Sepia Quarterly seeks writing that makes us feel hazy, golden, sepia-toned. We want deep drifting emotions: nostalgia, maudlin, melancholy, morose, sentimentality etc. To get a sense for what we enjoy, read authors such as Donna Tartt, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lauren Groff, Kristen Arnett, and Ocean Vuong as well as poets such as Billy Collins, Sylvia Plath, and Terrance Hayes.
Fiction and Nonfiction
-Please send us one piece of literary fiction or creative nonfiction between 100 and 5,000 words.
-Please wait to hear back from us before you submit another piece.
-Format your piece however you see fit.
-Please remove all identifying information from the document.
-We would appreciate if you could send us a .doc or .docx file.
-We pay $25 per selected print piece.
-Simultaneous submissions are fine. However, we only accept previously unpublished work.
Poetry
-Please send us up to four poems in a singular document.
-Please wait to hear back from us before sending more poems.
-Format your work how you see fit.
-Please remove all identifying information from the document.
-We prefer .doc or .docx file types.
-We pay $25 per selected print piece.
-Simultaneous submissions are fine. However, we only accept previously unpublished work.
Visual Art
-Please send us up to 10 pieces of visual art for consideration.
-Any file type EXCEPT .tif should work. If we need something different than what you sent us, we will contact you.
-We pay $25 per accepted cover piece.
Sepia Quarterly seeks writing that makes us feel hazy, golden, sepia-toned. We want deep drifting emotions: nostalgia, maudlin, melancholy, morose, sentimentality etc. To get a sense for what we enjoy, read authors such as Donna Tartt, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lauren Groff, Kristen Arnett, and Ocean Vuong as well as poets such as Billy Collins, Sylvia Plath, and Terrance Hayes.
We publish four online features every other month. This submission gateway is for our online features. To submit to our print issue gateway, check our other opportunities. You may submit to both online and print at the same time if you wish. Here are our Guidelines:
Fiction and Nonfiction
-Please send us one piece of literary fiction or creative nonfiction between 100 and 5,000 words.
-Please wait to hear back from us before you submit another piece.
-Format your piece however you see fit.
-Please remove all identifying information from the document.
-We would appreciate if you could send us a .doc or .docx file.
-Simultaneous submissions are fine. However, we only accept previously unpublished work.
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Poetry
-Please send us up to four poems in a singular document.
-Please wait to hear back from us before sending more poems.
-Format your work how you see fit.
-Please remove all identifying information from the document.
-We prefer .doc or .docx file types.
-Simultaneous submissions are fine. However, we only accept previously unpublished work.
Sepia Quarterly seeks fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art that somehow deals with the theme of "gloom" You may interpret this however you wish, but here is a definition to inspire you: partial or total darkness, a dark or shadowy place, lowness of spirits, an atmosphere of despondency.
Selected pieces will be published in our themed print issue and will receive a contributor copy.
Please send us one piece of prose up to 5,000 words OR up to four poems in a single document. You may submit to both categories if you like, but please fill out a separate form for each submission.
Formatting is up to you! Just please do not use a .pdf file type.
Thank you so much for considering us! We were very pleased and honored to consider all the powerful, emotionally transformative submissions we received for our MELANCHOLY anthology, and are very excited to read your same takes under this theme.
Sepia Quarterly seeks writing that makes us feel hazy, golden, sepia-toned. We want deep drifting emotions: nostalgia, maudlin, melancholy, morose, sentimentality etc. To get a sense for what we enjoy, read authors such as Donna Tartt, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lauren Groff, Kristen Arnett, and Ocean Vuong as well as poets such as Billy Collins, Sylvia Plath, and Terrance Hayes.
With our expedited form, you will hear back from us in 1-7 days. Here are our Guidelines:
Fiction and Nonfiction
-Please send us one piece of literary fiction or creative nonfiction between 100 and 5,000 words.
-Please wait to hear back from us before you submit another piece.
-Format your piece however you see fit.
-Please remove all identifying information from the document.
-We would appreciate if you could send us a .doc or .docx file.
-We pay $25 per selected piece.
-Simultaneous submissions are fine. However, we only accept previously unpublished work.
Submit
Poetry
-Please send us up to four poems in a singular document.
-Please wait to hear back from us before sending more poems.
-Format your work how you see fit.
-Please remove all identifying information from the document.
-We prefer .doc or .docx file types.
-We pay $25 per selected piece.
-Simultaneous submissions are fine. However, we only accept previously unpublished work.
Sepia Quarterly seeks writing that makes us feel hazy, golden, sepia-toned. We want deep drifting emotions: nostalgia, maudlin, melancholy, morose, sentimentality etc. To get a sense for what we enjoy, read authors such as Donna Tartt, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lauren Groff, Kristen Arnett, and Ocean Vuong as well as poets such as Billy Collins, Sylvia Plath, and Terrance Hayes.
Here are our guidelines:
-Please send us up to four poems in a singular document.
-Please wait to hear back from us before sending more poems.
-Format your work how you see fit.
-Please remove all identifying information from the document.
-We prefer .doc or .docx file types.
-We pay $25 per selected piece.
-Simultaneous submissions are fine. However, we only accept previously unpublished work.
Sepia Quarterly seeks writing that makes us feel hazy, golden, sepia-toned. We want deep drifting emotions: nostalgia, maudlin, melancholy, morose, sentimentality etc. To get a sense for what we enjoy, read authors such as Donna Tartt, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lauren Groff, Kristen Arnett, and Ocean Vuong as well as poets such as Billy Collins, Sylvia Plath, and Terrance Hayes.
Here are our guidelines:
-Please send us one piece of literary fiction or creative nonfiction between 100 and 5,000 words.
-Please wait to hear back from us before you submit another piece.
-Format your piece however you see fit.
-Please remove all identifying information from the document.
-We would appreciate if you could send us a .doc or .docx file.
-We pay $25 per selected piece.
-Simultaneous submissions are fine. However, we only accept previously unpublished work.