Submissions are accepted through our online submission manager which may be found
at .Please note that we charge a $5 fee for submitting online, which is comparable to
the cost of postage and mailing materials and helps offset some of the journal’s expenses.
Contributors receive one copy, and may purchase extra copies at a reduced rate of
$5, as long as they are in print.
Email submissions will not be read.
Guidelines:
We try our best to respond to submissions within 6 to 9 months, and sooner whenever
possible. If you haven’t heard from us within that time frame, you are welcome to
contact us for an update, but do know that your work is still under consideration.
We appreciate your patience and understanding when delays do occur.
We do not consider previously published work. Simultaneous submissions are welcome and notify
us immediately if the work is accepted somewhere else, so that we may congratulate
you.
We encourage you to read Permafrost before submitting. Online issues are available for free and can be found on this
website. See our submittable page to purchase current and past print issues.
As the editors of the farthest north literary magazine, we’ve chosen an unconventional,
expansive place to live. That, too, is what we seek in your submissions, though we
like well-written conventional work as well. Please note that since we are run by
graduate students, the masthead changes from year to year.
Fiction
We look for stories that reveal some understanding of the world we are living in,
even if the work is speculative, and with a vibrant sense of place and character.
Fiction submissions may include one piece of up to 8,000 words or up to three flash
pieces (less than 1,000 words each) in each submission. We welcome novel excerpts
(also up to 8,000 words), so long as they stand alone.
Hybrid
We like work that uses hybridity to rethink language and genre. Stories in verse,
speculative nonfiction, graphic essays, excerpts from your comic book or graphic novel,
sound play, and any other experimental or multimodal texts are welcome. Hybrid submissions
may be up to 8,000 words. Please ensure you have the necessary copyrights if you use
audio and/or visuals. Hybrid work does not need to be double-spaced; please submit
it as you would like it to appear.
Nonfiction
We seek essays by writers who are willing to wrestle with language and experiment
with form. We have a soft spot for place-based writing, flash and micro memoirs, prose
poems, hermit crab essays, or anything that pushes the limits of the fourth genre.
Nonfiction submissions may include one piece of up to 8,000 words or up to three flash
or micro pieces (up to roughly 1,000 words each) in each submission. Excerpts (also
up to 8,000 words) from book-length works are welcome, so long as they stand alone.
Nonfiction work does not need to be double-spaced; please submit it as you would like
it to appear.
Poetry
We’re looking for fresh language and imagery, both with an element of risk. We like
both experimental and conventional poetry, including traditional forms. Poetry does
not need to be double-spaced; please submit it as you would like it to appear. Please
only submit up to five poems at a time.
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