicited art and photography. Please forward us a link to your work;
7. Please do not send submissions via email; online submissions accepted through Submittable only (mailed submissions are still accepted as well.)
8. Please allow 6 months for a response, though we shall strive as always to respond sooner.
Payment rates for published submissions:
Poetry: $50 per poem
Prose: $.10 per word (to a maximum of $500.)
Submission fees:
Electronic submissions come with a $3.00 submission fee to help cover our Submittable account and thereby allow us to continue accepting online submissions. If you choose to submit by traditional mail, you will not be charged the submission fee. Mailed submissions can be sent to the address below.
*If submitting by mail, please identify on the front of the envelope the theme issue to which you're submitting.
subTerrain Magazine
P.O. Box 3008, MPO
Vancouver, BC V6B 3X5
Canada
TRASH (Issue #98) — Summer/Fall 2024
Engage in some trash talk with subTerrain! Send us your best fiction, non-fiction, and poetry submissions that mine the depths of your trash — be it literal, metaphorical, metaphysical, or more. In a tech-filled world that engages in planned, rapid obsolescence while the planet burns, talk to us about the ethical quandaries of garbage. In a gentrified society with its moralistic values, how do you revel in your own feelings of being, well, trashy? Send us writing littered with the dregs of society, the lowest of the low, and remains and rabble of your brain.
Send us your best poetry, fiction, and non-fiction that dishes the truth on Trash.
All other regular submission guidelines still apply, as below.
The following are some general guidelines (as always, we suggest READING an issue of the magazine to see what we're all about).
Submissions must be previously unpublished and be:
1. typed, double-spaced on 8 1/2 x 11 paper.
2. Fiction: a maximum of 3,000 words. (Max. 3 stories per issue)
3. Poetry: we no longer accept unsolicited poetry submissions (unless specifically related to one of our theme issues). Poetry should be single-spaced with stanza breaks. (Max. 5 poems per issue)
4. Creative Non-Fiction: a maximum of 4,000 words. (Max. 2 articles per issue)
5. Commentary (social or otherwise): a maximum of 4000 words. (Max. 2 articles per issue)
6. Photography & Illustration: we only accept solicited art and photography. Please forward us a link to your work;
7. Please do not send submissions via email; online submissions accepted through Submittable only (mailed submissions are still accepted as well.)
8. Please allow 6 months for a response, though we shall strive as always to respond sooner.
Payment rates for published submissions:
Poetry: $50 per poem
Prose: $.10 per word (to a maximum of $500.)
Submission fees:
Electronic submissions come with a $3.00 submission fee to help cover our Submittable account and thereby allow us to continue accepting online submissions. If you choose to submit by traditional mail, you will not be charged the submission fee. Mailed submissions can be sent to the address below.
*If submitting by mail, please identify on the front of the envelope the theme issue to which you're submitting.
subTerrain Magazine
P.O. Box 3008, MPO
Vancouver, BC V6B 3X5
Canada
TRASH (Issue #98) — Summer/Fall 2024
Engage in some trash talk with subTerrain! Send us your best fiction, non-fiction, and poetry submissions that mine the depths of your trash — be it literal, metaphorical, metaphysical, or more. In a tech-filled world that engages in planned, rapid obsolescence while the planet burns, talk to us about the ethical quandaries of garbage. In a gentrified society with its moralistic values, how do you revel in your own feelings of being, well, trashy? Send us writing littered with the dregs of society, the lowest of the low, and remains and rabble of your brain.
Send us your best poetry, fiction, and non-fiction that dishes the truth on Trash.
All other regular submission guidelines still apply, as below.
The following are some general guidelines (as always, we suggest READING an issue of the magazine to see what we're all about).
Submissions must be previously unpublished and be:
1. typed, double-spaced on 8 1/2 x 11 paper.
2. Fiction: a maximum of 3,000 words. (Max. 3 stories per issue)
3. Poetry: we no longer accept unsolicited poetry submissions (unless specifically related to one of our theme issues). Poetry should be single-spaced with stanza breaks. (Max. 5 poems per issue)
4. Creative Non-Fiction: a maximum of 4,000 words. (Max. 2 articles per issue)
5. Commentary (social or otherwise): a maximum of 4000 words. (Max. 2 articles per issue)
6. Photography & Illustration: we only accept solicited art and photography. Please forward us a link to your work;
7. Please do not send submissions via email; online submissions accepted through Submittable only (mailed submissions are still accepted as well.)
8. Please allow 6 months for a response, though we shall strive as always to respond sooner.
Payment rates for published submissions:
Poetry: $50 per poem
Prose: $.10 per word (to a maximum of $500.)
Submission fees:
Electronic submissions come with a $3.00 submission fee to help cover our Submittable account and thereby allow us to continue accepting online submissions. If you choose to submit by traditional mail, you will not be charged the submission fee. Mailed submissions can be sent to the address below.
*If submitting by mail, please identify on the front of the envelope the theme issue to which you're submitting.
subTerrain Magazine
P.O. Box 3008, MPO
Vancouver, BC V6B 3X5
Canada
TRASH (Issue #98) — Summer/Fall 2024
Engage in some trash talk with subTerrain! Send us your best fiction, non-fiction, and poetry submissions that mine the depths of your trash — be it literal, metaphorical, metaphysical, or more. In a tech-filled world that engages in planned, rapid obsolescence while the planet burns, talk to us about the ethical quandaries of garbage. In a gentrified society with its moralistic values, how do you revel in your own feelings of being, well, trashy? Send us writing littered with the dregs of society, the lowest of the low, and remains and rabble of your brain.
Send us your best poetry, fiction, and non-fiction that dishes the truth on Trash.
All other regular submission guidelines still apply, as below.
The following are some general guidelines (as always, we suggest READING an issue of the magazine to see what we're all about).
Submissions must be previously unpublished and be:
1. typed, double-spaced on 8 1/2 x 11 paper.
2. Fiction: a maximum of 3,000 words. (Max. 3 stories per issue)
3. Poetry: we no longer accept unsolicited poetry submissions (unless specifically related to one of our theme issues). Poetry should be single-spaced with stanza breaks. (Max. 5 poems per issue)
4. Creative Non-Fiction: a maximum of 4,000 words. (Max. 2 articles per issue)
5. Commentary (social or otherwise): a maximum of 4000 words. (Max. 2 articles per issue)
6. Photography & Illustration: we only accept solicited art and photography. Please forward us a link to your work;
7. Please do not send submissions via email; online submissions accepted through Submittable only (mailed submissions are still accepted as well.)
8. Please allow 6 months for a response, though we shall strive as always to respond sooner.
Payment rates for published submissions:
Poetry: $50 per poem
Prose: $.10 per word (to a maximum of $500.)
Submission fees:
Electronic submissions come with a $3.00 submission fee to help cover our Submittable account and thereby allow us to continue accepting online submissions. If you choose to submit by traditional mail, you will not be charged the submission fee. Mailed submissions can be sent to the address below.
*If submitting by mail, please identify on the front of the envelope the theme issue to which you're submitting.
subTerrain Magazine
P.O. Box 3008, MPO
Vancouver, BC V6B 3X5
Canada
Our Annual Lush Triumphant Literary Awards competition is now open for submissions.
FINAL DEADLINE for entries: May 15th, 2024 11:59PM PST
The Competition awards cash prizes & publication:
3 categories
3 cash prizes
one deadline
$3,000 in cash prizes, plus publication
The skinny . . .
FICTION MAXIMUM 3,000 WORDS (no specific theme, we simply want to be amazed!)
POETRY A SUITE OF 5 RELATED POEMS (MAXIMUM 15 PAGES)
CREATIVE NON-FICTION (Based on fact, adorned w/fiction) MAXIMUM 4,000 WORDS
ENTRY FEE (non-refundable): $30.00 PER ENTRY ($5. for each additional entry in any given category). You may send a cheque or money order along with your submission (made payable to subTerrain Magazine) or submit your entry and payment online using the Submittable link below.
FINAL DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: MAY 15th (POSTMARKED -- Or submit online at the link below)
The winning entries in each category will receive a $1,000 cash prize and will be published in our Winter 2023 issue. First runner-up in each category will be published in our Spring issue of the following year.
All entries MUST be previously unpublished material and not currently under consideration in any other contest or competition. Entries will NOT be returned (so keep a copy for yourself). Results of the competition are posted here in the fall, prior to publication in our Winter issue.
You may submit as many entries in as many categories as you like!
ALL ENTRANTS RECEIVE A ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO SUBTERRAIN!
#Triumphant2024
Disclaimer: The judges reserve the right not to grant an award if, in their opinion, no entry is of sufficient literary merit.
Our Annual Lush Triumphant Literary Awards competition is now open for submissions.
FINAL DEADLINE for entries: May 15th, 2024 11:59PM PST
The Competition awards cash prizes & publication:
3 categories
3 cash prizes
one deadline
$3,000 in cash prizes, plus publication
The skinny . . .
FICTION MAXIMUM 3,000 WORDS (no specific theme, we simply want to be amazed!)
POETRY A SUITE OF 5 RELATED POEMS (MAXIMUM 15 PAGES)
CREATIVE NON-FICTION (Based on fact, adorned w/fiction) MAXIMUM 4,000 WORDS
ENTRY FEE (non-refundable): $30.00 PER ENTRY ($5. for each additional entry in any given category). You may send a cheque or money order along with your submission (made payable to subTerrain Magazine) or submit your entry and payment online using the Submittable link below.
FINAL DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: MAY 15th (POSTMARKED -- Or submit online at the link below)
The winning entries in each category will receive a $1,000 cash prize and will be published in our Winter 2023 issue. First runner-up in each category will be published in our Spring issue of the following year.
All entries MUST be previously unpublished material and not currently under consideration in any other contest or competition. Entries will NOT be returned (so keep a copy for yourself). Results of the competition are posted here in the fall, prior to publication in our Winter issue.
You may submit as many entries in as many categories as you like!
ALL ENTRANTS RECEIVE A ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO SUBTERRAIN!
#Triumphant2024
Disclaimer: The judges reserve the right not to grant an award if, in their opinion, no entry is of sufficient literary merit.
Our Annual Lush Triumphant Literary Awards competition is now open for submissions.
FINAL DEADLINE for entries: May 15th, 2024 11:59PM PST
The Competition awards cash prizes & publication:
3 categories
3 cash prizes
one deadline
$3,000 in cash prizes, plus publication
The skinny . . .
FICTION MAXIMUM 3,000 WORDS (no specific theme, we simply want to be amazed!)
POETRY A SUITE OF 5 RELATED POEMS (MAXIMUM 15 PAGES)
CREATIVE NON-FICTION (Based on fact, adorned w/fiction) MAXIMUM 4,000 WORDS
ENTRY FEE (non-refundable): $30.00 PER ENTRY ($5. for each additional entry in any given category). You may send a cheque or money order along with your submission (made payable to subTerrain Magazine) or submit your entry and payment online using the Submittable link below.
FINAL DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: MAY 15th (POSTMARKED -- Or submit online at the link below)
The winning entries in each category will receive a $1,000 cash prize and will be published in our Winter 2023 issue. First runner-up in each category will be published in our Spring issue of the following year.
All entries MUST be previously unpublished material and not currently under consideration in any other contest or competition. Entries will NOT be returned (so keep a copy for yourself). Results of the competition are posted here in the fall, prior to publication in our Winter issue.
You may submit as many entries in as many categories as you like!
ALL ENTRANTS RECEIVE A ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO SUBTERRAIN!
#Triumphant2024
Disclaimer: The judges reserve the right not to grant an award if, in their opinion, no entry is of sufficient literary merit.