Barzakh will begin accepting original art, poetry, and prose submissions for our Spring 2027 issue on September 15th! We will be open for submissions from September 15th to November 15th, 2026. We can't wait to read/ see what you send us!
Please see the guidelines below to learn how to submit, and please see our submission page for other guidelines, including information about copyright.
A note about submission fees
If it's within your means, please submit using the "Tip Jar" submission form below. We have very few "Non-Tip-Jar" submissions available at this time, and when they are used up, only tip-jar submissions will remain open.
In either case, we can't wait to read/ see your work!
Spring 2027 - Community
Belonging, safety, reciprocity—these are words we think define community. Or maybe you have other thoughts. Does reciprocity come with conditions? What happens when we question our communities? What strains these relationships? Can community sustain critique? For this issue, send us your best work focusing on community, and show us what community means to you.
Submissions Guidelines
Please upload one text file (DOCX, PDF, RTF, etc.) including up to 6000 words total (one long piece or multiple shorter pieces up to 3000 words).
Multigenre/ Hybrid/ Digital Work – If the submission is text-based, please upload one text file (DOCX, PDF, RTF, etc.) including as many as three hybrid pieces (no more than 3000 words). If the submission is image-based, please upload as many as six image files (IMG, PNG, TIF, etc.). If you'd like these pieces to be considered for our visual-art section, please include an image list that includes the title, size, medium, and year of each piece you submit.
For other guidelines, including information about copyright and submitting through snail mail, please see our submission page.
Spring 2027 - Community
Belonging, safety, reciprocity—these are words we think define community. Or maybe you have other thoughts. Does reciprocity come with conditions? What happens when we question our communities? What strains these relationships? Can community sustain critique? For this issue, send us your best work focusing on community, and show us what community means to you.
Submissions Guidelines
Please upload one text file (DOCX, PDF, RTF, etc.) including up to 3 poems.
Multigenre/ Hybrid/ Digital Work – If the submission is text-based, please upload one text file (DOCX, PDF, RTF, etc.) including as many as three hybrid pieces (no more than 3000 words). If the submission is image-based, please upload as many as six image files (IMG, PNG, TIF, etc.). If you'd like these pieces to be considered for our visual-art section, please include an image list that includes the title, size, medium, and year of each piece you submit.
For other guidelines, including information about copyright, please see our submission page.
Spring 2027 - Community
Belonging, safety, reciprocity—these are words we think define community. Or maybe you have other thoughts. Does reciprocity come with conditions? What happens when we question our communities? What strains these relationships? Can community sustain critique? For this issue, send us your best work focusing on community, and show us what community means to you.
Submissions Guidelines
Please upload up to six image files (IMG, PNG, TIF, etc.). Please include an image list that includes the title, size, medium/ materials, and year of each piece you submit.
Multigenre/ Hybrid/ Digital Work – If the submission is text-based, please upload one text file (DOCX, PDF, RTF, etc.) including as many as three hybrid pieces (no more than 3000 words). If the submission is image-based, please upload as many as six image files (IMG, PNG, TIF, etc.). If you'd like these pieces to be considered for our visual-art section, please include an image list that includes the title, size, medium, and year of each piece you submit.
For other guidelines, including information about copyright, please see our submission page.
Spring 2027 - Community
Belonging, safety, reciprocity—these are words we think define community. Or maybe you have other thoughts. Does reciprocity come with conditions? What happens when we question our communities? What strains these relationships? Can community sustain critique? For this issue, send us your best work focusing on community, and show us what community means to you.
Submissions Guidelines
Please upload up to six image files (IMG, PNG, TIF, etc.). Please include an image list that includes the title, size, medium/ materials, and year of each piece you submit.
Multigenre/ Hybrid/ Digital Work – If the submission is text-based, please upload one text file (DOCX, PDF, RTF, etc.) including as many as three hybrid pieces (no more than 3000 words). If the submission is image-based, please upload as many as six image files (IMG, PNG, TIF, etc.). If you'd like these pieces to be considered for our visual-art section, please include an image list that includes the title, size, medium, and year of each piece you submit.
For other guidelines, including information about copyright, please see our submission page.
Spring 2027 - Community
Belonging, safety, reciprocity—these are words we think define community. Or maybe you have other thoughts. Does reciprocity come with conditions? What happens when we question our communities? What strains these relationships? Can community sustain critique? For this issue, send us your best work focusing on community, and show us what community means to you.
Submissions Guidelines
Please upload one text file (DOCX, PDF, RTF, etc.) including up to 3 poems.
Multigenre/ Hybrid/ Digital Work – If the submission is text-based, please upload one text file (DOCX, PDF, RTF, etc.) including as many as three hybrid pieces (no more than 3000 words). If the submission is image-based, please upload as many as six image files (IMG, PNG, TIF, etc.). If you'd like these pieces to be considered for our visual-art section, please include an image list that includes the title, size, medium, and year of each piece you submit.
For other guidelines, including information about copyright, please see our submission page.
Spring 2027 - Community
Belonging, safety, reciprocity—these are words we think define community. Or maybe you have other thoughts. Does reciprocity come with conditions? What happens when we question our communities? What strains these relationships? Can community sustain critique? For this issue, send us your best work focusing on community, and show us what community means to you.
Submissions Guidelines
Please upload one text file (DOCX, PDF, RTF, etc.) including up to 6000 words total (one long piece or multiple shorter pieces up to 3000 words).
Multigenre/ Hybrid/ Digital Work – If the submission is text-based, please upload one text file (DOCX, PDF, RTF, etc.) including as many as three hybrid pieces (no more than 3000 words). If the submission is image-based, please upload as many as six image files (IMG, PNG, TIF, etc.). If you'd like these pieces to be considered for our visual-art section, please include an image list that includes the title, size, medium, and year of each piece you submit.
For other guidelines, including information about copyright and submitting through snail mail, please see our submission page.