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Open Call for Issue 02

We are now accepting submissions for flash fiction, short fiction, non-fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, illustration and photogaphy for our May 2025 issue.

We look for a variety of voices from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and nationalities. There is no specific theme for Issue 02, however, we admire writers have their own unique, quirky voices and works that punch us in our guts or, at the very least, make us think in a way we haven’t before.

Deadline

1 Jan 2025 - 15 March 2025

Submission Guidelines

We accept all sumissions via email only. Please email your work to oratoriamag@mail.com.
Multiple submissions in one category are not allowed. However, multiple submissions in different categories are allowed. Please only submit one piece of work per genre.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed, however, you will need to mention this in your email body. If your work is selected anywhere else, please notify us immediately via email.
We only accept previously unpublished work (including work that has appeared on personal blogs, social media etc).
We offer First Right to Publication. Rights revert back to Authors on issue publication. After the issue is released, you work may appear elsewhere, but you’ll have to add a “first appeared on” tag to it.
Cover letters are not necessary, however, please include your full name, contact details and an Author Bio that stands at a maximum of 100 words, in the body of the email itself. Also please let us know if your work is a simultaneous submission within the body of the email.

Illustration and Photography

We accept illustrations or photographs, a maximum of one each. Submissions will be considered for cover art too. If a piece is chosen as cover art, we also publish a short interview of the artist within the pages of the journal.

We accept .jpg or .jpeg or .png or .pdf files only which are 10 MB or less and are 150-200 DPI. Please include the title of your work as the filename.

Fiction and Non-Fiction

Flash Fiction: 500-1000 words
Short Fiction: 1001-4000 words
Non-Fiction: 1200-4000 words
Creative Non-Fiction: 1001-4000 words

We accept .doc or .docx or .pdf formats only. Text should be 12 pt, Times New Roman, and double spaced, with 1-inch margins. Please include the title of your work within the file and as the filename.

Poetry

Poetry: 50-1000 words

We accept .doc or .docx or .pdf formats only. We prefer that the text is 12 pt, Times New Roman, double spaced with 1-inch margins. However, we are open to unique formats that may be necessary for your work. Please include the title of your work within the file and as the filename.