PRISM international

IN THE ARCHIVES

“What is placed in or left out of the archive is a political act,”                                                       -Carmen Maria Machado, Dream House as Prologue from In the Dream House.

PRISM International invites submissions for its upcoming issue In the Archives, edited by Dora Prieto and Natasha Gauthier.

What does it mean to sift through archival material? What feelings arise as we look through old photographs, our family history, or other documents of the past? What are the struggles and reckonings inherent in research, and is radical transformation possible? How does the access or denial of information about our past inform who we are and who future generations will become? 

The editors invite submissions of poetry, prose, and hybrid works that ruminate on archives: queerings, interventions, alternatives, hauntings, erotic interpretations, embodied investigations, the desire for or lack of facts, the line between knowing and the unknowable, and the precarious toying with “history” and the abyss.

We are accepting prose (approximately 4,000 words or less), and poetry (up to four poems, to a maximum of six pages). Please submit via Submittable. We pay $40 per printed page of prose and $45 per printed page of poetry.
                                                                                                                                                 PRISM international publishes exciting, original material from established and emerging writers in Canada and around the world. We accept submissions year-round. Due to the high volume of submissions we receive each month, reply times range between 2 to 6 months, depending on the time of year. Please note: PRISM does not accept submissions from current and incoming students and faculty of the University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing Program (this includes the UBC Optional-Residency MFA Program). Work submitted by incoming students prior to their acceptance to the UBC Creative Writing Program, if still under consideration, must be withdrawn. In order to submit, UBC alumni cannot have taken a UBC Creative Writing Program course during the previous two years. PRISM does not publish the same writer twice in a publication year.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

• If you are unable to submit via Submittable, please get in touch at promotions@prismmagazine.ca.
• For contest entries, please refer to our contest page.
• Submit only one piece at a time, unless you are submitting flash fiction or non-fiction (under 1,000 words), in which case you may submit up to three pieces in a single document.
• Our recommended length for submissions is approximately 4,000 words or less. We have a limited page count per issue and aim to offer a platform for as many talented writers as possible. While we accept prose submissions of up to 25 pages (6,250 words), we must emphasize that it is only exceptional pieces of this length that will receive publication.
• Send original, unpublished literary essays, personal essays, hybrid-genre works, and literary journalism. Please note that we do not publish rhetorical, academic, or strictly journalistic non-fiction.
• Submissions should be typed, double-spaced, and paginated. Please specify the genre of your submission in your cover letter.
• In your cover letter, please include your full contact information (including email address) and a short bio (approximately 50 words).
• All submissions should be set in Times New Roman, 12-point font.
• We strongly prefer online submissions, which must be submitted through Submittable, as we do not accept email submissions. We charge a $3.00 reading fee per submission. Writers for whom the $3.00 fee is prohibitive are welcome to contact Natasha Gauthier (prose@prismmagazine.ca) directly about alternative methods of submission.
• Submissions must be previously unpublished, in print and online.
• We accept simultaneous submissions. If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please let us know immediately.
• We purchase first North American serial rights, and pay $40/printed page for prose and $45/printed page for poetry. Contributors will receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears.
• We strongly encourage submissions from Black and Indigenous writers, writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups, including low-income earners. If you identify as one or more of the above and would like to let us know, please mention it in your cover letter.

                “What is placed in or left out of the archive is a political act,”                                                      

                 - Carmen Maria Machado, Dream House as Prologue from In the Dream House

PRISM International invites submissions for its upcoming issue In the Archives, edited by Dora Prieto and Natasha Gauthier.

What does it mean to sift through archival material? What feelings arise as we look through old photographs, our family history, or other documents of the past? What are the struggles and reckonings inherent in research, and is radical transformation possible? How does the access or denial of information about our past inform who we are and who future generations will become? 

The editors invite submissions of poetry, prose, and hybrid works that ruminate on archives: queerings, interventions, alternatives, hauntings, erotic interpretations, embodied investigations, the desire for or lack of facts, the line between knowing and the unknowable, and the precarious toying with “history” and the abyss.

PRISM international publishes exciting, original material from established and emerging writers in Canada and around the world. We accept submissions year-round. Due to the high volume of submissions we receive each month, reply times range between 2 to 6 months, depending on the time of year. Please note: PRISM does not accept submissions from current and incoming students and faculty of the University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing Program (this includes the UBC Optional-Residency MFA Program). Work submitted by incoming students prior to their acceptance to the UBC Creative Writing Program, if still under consideration, must be withdrawn. In order to submit, UBC alumni cannot have taken a UBC Creative Writing Program course during the previous two years. PRISM does not publish the same writer twice in a publication year.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: 

• For contest entries, please refer to our contest page.
• Title the document with your first and last and last name. Example: FirstNameLastName.doc.
• Submit up to four poems, maximum of six pages. 
• We welcome cross-genre, hybrid, and interdisciplinary poetry and poetics.
• In your cover letter, please specify the number of poems you are submitting and list the titles of the poems.
• Poetry submissions should be typed and single-spaced. If you would like to submit poems with alternate spacing, please mention it in your cover letter and submit a PDF instead of a Word document.
• Include in your cover letter your full contact information (including email address) and a short bio.
• All submissions should be set in Times New Roman, 12-point font.
• We only accept online submissions via Submittable unless you are an incarcerated writer. We do not accept email submissions. We charge a $3.00 reading fee per submission. 
• Submissions must be previously unpublished, in print and online.
• We accept simultaneous submissions. If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please let us know immediately.
• We purchase first North American serial rights, and pay $40/printed page for prose and $45/printed page for poetry. Contributors will receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears.
• The editorial board awards one $500 prize to an outstanding poetry contributor each year.
• We encourage submissions from Black and Indigenous writers, writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups, including low-income earners. If you identify as one or more of the above and would like to let us know, please mention it in your cover letter.

PRISM international publishes exciting, original material from established and emerging writers in Canada and around the world. Due to the high volume of submissions, we receive each month, reply times range from 6 - 12 months, depending on the time of year. Please note: PRISM does not accept submissions from current and incoming students and faculty of the University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing Program (this includes the UBC Optional-Residency MFA Program). Work submitted by incoming students prior to their acceptance to the UBC Creative Writing Program, if still under consideration, must be withdrawn. In order to submit, UBC alumni cannot have taken a UBC Creative Writing Program course during the previous two years. PRISM does not publish the same writer twice in a publication year. 

  SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: 

• For contest entries, please refer to our contest page.
• Title the document with your first and last and last name. Example: FirstNameLastName.doc.
• Submit up to four poems, maximum of six pages. 
• We welcome cross-genre, hybrid, and interdisciplinary poetry and poetics.
• In your cover letter, please specify the number of poems you are submitting and list the titles of the poems.
• Poetry submissions should be typed and single-spaced. If you would like to submit poems with alternate spacing, please mention it in your cover letter and submit a PDF instead of a Word document.
• Include in your cover letter your full contact information (including email address) and a short bio.
• All submissions should be set in Times New Roman, 12-point font.
• We only accept online submissions via Submittable unless you are an incarcerated writer. We do not accept email submissions. We charge a $3.00 reading fee per submission. 
• Submissions must be previously unpublished, in print and online.
• We accept simultaneous submissions. If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please let us know immediately.
• We purchase first North American serial rights, and pay $40/printed page for prose and $45/printed page for poetry. Contributors will receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears.
• The editorial board awards one $500 prize to an outstanding poetry contributor each year.
• We encourage submissions from Black and Indigenous writers, writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups, including low-income earners. If you identify as one or more of the above and would like to let us know, please mention it in your cover letter.

PRISM international publishes exciting, original material from established and emerging writers in Canada and around the world. Due to the high volume of submissions, we receive each month, reply times range from 6 - 12 months, depending on the time of year. Please note: PRISM does not accept submissions from current and incoming students and faculty of the University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing Program (this includes the UBC Optional-Residency MFA Program). Work submitted by incoming students prior to their acceptance to the UBC Creative Writing Program, if still under consideration, must be withdrawn. In order to submit, UBC alumni cannot have taken a UBC Creative Writing Program course during the previous two years. PRISM does not publish the same writer twice in a publication year.

  SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

• For contest entries, please refer to our contest page.
• Title the document with your first and last and last name. Example: FirstNameLastName.doc.
• Submit up to approximately 4,000 words. While we accept prose submissions of up to 25 pages (6,250 words), we must emphasize that it is only exceptional pieces of this length that will receive publication.
• We welcome cross-genre, hybrid, and interdisciplinary prose.
• In your cover letter, please specify the length of the piece you are submitting and the title.
• Prose submissions should be typed and double-spaced. 
• Include in your cover letter your full contact information (including email address) and a short bio.
• All submissions should be set in Times New Roman, 12-point font.
• We only accept online submissions via Submittable unless you are an incarcerated writer. We do not accept email submissions. We charge a $3.00 reading fee per submission. 
• Submissions must be previously unpublished, in print and online.
• We accept simultaneous submissions. If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please let us know immediately.
• We purchase first North American serial rights, and pay $40/printed page for prose and $45/printed page for poetry. Contributors will receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears.
• The editorial board awards one $500 prize to an outstanding prose contributor each year.
• We encourage submissions from Black and Indigenous writers, writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups, including low-income earners. If you identify as one or more of the above and would like to let us know, please mention it in your cover letter.

Submit up to five black and white illustrations. Illustrations will share a page with a poem or piece of prose. 

PRISM international publishes exciting, original material from established and emerging writers and artists in Canada and around the world. We accept submissions year-round. Due to the high volume of submissions we receive each month, reply times range between 2 to 6 months, depending on the time of year. Please note: PRISM does not accept submissions from current or incoming students or faculty of the University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing Program (this includes the UBC Optional-Residency MFA Program). Work submitted by incoming students prior to their acceptance to the UBC Creative Writing Program, if still under consideration, must be withdrawn. In order to submit, UBC alumni cannot have taken a UBC Creative Writing Program course during the previous two years. 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

• For contest entries, please refer to our contest page.
• Please name submission files as such: FirstName_LastName (followed by the file format for example: .pdf/docx/etc.)
• Illustrations cannot have been published previously. 
• Include in your cover letter your full contact information (including your email address) and a short bio.
• We accept simultaneous submissions. If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please let us know immediately.
• We purchase first North American serial rights, and pay $40/printed page. 
• We encourage submissions from Black and Indigenous writers, writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups, including low-income earners. If you identify as one or more of the above and would like to let us know, please mention it in your cover letter.