THE WINGED MOON
Submission Guidelines
BEFORE READING OUR GUIDELINES PLEASE READ OUR THEME & WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR HERE
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At The Winged Moon we love daring and experimental writing that seeks to explore the intersections of the human experience, ecology, metaphysics, spirituality and folklore. We embrace work which is transcendent in quality, which pays tribute to our origins and heritage, whilst also having a meaningful stake in contemporary world concerns. We hope to showcase work which speaks from a place of embodiment – surreal writing and artworks which reimagine our complex relationships with the world, pushing against conventional boundaries of knowledge and philosophy. We also seek to publish work with a strong sense of place, that surveys the landscapes of belonging and displacement. In short, we believe the most incisive and timeless conversations are dialectic — interrogating both sides of a given theme to uncover deep truths. Visions which form the backbone and spirit of human existence, today —and in seasons to come.
We publish in print and online with a print anthology envisaged every couple of issues. Please note that the upcoming Biophilia issue will be an online issue.
We also publish work on our distinct weekly substack offering, KIN. We invite art and passionate writing that touches us to the marrow. Words that echo in the readers mind, long after reading. We want words with bells, words that weep, weird words, soft words, words that snout, words full of ceremonies, vivid and particular. We would love for you to join us on this journey…
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We publish themed poetry, prose poetry, and art, written in the English language. We also welcome submissions of poetry and prose poems in English-language translation. This year we are publishing one or two essays as part of our Biophilia theme (read here) and are opening submissions for lyric essays eg, Sarah Westcott, The Shape of a Frog. We are always excited to read new writers, and creative submissions, as well those previously published by The Winged Moon. We pay each contributor 20 euros.
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We publish:
Poetry (around 30 lines is our limit) please submit via our form here
Prose Poetry (300 word limit) please submit via our form here
Lyric Essays (1000 word limit ) please send to our email
Art please send to our email
Video Art please send to our email
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We do not publish one line poetry, haiku (unless in a haibun) or other poetry forms of that size. Nor do we publish any work that is disrespectful to any group. We reserve the right to remove an author at any time. We are not especially favourable to work that overtly references technology or the electronic world. Please read our last issue to have a feel for our writing and artistic preferences.
Before you send your work:
Read our theme here.
Please have a look on our website and subscribe to the substack magazine (you can for free) to read the previous issues before submitting https://thewingedmoon.substack.com/ and to support The Winged Moon, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.
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Please only TWO written pieces in total.
Art submissions please send THREE maximum.
You can submit to our written genres (poetry, prose poetry, micro fiction and essay) plus our art genre.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted and previously published work within respectful limits. Please let us know where your piece has been published.​ We read all of the submissions after the deadline, so please bear that in mind before sending your work simultaneously. We will give a response within four weeks of the submission deadline. If you would give us this time to reflect on the work you have submitted to us, we would be grateful. If your submission is accepted elsewhere before we have replied to you, please take a moment to send a quick email to thewingedmoonmagazine@gmail.com to let us know.
We are not able to provide print complimentary copies to contributors at the moment as we have chosen a print on demand service from Amazon. You can support The Winged Moon please look to purchase a print version of our issues, available here.
As we recognise the value of talent, we are beginning our tentative steps toward paying our contributors. We will pay around 20 euros minimum to each writer and artist within our print magazine . We are working toward a sustainable way to increase our payment by raising revenue. Would you like to support us to do so? There are a number of different ways, see the section below.
If you are interested in our monthly competition, ‘The Winged Muse’ click here.
Thank you for trusting The Winged Moon with your work.
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How you can support us:
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We do not ask for a submission fee but would be grateful if you could leave an optional tip. Or, as a print magazine we would be thrilled if you bought a previous issue and/or the upcoming one if you were able. All of our print proceeds are collected into a fund to pay our writers.
You can find our print issues available via Amazon here.
Have you read our substack magazine ‘KIN’? We warmly invite you to become a paid subscriber at https://thewingedmoon.substack.com/. Our paid subscribers, along with the weekly free offering including newly published work, receive monthly live write alongs, a book club, submission lists, exclusive writing and so much more.
Join us, one one of our three-part call out themed workshop series. More details on our event page here.
As a volunteer-run publication we are deeply appreciative of your support.