Ariel's Dream 

Please, carefully follow these guidelines:

Please submit one poem (up to 3 pages double spaced) OR one micro-fiction (maximum of 500 words).

No COVID-19 related work in this submission please! We have a separate submission call for those.

Include in the name of your document the title of your piece (1st piece if submitting poems) and the genre.

In the cover letter: Confirm that these pieces are unpublished. Please add the title(s) and page numbers.

If you wish, you can submit up to three times per submission period in separate submissions.

Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please let us know if your piece was accepted elsewhere.

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General Guidelines:  Submit in one Word file of 20-25 pages of published or unpublished work.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. 

We are looking for submissions, anything and everything about COVID-19 in poetry, micro-fiction, flash fiction,  flash creative nonfiction, and art forms.

Tell us how you feel. What are your hopes and fears during these uncertain times of this pandemic?

Flash Fiction  OR Creative Nonfiction OR Poetry

General Guidelines: Submit one published or unpublished flash fiction or creative nonfiction piece, a maximum of 750 words, or up to three poems. 

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 published if we accept your submission.
 

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. 

Please use this naming conversion for the files:

Title of the piece - First Name Last Name Date of Submission

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.

Feedback:
(for an additional $15 send three poems OR one Micro-Fiction OR CNF to receive feedback. Submit up to 500 words story, or up to 8 pages of poetry via email Word attachment to Ariels.Dream.Literature@gmail.com after making a $20 payment ($5 submission fee plus $15 for feedback) via PayPal to Ariel.Publishing.LLC@gmail.com)

For flash fiction up to 750 words, submit a $5 submission fee plus $20 for feedback ($25 total).

Selecting the feedback option for your submission does not guarantee your submission will be selected for publication, 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?
• How is the technical aspect of the writing?

  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 are no refunds.

Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest -- Limit 100 Entries

Submission Fee: $14 for contest entry (critique option available for an additional fee, see below)

Submissions are capped at the first 100 entries to this contest!

General Guidelines:

Submit one unpublished or published creative nonfiction piece, a maximum of 1,000 words. 

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

Include the title AND your last name in the document name.

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.

Contest:

1st Prize:    Publication & Interview

2nd Prize:  Publication

3rd Prize:   Publication

3 Runner ups: The title of your piece, your name, city, and state will be published.

Feedback: 

(Additional $14 for Editorial Critique, total $28)

Send your submission to Ariels.Dream.Literature@gmail.com  as a Word document attachment after making a payment via Paypal of $28 ($14 for contest entry and $14 for editorial critique) to Ariel.Publishing.LLC@gmail.com

Selecting the critique option for your submission does not guarantee your submission will be selected as a winner or for publication online, but it does guarantee a summary of insights, edits, and recommendations on your work.  

Specifically, feedback will include consideration of the following:

• What are the narrative’s strengths? 
• What are the narrative's weaknesses? 
• How is the technical aspect of the writing? 
• Line edits & comments.

If you wish, you can submit multiple times in separate submissions.

Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but let us know if your piece was accepted elsewhere. No Refunds.

* The winners will be announced and promoted on our website, Facebook page, and Twitter.

Micro-Fiction Contest -- First 150 Entries!

$12 Entry Fee 

General Guidelines:

Submit one published or unpublished micro-fiction piece, a maximum of 500 words. 

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

Include the title of the story in the name of your Word file.

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.

Contest:

1st Prize: Your story will be included in our next Anthology along with your bio.

2nd Prize: Your story, your name, city, and state will be published.

3rd Prize: The title of your piece, your name, city, and state will be published.

If you wish, you can submit multiple times in separate submissions.

No simultaneous submissions are allowed.

(Additional $12 for Editorial Critique, total $24)

Feedback: Receive Editorial Critique within 2-6 weeks of entry! 

Send your submission to Ariels.Dream.Literature@gmail.com  as a Word document attachment after making a payment via PayPal of $24 ($12 for contest entry and $12 for editorial critique) to Ariel.Publishing.LLC@gmail.com

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

What are the narrative’s strengths? 

What are the narrative's weaknesses?

How is the technical aspect of the writing?

Contest results will be announced in Spring 2023 or prior.