TAM 32 Fiction Submissions (PRINT)
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Formatting: We accept fiction up to 3,000 words. We will consider novel excerpts as long as they can stand alone. Stories that contain visuals or art are welcome as long as you own the copyrights. We may accept stories without accepting the art.
Please use fonts like Times New Roman/Calibri/Arial, 12pt., double spaced, 1 inch margins. INCLUDE page numbers and a word count at the top of your manuscript. DO NOT INCLUDE your name/identifiers in your manuscript. If the unique format of your submission is critical to the piece, please feel free to keep your unique formatting.
Theme: In the act of living, we are all part of numerous interconnected systems. In issue 32, we are interested in work that reflects on the systems we unearth around us. These can be found everywhere, in our communities, our relationships, our governments or politicians, in systems of oppression or injustice, systems of support, in ecosystems, within class systems, our human bodies, or systems of data and technology. These are just a sample of some systems we are part of. Living as we are, we are interwoven and defined by the systems we support, fight against, and ponder about.
Aesthetic Statement: In light of recent change throughout the world, Thin Air is looking for pieces about what brings us together and pushes us apart. Often by writing you are reflecting on a system or part of the world that matters to you. For issue 32, we’re interested in art that pushes at the systems that we are part of, willing or unwilling, and remarks on the world around us.
Submission Deadline: This year’s print issue deadline is 10/15/25. We have rolling submissions open right now. Reading of submissions begins in August every year and runs until the deadline.
Reminders: In addition to these guidelines, please read our General Submission Guidelines. We only consider unpublished work. Please do not submit material previously published in anthologies, chapbooks, online, or on personal websites (including FB, Twitter, Insta, Flickr, blogs, etc.). Simultaneous submissions are encouraged, but let us know immediately if a submission has been accepted elsewhere.