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LIBRETTO MAGAZINE BIANNUAL SUBMISSIONS

Libretto Magazine — Magazine of Arts and Publishing. We publish two issues a year — June and December.

 

LIBRETTO MAGAZINE BIANNUAL SUBMISSIONS

Welcome to our Biannual Literary Submissions! We’re a platform dedicated to showcasing the diverse voices and talents of writers worldwide. Whether you’re a seasoned author or just starting out, we invite you to share your stories, poems, and essays with us. Join our community of passionate writers and let your creativity shine!

 

Our Biannual Submissions Period are:

JUNE ISSUE: THEMED

Submission Opens: February 1st

Submission Closes: March 31st

Publication: June

 

DECEMBER ISSUE: THEMED

Submission Opens: August 30th

Submission Closes: October 31st

Publication: December

 

NOTE: Kindly know all submissions are made through the submissions form and ONE entry per submission period.

 

For Issue 12, with the theme UNWANTED SEASONS, Libretto Magazine is pleased to announce its call for submissions. Libretto Magazine eeks unique works with strong sense of empathy, introspection, and courage; works that are evocative and that possess the capacity to redefine perception. This is to encourage diverse voices to share their experiences, opinions, and insights on disability-related issues. Contributors are also allowed to explore the theme in a manner that defies convention.

 

Send in your experiences and desires, your resilience and patience for brighter days to return, as well as your dreams and despair in relation to the theme. We want voice. We want artistry. We want heart. The selection process is set to be thoroughly rigorous, therefore, endeavor to submit only your best work of art.

 

The submissions window opens: August 30th—October 31, 2024.

 

Submission Guidelines:

 

  1. POETRY:
  • Submit up to 3-5 poems per entry.
  • Each poem can be of any length.
  • Include all poems in a single document.
  • Preferred format: Word document (.doc or .docx) or PDF.
  • Use Times New Roman or Arial font, size 12.(Single-Spaced).
  • Each poem should be titled and every new poem should begin on a new page.
  • Include author’s name, and a biography of no more than hundred words, written in the third person attached on a single document, a profile picture of you in high-resolution, and your social media handle(s).
  • Only send unpublished work.
  • We accept simultaneous submissions, please do let us know if your submission has been accepted by another platform.
  • Submission must be properly edited and sent through our submission form. Our editorial team reserves the right to edit your work if there is any need. 

Submit your poetry submissions Here

 

  1. NONFICTION/ESSAY:
  • Submit one entry for nonfiction, essay or article.
  • Length: 2,500 to 3,000 words.
  • Preferred format: Word document (.doc or .docx) or PDF.
  • Use Times New Roman or Arial font, size 12 (Double-Spaced)
  • Include author’s name, and a biography of no more than hundred words, written in the third person attached on a single document, a profile picture of you in high-resolution, and your social media handle(s).
  • Only send unpublished work.
  • We accept simultaneous submissions, please do let us know if your submission has been accepted by another platform.
  • Submission must be properly edited and sent through our submission form. Our editorial team reserves the right to edit your work if there is any need. 

Submit your Nonfiction/Essay submissions Here

 

  1. FLASH FICTION:
  • Submit one short story per entry for flash fiction
  • Length: 1,000 to 1500 words.
  • Preferred format: Word document (.doc or .docx) or PDF.
  • Use Times New Roman or Arial font, size 12. (Double-Spaced).
  • Include author’s name, and a biography of no more than hundred words, written in the third person attached on a single document, a profile picture of you in high-resolution, and your social media handle(s).
  • Only send unpublished work.
  • We accept simultaneous submissions, please do let us know if your submission has been accepted by another platform.
  • Submission must be properly edited and sent through our submission form. Our editorial team reserves the right to edit your work if there is any need. 

Submit your Flash Fiction submissions Here

 

  1. FICTION:
  • Submit one short story per entry for fiction
  • Length: 3,500–5,000 words.
  • Preferred format: Word document (.doc or .docx) or PDF.
  • Use Times New Roman or Arial font, size 12. (Double-Spaced).
  • Include author’s name, and a biography of no more than hundred words, written in the third person attached on a single document, a profile picture of you in high-resolution, and your social media handle(s).
  • Only send unpublished work.
  • We accept simultaneous submissions, please do let us know if your submission has been accepted by another platform.
  • Submission must be properly edited and sent through our submission form. Our editorial team reserves the right to edit your work if there is any need. 

Submit your Fiction submissions Here

 

  1. VISUAL ARTS/PHOTOGRAPHY:
  • Submit original artwork or photography.
  • Length: 10-15 artworks
  • High-resolution images preferred (at least 300 dpi) with a note about the work you are submitting.
  • Submissions should include a cover letter with a brief history/synopsis about each artworks.
  • Include author’s name, and a biography of no more than hundred words, written in the third person attached on a single document, a profile picture of you in high-resolution, and your social media handle(s).
  • Only send unpublished work.
  • We accept simultaneous submissions, please do let us know if your submission has been accepted by another platform.
  • Submission must be sent through our submission form. 

Submit your Visual Arts and Photography submissions Here

 

  1. ONE ACT PLAY:
  • Submit original plays or scripts for one act play
  • Length: 10 to 20 pages.
  • The submissions should have at least 8-10 characters
  • Preferred format: Word document (.doc or .docx) or PDF.
  • Use Times New Roman or Arial font, size 12. (Double-Spaced).
  • Submissions should include a cover letter with a brief synopsis of the play, and include the reading time, performance history and awards (If there are any).
  • Include author’s name, and a biography of no more than hundred words, written in the third person attached on a single document, a profile picture of you in high-resolution, and your social media handle(s).
  • Only send unpublished work.
  • We accept simultaneous submissions, please do let us know if your submission has been accepted by another platform.
  • Submission must be properly edited and sent through our submission form. Our editorial team reserves the right to edit your work if there is any need. 

Submit your One Act Play submissions Here

 

  1. BOOK REVIEWS:
  • Submit original book review
  • Length: Not more than 1,500 to 2,000 word
  • Preferred format: Word document (.doc or .docx) or PDF.
  • Use Times New Roman or Arial font, size 12. (Double-Spaced).
  • Submissions should include a cover letter with a brief synopsis of the book you are writing a review on.
  • Include author’s name, and a biography of no more than hundred words, written in the third person attached on a single document, a profile picture of you in high-resolution, and your social media handle(s).
  • Only send unpublished work.
  • We accept simultaneous submissions, please do let us know if your submission has been accepted by another platform.
  • Submission must be properly edited and sent through our submission form. Our editorial team reserves the right to edit your work if there is any need. 

Submit your Book Review submissions Here

 

ISSUE EDITOR’S NAME: TENDAI RINOS MWANAKA

Tendai Rinos Mwanaka is a multidisciplinary artist, editor, publisher and producer with over 70 individual books and curated anthologies published in US, Northern Ireland, UK, Cameroon and Zimbabwe. He has 4 music albums, with new album, The Choice is not Mine (2024) recently released and his music is playing in at least 18 radio stations in US, Canada, UK, France, Israel, Brazil and Australia. He has produced hundreds of paintings and drawings, thousands of photographs, some exhibited, published and sold. His pieces have also appeared in over 500 journals in over 35 countries and his books and writings are translated into at least 11 languages. His music can be licensed here: https://www.songtradr.com/tendai.mwanaka.  Find him here: https://m.facebook.com/tendai.mwanaka

 

PUBLICATION RIGHTS

Libretto Magazine does not accept previously published works, unless we ourselves request them. Individual rights revert to authors upon publication. By submitting your work, you affirm you are the sole author and maintain all rights for your work. We request that any work republished from Libretto Magazine be properly cited. We reserve the right to nominate works published in Libretto Magazine for honors such as the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, etc. Libretto Magazine will inform authors of such nominations via email.

 

UPON PUBLICATION

While we would love to be able to provide financial remuneration to the artists whose work we publish, unfortunately we are currently not able to do so. If you will like to appreciate the contributors for this issue while providing Libretto with the means to support emerging voices, you can send a donation through our website via this link: Donation Page Here