Literary

Submissions are currently open for our upcoming issues. Send us your best visual art (painting, drawing, photography, digital), writing (poetry, short fiction, flash fiction, essay), or hybrid forms. Here are our general submission guidelines:

• 1-8 visual art pieces - keep file size under 10mb; we will ask for higher resolution images if needed for publication; .jpeg file type preferred
• 1-6 poems (submit multiple poems in a single file)
• 1-3 pieces of short fiction (approx. 1,000-3,000 words) or flash fiction (under 1,000 words)
• 1-3 pieces of creative non-fiction/essay (total length approx. 3,000 words max.)

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In the hope of collecting more submissions (particularly written responses), the open call for House Letters Issue 3 has been extended to Sunday 27 September. People of colour and those from marginalised and or under-represented backgrounds are especially encouraged to submit and their work – in all formats – will be prioritised. No formal creative experience necessary.

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House Letters is a new independent and interdisciplinary online publication that engages with the uncertain times caused by COVID-19. Following publication of the first and second issues in May and August respectively, the third issue will explore the theme ‘Build and Dismantle’ and be published in November 2020.