Sequestrum publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts on a rolling basis.
The best way to familiarize yourself with our tastes is to read what we’ve published. Sequestrum offers pay-what-you-can subscriptions, where as little as $2.50 gets you access to everything we’ve published and allows you to make free submissions.
Visit our Submission Page for complete general guidelines, and check the website for updated theme calls.
General Sequestrum policies are here. We update submission status using the email address provided and may provide other updates regarding deadlines, journal updates, etc. Please note that Submittable uses its own privacy policy. Many literary journals use Submittable to process submissions, but we always recommend you review privacy policies as needed.
Please identify your work as fiction or nonfiction in your cover letter.
Writing with a moral can feel childish, ineffective. But writing without purpose can feel empty. That’s where fables come in. A fable is a lesson wrapped in wonder. It’s talking animals and it’s tricksters and tyrants. It’s a forest with a memory or memory without an owner. It’s simple on the surface and sharp underneath. We want cunning and consequence and mercy and mischief and justice. We want beauty and grace and darkness and revelation. As always, wow us. Thrill us. Never bore us. We’re eager to read your best. Deadline 4/15.
Full guidelines here: https://sequestrum.org/fable-theme.
Submissions should generally not exceed 12,000 words. If you have a great piece which you think is a good fit and exceeds these guidelines, send it. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Include a brief bio in your cover letter to be used as a contributor bio in the event of publication. Your name should not appear anywhere on your manuscript. No previously-published material.
Writing with a moral can feel childish, ineffective. But writing without purpose is empty. That’s where fables come in. A fable is a lesson wrapped in wonder. It’s talking animals and it’s tricksters and tyrants. It’s a forest with a memory or memory without an owner. It’s simple on the surface and sharp underneath. We want cunning and consequence and mercy and mischief and justice. We want beauty and grace and darkness and revelation. As always, wow us. Thrill us. Never bore us. We’re eager to read your best. Deadline 4/15.
Full guidelines here: https://sequestrum.org/fable-theme.
Submissions should be no more than thirty-five (35) lines; up to four (4) poems per submission. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Include a brief bio in your cover letter to be used as a contributor bio in the event of publication. Your name should not appear anywhere on your manuscript. No previously-published material.
Please identify your work as fiction or nonfiction in your cover letter.
Romance gets a bad wrap. It’s a spark as well as a flame. It’s tenderness and it’s risk. It’s the glance across a crowded room and the quiet familiarity of shared mornings. It’s where we lose and reinvent ourselves. It’s kindness in an increasingly cruel world. That’s what we’re after.We want stolen kisses and missed chances and grand gestures and small, sacred moments.We want beauty and grace and heartbreak and healing and devotion that endures.As always, wow us. Thrill us. Never bore us. We’re eager to read your best. Deadline 4/15.
Full guidelines here: https://sequestrum.org/theme-romance.
Submissions should generally not exceed 12,000 words. If you have a great piece which you think is a good fit and exceeds these guidelines, send it. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Include a brief bio in your cover letter to be used as a contributor bio in the event of publication. Your name should not appear anywhere on your manuscript. No previously-published material.
Romance gets a bad wrap. It’s a spark as well as a slow flame. It’s tenderness and it’s risk. It’s the glance across a crowded room and the quiet familiarity of shared mornings. It’s where we lose and reinvent ourselves. It’s kindness in an increasingly cruel world. That’s what we’re after.We want stolen kisses and missed chances and grand gestures and small, sacred moments.We want beauty and grace and heartbreak and healing and devotion that endures.As always, wow us. Thrill us. Never bore us. We’re eager to read your best. Deadline 4/15.
Full guidelines here:https://sequestrum.org/theme-romance. Submissions should be no more than thirty-five (35) lines; up to four (4) poems per submission. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Include a brief bio in your cover letter to be used as a contributor bio in the event of publication. Your name should not appear anywhere on your manuscript. No previously-published material.
Please identify your work as fiction or nonfiction in your cover letter.
Submissions should generally not exceed 10,000 words. If you have a great piece which you think is a good fit and exceeds these guidelines, send it. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Include a brief bio in your cover letter to be used as a contributor bio in the event of publication. Your name should not appear anywhere on your manuscript. No previously-published material.
Submissions should be no more than thirty-five (35) lines; up to four (4) poems per submission. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Include a brief bio in your cover letter to be used as a contributor bio in the event of publication. Your name should not appear anywhere on your manuscript. No previously-published material.
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Prose Guidelines:
Please identify your work as fiction or nonfiction in your cover letter. If this is a themed submission, please indicate it as such. Submissions should generally not exceed 10,000 words. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Include a brief bio in your cover letter to be used as a contributor bio in the event of publication. Your name should not appear anywhere on your manuscript. No previously-published material.
Subscriber Submissions Guidelines:
- Subscribers are allowed one free submission pending at any given time, across all genres. We will notify you once we have reached a decision on your work via Submittable. By submitting only your best, most polished work, writers help ensure our response times remain reasonable.
- Submissions will be considered for general or themed publication at our usual paying rates.
- Below the cover letter, enter the email/login name associated with your membership so we can to confirm status as a current subscriber.
- All submissions must follow our general guidelines.
This link is for Sequestrum subscribers only. Learn how to become a subscriber here.
Poetry Guidelines:
Submissions should be no more than thirty-five (35) lines; up to four (4) poems per submission. If this is a themed submission, please indicate it as such. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Include a brief bio in your cover letter to be used as a contributor bio in the event of publication. Your name should not appear anywhere on your manuscript. No previously-published material.
Subscriber Submissions Guidelines:
- Subscribers are allowed one free submission pending at any given time, across all genres. We will notify you once we have reached a decision on your work via Submittable. By submitting only your best, most polished work, writers help ensure our response times remain reasonable.
- Submissions will be considered for general or themed publication at our usual paying rates.
- Below the cover letter, enter the email/login name associated with your membership so we can to confirm status as a current subscriber.
- All submissions must follow our general guidelines.
Submissions are considered for stand-alone publications (graphic narratives) or as issue cover art. Artists retain all rights to their works. Response time for artwork can be longer. Featured pieces of new, upcoming, and established artists reach a large, supportive audience.