GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Thank you for your interest in Entre Magazine! The submission period for Entre Magazine, Volume 5 (Fall 2026) is NOW OPEN!
We accept creative fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual works that focus on the queer and/or Latina/o/x/e experience and/or any experiences that deal with hybridity, fluidity, and inbetweenness (be it race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexuality, etc.) Artists do not have to belong to the queer and/or Latina/o/x/e communities in order to submit to our magazine; however, in alignment with Entre's mission, queer and/or Latina/o/x/e artists may be given higher consideration--yes, we are focused on promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion! (A.I. generated works or works created using A.I. will not be considered.)
For our Fall 2026 issue, we are also looking to feature works that specifically focus on MONSTERS. As Ana Cristina Santos writes in "Embodied Queer Epistemologies: A New Approach to (a Monstrous) Citizenship," "historically monsters have been represented as those who do not fit, whose bodies, practices or experiences constitute powerful reminders of inadequacy, unsuitability, or wrongness" in the context of hegemonic paradigms. As spooky season approaches--the season of monsters--Entre will give special consideration to creative works that explore the notion of the monster in the fringe space, how the monster, the misfit, interrogates or subverts these paradigms.
Submissions must be previously unpublished; please do not submit any works that have been previously published on personal blogs, social media, or in other magazines, anthologies, or chapbooks.
We will gladly accept simultaneous submissions. Please notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere and it will be withdrawn from the consideration process.
All submissions should include (aside from the work) an artist's bio (50-100 words), an artist's photo, and a brief statement describing the artist's motivation behind the work--what is the intention of the work? What does the work represent? How does it thematically center on our theme?
Artists are free to submit multiple works in multiple categories, but please be advised that only one work in one genre will most likely be selected to encourage a diverse representation of artists.
FORMATTING
Written works must be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format. Fiction submissions should not exceed a maximum of 5,000 words. Poetry submissions should not exceed a maximum of 3 poems. Fiction submissions should be double-spaced, utilize a standard typeface and font size (12 pt), and have numbered pages. Poetry submissions can be single-spaced, but should still utilize a standard typeface and font size. If submitting more than one poem, please start each new poem on its own page. PDFs will not be accepted.
Visual works must be submitted either as JPEGs (JPGs), PNGs, or any widely-accepted image format (up to 100 MB). Each file should be labeled with the title of the work. PDFs will not be accepted.
PUBLISHING
1. All submissions are subjected to an editing process. Due to the small and independent nature of our editing team, works that require a lot of editing will not be selected. If selected for publication, artists will have the final say as to how their submissions will appear in Entre (i.e. proofs will be provided for approval prior to the magazine's release), but we do ask that our editing suggestions be considered.
2. By submitting to Entre, artists agree to be published in Entre Magazine digitally/online (if selected for the website's featured posts) and in hard-copy format. Artists also agree to be promoted on Entre's social media platforms. Social media handles may be included (if provided during the submission process).
3. After first publication in Entre Magazine, artists will always retain all rights to their work.
4. Due to our small, independent format, Entre currently does not provide monetary compensation for publications, nor can free hard copies of our magazines be provided to published contributors. All contributors will receive a free digital version of the volume in which they are published.
DEADLINE
Our submission period is NOW OPEN. We expect our submission period to close mid-October.
WHERE TO SUBMIT
Please submit through our Google Form HERE. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at entreliterarymagazine@gmail.com.