Arkana

Open to: Writers must be unaffiliated with the University of Central Arkansas; UCA graduates must wait five years before submitting. AI-generated pieces are not accepted.

Accepts previously unpublished fiction with new perspectives, visceral emotional impact, and deeper emotional truth; prose submissions may be up to 4,000 words and 20 pages. Submissions are accepted year-round, though graduate students read during the school year and summer responses take longer.

Open to: Writers must be unaffiliated with the University of Central Arkansas; UCA graduates must wait five years before submitting. AI-generated pieces are not accepted.

Accepts previously unpublished creative nonfiction, including personal essays, investigations, and counternarratives; prose submissions may be up to 4,000 words and 20 pages. Submissions are accepted year-round, with longer response times over the summer.

Open to: Writers must be unaffiliated with the University of Central Arkansas; UCA graduates must wait five years before submitting. AI-generated pieces are not accepted.

Accepts previously unpublished stage and screen scripts, including 10-minute plays and screenplay scenes, with compelling character motivation and innovative dialogue. Submissions are accepted year-round, with longer response times over the summer.

Open to: Writers must be unaffiliated with the University of Central Arkansas; UCA graduates must wait five years before submitting. AI-generated pieces are not accepted. Translators must provide original publication information and confirm publication rights are available.

Accepts previously unpublished translated work in all forms, with preference for poetry; especially interested in authors new to translation, innovative approaches, and underrepresented languages. Submissions are accepted year-round, with longer response times over the summer.

Open to: Writers must be unaffiliated with the University of Central Arkansas; UCA graduates must wait five years before submitting. AI-generated pieces are not accepted.

Accepts hybrid work that experiments with form, genre, and style and breaks down conventional ideas of form. Submissions are accepted year-round, with longer response times over the summer.

Open to: Writers must be unaffiliated with the University of Central Arkansas; UCA graduates must wait five years before submitting. AI-generated pieces are not accepted.

Accepts previously unpublished poetry; submissions may include up to three poems. The editors value beauty, music, personal interpretations of poetic forms, and emotionally consequential work. Submissions are accepted year-round, with longer response times over the summer.