Deadline: 15 October 2012
Per Contra began publication as an online quarterly in the fall of 2005. Our name indicates our intention to offer more than one way of looking at the world.
You can find contrast in our range of content: literary fiction, poetry (both free verse and formalist), original and in translation,* interviews with authors and with artists, creative non-fiction, essays, and book reviews. Additionally we include articles about art and literature that one might expect to find only in scholarly journals because we believe that by publishing them in this context they will be available to a wide audience.
GUIDELINES FOR SHORT FICTION SUBMISSION: We publish literary fiction (read several of our stories before sending us your work).
LENGTH: Per Contra accepts submissions of short fiction up to 3000 words. We publish both flash fiction and short stories.
NUMBER OF STORIES TO SUBMIT: Submit only one work at a time (i.e., one flash or one short story). Do not submit another work until you have received a response from us on your previous submission.
FORMAT OF SUBJECT LINE: In the subject line write in caps - FICTION: YOUR NAME: TITLE OF STORY
FORMAT OF STORY: Paste the story into the body of the email as well as sending it as an attachment in .doc, .rtf, or .txt format. Please double space the story in the attachment. On the attachment, make sure you include your name and your email address as well as the title of the story and the word count.
IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL
POLICY ON EDITING: We may ask for some edits in stories we would like to publish.
We regret that we cannot comment on all stories.
WHAT WE PURCHASE: We purchase first rights (that is, we do not accept previously published work), right to archive, right to broadcast and to reprint in an anthology. You retain copyright, and we ask that you acknowledge Per Contra if you reprint the work. We are a paying market.
PERIOD OF OPEN SUBMISSIONS
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: percontrafiction@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.percontra.net/
Per Contra began publication as an online quarterly in the fall of 2005. Our name indicates our intention to offer more than one way of looking at the world.
You can find contrast in our range of content: literary fiction, poetry (both free verse and formalist), original and in translation,* interviews with authors and with artists, creative non-fiction, essays, and book reviews. Additionally we include articles about art and literature that one might expect to find only in scholarly journals because we believe that by publishing them in this context they will be available to a wide audience.
GUIDELINES FOR SHORT FICTION SUBMISSION: We publish literary fiction (read several of our stories before sending us your work).
LENGTH: Per Contra accepts submissions of short fiction up to 3000 words. We publish both flash fiction and short stories.
NUMBER OF STORIES TO SUBMIT: Submit only one work at a time (i.e., one flash or one short story). Do not submit another work until you have received a response from us on your previous submission.
FORMAT OF SUBJECT LINE: In the subject line write in caps - FICTION: YOUR NAME: TITLE OF STORY
FORMAT OF STORY: Paste the story into the body of the email as well as sending it as an attachment in .doc, .rtf, or .txt format. Please double space the story in the attachment. On the attachment, make sure you include your name and your email address as well as the title of the story and the word count.
IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL
- Your Name
- Your Email
- Title of the Story
- Number of Words
- A brief bio (200 words or less)
- Your Story
- Yes to Work on Password Protected Sites: Material work shopped and posted in password protected sites are not considered to have been published.
- No to Work Previously Posted on Blogs: Works posted on your own blog or on someone else’s blog may not be submitted: we consider them to have been published.
- About Translations: Although we publish translations, at this time we can accept only original fiction in English as submissions. Do not send translations or fan fiction.
POLICY ON EDITING: We may ask for some edits in stories we would like to publish.
We regret that we cannot comment on all stories.
WHAT WE PURCHASE: We purchase first rights (that is, we do not accept previously published work), right to archive, right to broadcast and to reprint in an anthology. You retain copyright, and we ask that you acknowledge Per Contra if you reprint the work. We are a paying market.
PERIOD OF OPEN SUBMISSIONS
- Now open April 15 through October 15.
- Closed October 16 through April 14.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: percontrafiction@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.percontra.net/
