Deadline: 1 March 2011, 1 July 2011, 1 November 2011
Submission
We accept only electronic submissions via e-mail as attached documents (Microsoft word only). Authors are requested to enclose their full Bio-data on a separate sheet and should not forget to provide information regarding contact details with their e-mail address.
Format of the articles
Authors are requested to follow the MLA style strictly while preparing the articles. Authors are also requested to include the following in the format of their articles:
1. Full Title with subtitle, if any.
2. An abstract of the article of about 100-150 words.
3. Authors should note that the main body of the text should be prepared in such a way that no formatting is needed afterwards. Heading, sub headings and illustrations should be well incorporated within the main body of the article.
4. There is no word-limit for articles. But ideally those should be around 5000 words, inclusive of notes and references.
5. All portions of the articles should be double-line spaced.
6. Author should be careful regarding grammatical and typological errors.
7. All essays submitted must be in English for review. Quotations in languages other than English must be accompanied by translations.
Simultaneous submissions are permitted provided the authors inform the editor as soon as the content is accepted elsewhere.
Fiction and Poetry
Our mission is to publish the finest in speculative and imaginative fiction and poetry, with special attention to character-driven stories that examine the depths and heights of emotion and motivation from a broad variety of cultural and social perspectives. We want to publish powerful stories with emotion that resonates in our minds and hearts long after the first reading and makes us want to read them again and again. We look for the unique: stories that stand out in a genre that pushes the envelope of unusual. We take special delight in detailed world-building, and we enjoy reading about the realms and inhabitants of your imagination.
We have no subject/topic preference, beyond a requirement that the work have a speculative element.
We are happy to read high fantasy, magic realism, hard science fiction, sword and sorcery, and genrebending stories that don’t quite seem to fit elsewhere.
We will read your genre short stories at lengths of up to 10,000 words.
We are always interested in good flash fiction (1,500 words or less). If your story is on the borderline of flash length, consider trimming those extra words and making your shortshort story even tighter and stronger.
Please note:
You may submit up to three poems at one time.
Please paste your poetry into the body of your submission email.
Let us know if you’d be happy with a standard rejection form or if you want a personalized rejection submission will be held much longer.
Remember that personalized rejections mean your
Copyright:
We allow our authors flexible rights to republish and reproduce and distribute their published contents with third parties anywhere in any format on the following conditions:
1. The authors will inform the Editor-in-Chief about the intended republication or reproduction by third parties by sending a signed letter.
2. The authors will acknowledge credits to The Criterion as the first publisher and include the URL (the original link location) in their works.
Deadlines for submission:
April Issue: 1st March
August Issue: 1st July
December Issue: 1st November
Send your submissions to vishwanathbite@gmail.com
More information here.
Submission
We accept only electronic submissions via e-mail as attached documents (Microsoft word only). Authors are requested to enclose their full Bio-data on a separate sheet and should not forget to provide information regarding contact details with their e-mail address.
Format of the articles
Authors are requested to follow the MLA style strictly while preparing the articles. Authors are also requested to include the following in the format of their articles:
1. Full Title with subtitle, if any.
2. An abstract of the article of about 100-150 words.
3. Authors should note that the main body of the text should be prepared in such a way that no formatting is needed afterwards. Heading, sub headings and illustrations should be well incorporated within the main body of the article.
4. There is no word-limit for articles. But ideally those should be around 5000 words, inclusive of notes and references.
5. All portions of the articles should be double-line spaced.
6. Author should be careful regarding grammatical and typological errors.
7. All essays submitted must be in English for review. Quotations in languages other than English must be accompanied by translations.
Simultaneous submissions are permitted provided the authors inform the editor as soon as the content is accepted elsewhere.
Fiction and Poetry
Our mission is to publish the finest in speculative and imaginative fiction and poetry, with special attention to character-driven stories that examine the depths and heights of emotion and motivation from a broad variety of cultural and social perspectives. We want to publish powerful stories with emotion that resonates in our minds and hearts long after the first reading and makes us want to read them again and again. We look for the unique: stories that stand out in a genre that pushes the envelope of unusual. We take special delight in detailed world-building, and we enjoy reading about the realms and inhabitants of your imagination.
We have no subject/topic preference, beyond a requirement that the work have a speculative element.
We are happy to read high fantasy, magic realism, hard science fiction, sword and sorcery, and genrebending stories that don’t quite seem to fit elsewhere.
We will read your genre short stories at lengths of up to 10,000 words.
We are always interested in good flash fiction (1,500 words or less). If your story is on the borderline of flash length, consider trimming those extra words and making your shortshort story even tighter and stronger.
Please note:
You may submit up to three poems at one time.
Please paste your poetry into the body of your submission email.
Let us know if you’d be happy with a standard rejection form or if you want a personalized rejection submission will be held much longer.
Remember that personalized rejections mean your
Copyright:
We allow our authors flexible rights to republish and reproduce and distribute their published contents with third parties anywhere in any format on the following conditions:
1. The authors will inform the Editor-in-Chief about the intended republication or reproduction by third parties by sending a signed letter.
2. The authors will acknowledge credits to The Criterion as the first publisher and include the URL (the original link location) in their works.
Deadlines for submission:
April Issue: 1st March
August Issue: 1st July
December Issue: 1st November
Send your submissions to vishwanathbite@gmail.com
More information here.
