Submissions

Magnus Effect publishes previously unpublished work. By submitting, the writer/artist acknowledges that the work has not appeared elsewhere, either in print or online. Upon publication, the copyrights of the published work revert to the writer, but Magnus Effect should be acknowledged if the work is subsequently published in book form or reprinted in another venue.

While we do accept simultaneous submissions, please contact us immediately if your submissions are accepted elsewhere.

We accept submissions year-round.

To submit, email your entries to hannahmyersprofessional@gmail.com. For text submissions, unless stylistically relevant, use single-spacing with one-inch margins and a standard font, such as 12 point Times New Roman. We accept .docx file formats for written text submissions and prefer .jpeg or .jpg formats for visual submissions. In the body of your email, include a brief, third person biography and cover letter.

The following sections detail the specific requirements and limitations for each general category of submission. Please limit your total number of entries to five (5), per calendar year, even when you are submitting across multiple categories.

Poets may submit up to five (5) poems. Try to keep each poem to less than a page.

Fiction writers may submit up to three (3) different pieces. Please keep each entry under 2000 words in length. As long as it falls close to that word count, we’re interested in flash fiction, short stories, vignettes, and scenes.

Artists and photographers may submit up to five (5) different works. We’re interested in photography, digital art, paintings, drawings, graphic novel/comic strip panels, and more. Image resolution guidelines: Publication (quarter page) – 1600 x 1200 Publication (half page) – 2400 x 1800 Publication (full page) – 3200 x 2400.

We do not respond to unaccepted submissions. If you are accepted, you will hear back from us within three months.

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