Critique & Submission Fee: $35

Submit up to 3,500-word, essay or fiction, here in Submittable or via email Word attachment to ariels.dream.literature@gmail.com after making the payment to critiques.feedback@gmail.com via PayPal.

Your piece will be also considered for online and/or print publication.

Specifically, feedback will include consideration of the following:

How does the narrative engage the reader?
Is the premise/theme developed to the fullest extent?
Is the narrator authentic?
Do the tone and mood enhance the narrative? Detract from it?
What are the narrative’s strengths?
What are the narrative's weaknesses?
How is the technical aspect of the writing?
Editorial suggestions to improve the story.

If you wish, you can submit multiple times in separate submissions.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but no refunds on fees.

Anthology - Micro-Fiction/Flash Fiction OR Poetry

Ends on $18.00

$18.00

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Anthology – Micro-Fiction & Poetry

General Guidelines: Submit one published or unpublished micro-fiction or flash fiction piece, a maximum of 1,000 words.

OR submit three poems (no longer than 8 pages total, double spaced).

Please format your submission double-spaced and include a word count. In the top header please add the title and page numbers.

Your document should have the name of your story or your poems in its title.

In the cover letter: Confirm that this piece is unpublished or if it has been previously published, please include the information (name of journal or magazine and date of first publication) so we can properly credit the publisher. If you wish, you can submit multiple times in separate submissions. If unpublished, simultaneous submissions are allowed, but no refunds.

If your piece is selected, it will be included in the 2024 Anthology by Ariel's Dream Literary Journal.

Anthology – Micro-Fiction & Poetry Submission Fee: $18.00

Chapbook Contest - Flash Fiction OR Creative Nonfiction

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$18.00

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Chapbook Contest – Flash Fiction OR Creative Nonfiction

General Guidelines: Submit in one Word file of 20-25 pages of published or unpublished work. The collection shouldn't be previously published as a whole, but up to 80% can be previously published pieces.

Please format your submission double-spaced and include a word count. In the top header please add the title and page numbers. Include a table of contents and acknowledgments page with a list of the published poems with date and the magazine's name where they were first published (all within the 20-25 page maximum).
Include a cover sheet in your document with your name, address, and contact information (e-mail).

If you wish, you can submit multiple times in separate submissions.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us if the collection was accepted elsewhere. There are no refunds on the submission fee.

The contest winner's chapbook will be published in print and electronically. We will promote it on Facebook and on our website.
Poetry Chapbook Submission Fee: $18.00

* We reserve the right to not publish a chapbook if the entries are not satisfactory for our publication. In this case, we'll open up the submission call again to invite in more work until we find a winner.

** If we don't feel that the chapbook as a whole would be worthy of publishing, we may still chose one or more pieces that we'll offer to publish.

Submission Call for Next Ariel's Dream Print Issue!

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$5.00

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We are looking for entries to consider for our next print issue.

Art - We're considering art pieces for the cover or to publish online

Send five of your best pieces, any medium. We also accept digital art. You can include in a Word document a commentary of your art.

Confirm that the pieces are unpublished or if they have been previously published, please include the information (name of journal or magazine and date of first publication) so we can properly credit the publisher.

Flash Fiction OR Creative Nonfiction

General Guidelines: Submit one published or unpublished flash fiction or creative nonfiction piece, a maximum of 750 words. Please format your submission double-spaced and include a word count. In the top header please add the title(s) and page numbers. Include the title in the name of the document. In the cover letter: Confirm that this piece is unpublished or if it has been previously published, please include the information (name of journal or magazine and date of first publication) so we can properly credit the publisher.

Poetry:

Send up to 3 poems, up to 2 pages each.

Feedback:

For an additional $15 send your Flash Fiction, CNF, OR Poetry to receive feedback. Submit up to 500 words story via email Word attachment to Ariels.Dream.Literature@gmail.com after making a $20 payment ($5 submission fee plus $15 for feedback OR up to 750 words for $20 feedback fee plus $5 submission fee, total of $25) via Paypal to Ariel.Publishing.LLC@gmail.com) OR select the specific option in Submittable to add to your submission.

Selecting the feedback option for your submission does not guarantee your submission will be selected for publication online, but it does guarantee a summary of insights and recommendations on your work. Specifically, feedback will include consideration of the following:

How does the narrative engage the reader?
What are the narrative’s strengths?
What are the narrative's weaknesses?
What about the technical aspect of the writing?
We usually include additional, helpful comments within the document if so inclined.

If you wish, you can submit multiple times in separate submissions. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us if your piece was accepted elsewhere. There on no refunds.

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