Deadline: 31 March 2011
Publication Date: Winter 2012
Apart from certain types of submissions not included in our online submission form (submishmash), unsolicited submissions received outside the reading period will be deleted unread.
All correspondence relative to submissions should be sent to madhr.13@gmail.com.
With few exceptions, submissions must be previously unpublished in their entirety or finished/final form on any site, including websites, blogs, and journals visible to the public.
Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but let us know the moment your submission is accepted elsewhere.
Regrettably, we offer no financial compensation. We editors are unpaid working stiffs, and we haven’t yet found any wealthy sponsors. Donations are always welcome and are tax deductible for American residents and citizens. Please see our Donations page.
What to Submit
Our focus is on adroit experimentation with form and content. MHR provides a playful forum for the (re)presentation of “political” insights, satirical or intensely tragic.
We welcome inventive texts, smashing sounds, and surprising images into our hybrid space.
Creations that can’t readily be categorized, and those that break skillfully with expected form or content are what we love best.
We also tip our mad hats to surrealism, irrealism, and magic realism, and embrace collaborative works. We bear some respect for classical forms, but only when their craft or content knocks our hats off.
What Not to Submit
We are not in love with tear-jerking “realism,” Bukowski bar scenes, and “inspirational” rants, and we’re circumspect about totally inaccessible language games written for an elite audience of like-minded writers, as well as writings that go on and on and on without punctuation producing dizzy fits migraines stomach aches tantrums sobbing fits psychotic episodes chronic depression swine flu and occasionally early death.
How to Submit
Submit for ONE category only per each Reading Period via our online submission form: http://madhatter.submishmash.com/Submit
We consider submissions in the following genres:
Flash Fictions
* THREE to FIVE flashes
* Each flash must be 1000 words or fewer, preferably closer to 500
Short Fictions (and Novel Excerpts)
* ONE Short Fiction
* 1,001 and 4,000 words
MHR Short Fictions are prose pieces that tell stories, in some shape or form, but not necessarily following the generally accepted norms of arc, character development, plot, resolution, etc.
Poetry
* THREE to SIX poems
* Up to 2,000 words total
MHR Poems are generally adroitly experimental, surprising, musical poems (up to 2,000 words total). By “musical” we do not mean tuneful or melodic. Rather, we seek poetry that displays sensitivities to language as a musical instrument, be it (e.g.) Demonatron, Swarmatron, or Gamelon. We do not consider fewer than three, unless you’re offering a long poem, 1000 words or more, in which case, submit only one. It goes without saying that poetry needn’t “look” like poetry (i.e., structured in stanzas).
Creative Non-Fiction
* ONE Creative Non-Fiction up to 3,500 words
* Or THREE Creative Non-Fictions, each fewer than 1000 words
MHR Creative Non-Fiction includes unconventional, language focused, non-commercial personal essay, artistic memoir sketch (“memfic,” à la the publisher), or an intriguing package of ruminations. Subjects dealing with cultural topics and psychosocial issues are welcome. CNF editor Ann Bogle states: "Creative nonfiction is intensely cumbersome as the name of a literary genre, and yet it must be the best name for it so far. I am using "autobio." to mean that the factual basis in the work ought to be honored by the writer and the reader as true, real, or echt (authentic and factual) and "creative nonfiction" to mean the factual basis or sequence of life events -- not meaning "plot" in fiction -- matters less than the artistry or creative arrangements at play in the work. "Creative nonfiction" may advance mutable positions and boundaries.”
Drama
* ONE short script, one-act play, or dramatic monologue
* Up to 20 minutes performance or recording/viewing time
* Up to 4,500 words (if text only)
Note: Dramatic monologues, dialogues, and short plays may be sent as recordings or video/digital media forms via the free shareware program yousendit.com. Please notify us when you are sending a file via that program.
Translations
Translations from non-English languages into English are welcome. We also like to publish the works in their original language. Follow guidelines for the genre you’re submitting. We will need copyright and permission statements, as well as the translated author’s bio and contact info. Please follow the appropriate word count guidelines relative to the genre of your translations.
More information here.
Publication Date: Winter 2012
Apart from certain types of submissions not included in our online submission form (submishmash), unsolicited submissions received outside the reading period will be deleted unread.
All correspondence relative to submissions should be sent to madhr.13@gmail.com.
With few exceptions, submissions must be previously unpublished in their entirety or finished/final form on any site, including websites, blogs, and journals visible to the public.
Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but let us know the moment your submission is accepted elsewhere.
Regrettably, we offer no financial compensation. We editors are unpaid working stiffs, and we haven’t yet found any wealthy sponsors. Donations are always welcome and are tax deductible for American residents and citizens. Please see our Donations page.
What to Submit
Our focus is on adroit experimentation with form and content. MHR provides a playful forum for the (re)presentation of “political” insights, satirical or intensely tragic.
We welcome inventive texts, smashing sounds, and surprising images into our hybrid space.
Creations that can’t readily be categorized, and those that break skillfully with expected form or content are what we love best.
We also tip our mad hats to surrealism, irrealism, and magic realism, and embrace collaborative works. We bear some respect for classical forms, but only when their craft or content knocks our hats off.
What Not to Submit
We are not in love with tear-jerking “realism,” Bukowski bar scenes, and “inspirational” rants, and we’re circumspect about totally inaccessible language games written for an elite audience of like-minded writers, as well as writings that go on and on and on without punctuation producing dizzy fits migraines stomach aches tantrums sobbing fits psychotic episodes chronic depression swine flu and occasionally early death.
How to Submit
Submit for ONE category only per each Reading Period via our online submission form: http://madhatter.submishmash.com/Submit
We consider submissions in the following genres:
Flash Fictions
* THREE to FIVE flashes
* Each flash must be 1000 words or fewer, preferably closer to 500
Short Fictions (and Novel Excerpts)
* ONE Short Fiction
* 1,001 and 4,000 words
MHR Short Fictions are prose pieces that tell stories, in some shape or form, but not necessarily following the generally accepted norms of arc, character development, plot, resolution, etc.
Poetry
* THREE to SIX poems
* Up to 2,000 words total
MHR Poems are generally adroitly experimental, surprising, musical poems (up to 2,000 words total). By “musical” we do not mean tuneful or melodic. Rather, we seek poetry that displays sensitivities to language as a musical instrument, be it (e.g.) Demonatron, Swarmatron, or Gamelon. We do not consider fewer than three, unless you’re offering a long poem, 1000 words or more, in which case, submit only one. It goes without saying that poetry needn’t “look” like poetry (i.e., structured in stanzas).
Creative Non-Fiction
* ONE Creative Non-Fiction up to 3,500 words
* Or THREE Creative Non-Fictions, each fewer than 1000 words
MHR Creative Non-Fiction includes unconventional, language focused, non-commercial personal essay, artistic memoir sketch (“memfic,” à la the publisher), or an intriguing package of ruminations. Subjects dealing with cultural topics and psychosocial issues are welcome. CNF editor Ann Bogle states: "Creative nonfiction is intensely cumbersome as the name of a literary genre, and yet it must be the best name for it so far. I am using "autobio." to mean that the factual basis in the work ought to be honored by the writer and the reader as true, real, or echt (authentic and factual) and "creative nonfiction" to mean the factual basis or sequence of life events -- not meaning "plot" in fiction -- matters less than the artistry or creative arrangements at play in the work. "Creative nonfiction" may advance mutable positions and boundaries.”
Drama
* ONE short script, one-act play, or dramatic monologue
* Up to 20 minutes performance or recording/viewing time
* Up to 4,500 words (if text only)
Note: Dramatic monologues, dialogues, and short plays may be sent as recordings or video/digital media forms via the free shareware program yousendit.com. Please notify us when you are sending a file via that program.
Translations
Translations from non-English languages into English are welcome. We also like to publish the works in their original language. Follow guidelines for the genre you’re submitting. We will need copyright and permission statements, as well as the translated author’s bio and contact info. Please follow the appropriate word count guidelines relative to the genre of your translations.
More information here.
