Consequence Forum

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

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Consequence Forum publishes work addressing the consequences of war or geopolitical violence, accepting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translations, and reviews during spring and fall reading periods.

Response time info: ~32 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at consequenceforum.org↗

Submission calls

fictionCloses Oct 15Pays: Print: $30 (1-4 pp), $40 (5-10 pp), $50 (11+ pp); Online Feature: $50; Substack: $30

Short stories under 5,000 words, flash fiction under 1,000 words, and excerpts under 5,000 words; all submissions must address the consequences of war or geopolitical violence; accepted for print, online, or substack; pay: $30–$50 depending on length and venue.

nonfictionCloses Oct 15Pays: Print: $30 (1-4 pp), $40 (5-10 pp), $50 (11+ pp); Online Feature: $50; Substack: $30

Interviews, critical & personal essays, narrative nonfiction, and related forms under 4,000 words; all submissions must address the consequences of war or geopolitical violence; pay: $30–$50 depending on length and venue.

otherCloses Oct 15Pays: Paid (amount not specified)

Reviews (book, movie, play, etc.) related to craft and/or the magazine's themes; 1,500–3,000 words; primarily solicited but open to pitches; all submissions must address the consequences of war or geopolitical violence; pay: amount not specified.

poetryCloses Oct 15Pays: Print: $20 per piece; Online Feature: $50; Substack: $30

Any and all forms of poetry; up to three poems per submission; all submissions must address the consequences of war or geopolitical violence; pay: $20–$50 depending on venue.

otherPays: Same as corresponding genre

Translations in any genre, following the same pay scale and guidelines as the corresponding genre; open year-round; all submissions must address the consequences of war or geopolitical violence; additional requirements for translations listed on submission platform.

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