Submissions

Submissions Are Currently Closed

Current submissions will be considered for our “Daylight” slate of publications. Please interpret this theme as literally or as loosely as you see fit.

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.

We want characters and realities entirely of your own creation, and are thereby highly unlikely to accept any stories based in familiar worlds or existing mythologies. This includes fantasy and folklore.

We are focused on form over content, and do not filter stories based on messaging, explicitness, or narrator perspective, so long as your work is artfully constructed. This does not mean we want your edgiest work, only that we will not dismiss it out of hand.

Overgrowth is only interested in short fiction between 200-2,000 words. Please note that this is a hard cutoff. Any piece outside of these parameters will not be considered.

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, sent as a single submission.

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.

Submissions Are Currently Closed

Current submissions will be considered for our “Daylight” slate of publications. Please interpret this theme as literally or as loosely as you see fit.

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.

While we will not dismiss any poem without due consideration, please be advised that we are not particularly interested in poetry about poetry, or poetry surrounding conventional fantastical characters (angels, demons, mythological figures, witches, etc.)

We ask that each poet submit between 1 and 3 poems per submission cycle. Multi-part poems, such as triptych poems, may 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.

Submissions Are Currently Closed

Current submissions will be considered for our “Daylight” slate of publications. Please interpret this theme as literally or as loosely as you see fit.

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)”.

Please only send photographs that are available at a high enough resolution for quality printing if selected for publication. While the original submission may be a smaller file to preserve email space, we will ultimately require 300 dpi images at a minimum of 1080p.