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inScribe

JOURNAL OF CREATIVE WRITING

We accept original submissions of short fiction in any genre (up to 3500 words), both formal and free verse poetry (up to 50 lines) as well as works of creative nonfiction (up to 3500 words).

 

Submissions for

ISSUE 06

 are opening soon

 

Please follow the Journal Submission Guidelines below. 
For any enquiries, please contact us at  inscribe@tabor.edu.au

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For an example of the type of work we're looking for, please read our sample selection from our first issue:

JOURNAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

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  • In preparing your work for submission, take note of any advertised themes for our up-coming editions

  • Be sure to edit and proofread your work thoroughly prior to sending it to inScribe

  • Email your submission as an attached Microsoft Word document to inscribe@tabor.edu.au

  • Please ensure the attached file bears the same name as the title of your work

  • Include the title and genre of your work in the email subject heading – e.g.:
         Awakenings_Poetry
         Runaway Train_Fiction
         Never Again_Nonfiction

  • You may submit as many works as you like, but please send a separate email for each title

  • In the body of your email, provide your full name and contact details (i.e. postal address, email address and phone number) together with a short (30-50 word) author bio

  • Please remove your name and any identifying information from the attached document – each title will be subject to a blind reading by multiple members of our editorial team

  • Be sure to observe the maximum length of 3,500 words per story (fiction and non-fiction) and 50 lines per individual poem

  • We ask that you format your submission using a plain, size 12pt font (e.g. Arial, Calibri or Times New Roman) with 1.5 line spacing

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PUBLISHING REGULATIONS:

 

All submitting authors will be notified of the decision of the editorial team as to whether or not their submission has been successful. This decision is final, and dispute will not be entered into. 

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All work accepted may be subject to minor formatting and proofreading alteration without notice. Permission for any substantive corrections or editorial changes will be sought from the author prior to publication.

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Generally, we request that all submissions are of previously unpublished work. If you wish to submit work that has already appeared in print or online, please indicate when and where it was published, in the body of your submission email.

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Copyright remains with author; however, inScribe journal reserves the right to re-print previously published works on our website and/or in subsequent print editions.

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Should your work be published elsewhere after appearing in inScribe, we request as a courtesy that you acknowledge when and where it was first published with us.

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inScribe journal is a not-for-profit venture; any money raised via subscription and sales will be directed into the ongoing running cost of the website and to improve the quality and availability of the journal.

Please email submissions to:  inscribe@tabor.edu.au

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