Submissions

Fiction Submissions Are Now Open

While Overgrowth is a “genre-less” journal, we seek to publish primarily literary fiction. We are particularly keen on language-driven writing, and excitedly welcome any experimental and/or flash pieces. If you plan to submit high fantasy, horror, or hard sci-fi, we’re happy to consider it, but unlikely to publish it unless it contains superior prose and is emotionally and psychologically resonant.

We are highly focused on form over content, and do not filter stories based on messaging, explicitness, or narrator perspective. If your story is artfully constructed, we’d love to read it.

Overgrowth is generally interested in fiction submissions between 250-2,500 words. If you have a piece outside of those parameters, but you truly feel that it would be at home here, go ahead and send it our way.

All submissions are managed through our editor email at editor@overgrowthpress.com. Please title all submissions “Fiction – (Your Name)” and attach your story or stories as individual, publicly accessible .doc or. docx files titled “(Your Last Name)(Story Title).” We ask for a maximum of three stories per author per issue cycle.

If any of these technicalities get in the way of your submission, don’t sweat it. Send your work however you can, and we’ll figure out the rest. If you’re ready to submit, go ahead and click the button below. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact us at editor@overgrowthpress.com.

Poetry Submissions Are Now Open

Overgrowth seeks poetry with a sense of modernity and urgency, skewing our tastes toward free verse; however, if you’re sitting on a truly masterful sonnet or villanelle, we’d love to give it a read.

We believe the purpose of poetry is to illuminate, not to obscure. If a poem feels like it’s written by a thesaurus, rather than by a person with something to communicate, it’s likely not what we’re looking for.

We value poetry which prioritizes both aesthetic and meaning, and uses its form to lead both reader and writer to complex and provoking ideas, emotions, and perspectives.

We ask that each poet submit between 1 and 3 poems per submission cycle. Multi-part poems, such as triptych poems, can be counted as a single poem. All submission are managed through our editor email at editor@overgrowthpress.com. Please title your email “Poetry – (Your Name)” and attach your poem or poems as separate, publicly accessible .doc or .docx files titled “(Your Last Name) (Story Title).”

If any of these technicalities get in the way of your submission, don’t sweat it. Send your work however you can, and we’ll figure out the rest. If you’re ready to submit, go ahead and click the button below. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact us at editor@overgrowthpress.com.

Photography Submissions Are Now Open

Overgrowth seeks photography which is distinct, artistic, and arresting. Our tastes gravitate toward street photography, or “out for a walk in a cool area” photography, and we are particularly enamored with photography featuring combinations of the natural and unnatural (think: a weed growing out of a watering can, an orange tree in a parking lot). That said, if you have photos that you believe fit our vibe, we certainly want to see them regardless of content.

We love film and digital alike, black and white and color, but aren’t looking for anything over-stylized or over-edited (sepia tones, gimmick film, or anything faux-distressed).

For amateurs and hobbyists, you do not need an expensive or professional look to be considered. A Canon AE-1 with Kodak Ultramax from Walgreens can be more beautiful and interesting than a Sony A7iii with the finest lens money can buy. Your colors and composition speak much louder than technical quality. For more seasoned or professional photographers, please note that we are not particularly interested in studio, portrait, or otherwise staged photography at this time.

We ask that each photographer submit an aesthetically cohesive series of 3-5 photos for consideration. All photography submissions are managed through our Google Drive and email, both at editor@overgrowthpress.com. We ask that you either email us your photos as .jpeg/.jpg attachments, email subject “Photography – (Your Name),” or share it with our Google Drive as a single folder containing your images in any commonly accessible format, also labeled “Photography – (Your Name)”.

If any of that sounds irritating or too complicated to format, don’t sweat it. Just send us your images however you can, and we’ll get everything technically sured up on the back end.