Welcomes Fiction and Poetry from Around the World: Island Magazine (honorarium: $100 minimum)

Island is a literary quarterly that publishes the very best contemporary writing – fiction, essays, memoir and poetry – as well as art. It engages with pre-eminent writers and develops and promotes new voices. First published in 1979, Island is Tasmania's leading literary voice and one of Australia’s most significant literary magazines. Island is part of the Australia Council’s Literary Magazines Australia initiative, designed to promote the country’s top literary magazines.

Island welcomes new fiction, poetry, essays and art from around the world. Please read our submission guidelines below before submitting your work. We receive a lot of submissions, so it takes a while to respond – currently about 16 weeks.

GENRE:

• We publish fiction, poetry, and all varieties of non-fiction (essays, critical reviews, creative non-fiction, memoir etc). We also consider extracts from novels or longer works
• Island often explores particular themes: watch the website for updates and calls for themed submissions

FORMAT:

• Submissions are only accepted via our website
• Submissions must be typed with 1.5 spacing, and 12pt font
• Include a wide margin at left and right
• Fiction and nonfiction usually range from 2500 to 5000 words
• Poems may be any length, though there are fewer opportunities for poems over 2 pages in length
• Include a cover sheet with the title of the piece, its genre, and word count;
• Also include on the cover sheet your name; contact information (phone, email and mailing address); and a short biographical note (50-100 words)
• For citations use the following format: surname, initial, *‘title of article’], title of book, edition, publisher, place of publication, date, page reference (with all elements separated by commas)
• Use single inverted commas (‘ ’) around quotations and reserve double inverted commas (“ ”) for quotations within quotations

PAYMENT & COPYRIGHT:

• Rates will be negotiated directly with the author upon acceptance (min. $100).
• A contract will be issued on acceptance and payment will be made by cheque or direct credit after return of contract, submission of an invoice, and publication.
• Island acquires the rights to published work for three months; and the work will be made available on our website archives. The copyright stays with the author, but any subsequent publication must acknowledge first publication in Island.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries: island.magazine@utas.edu.au

For submissions: via the online submission form

Website: http://www.islandmag.com/

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