TAM33 Nonfiction Submissions (PRINT)
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Formatting: We accept nonfiction up to 3,000 words. We will consider book 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: The theme for TAM33 is currently undecided. We aim to pick a broad theme that will fit most (if not all submissions). Keep posted for updates!
Aesthetic Statement: We love nonfiction prose that is alive and compelling, with a strong narrative voice–one we can trust and believe. Our readers are drawn to honest and provocative stories. They can be of struggles of joys, and everything in between. We accept traditional and experimental writing, whether short stories, personal essays, journalism, memoirs, flash nonfiction, or other forms are all welcome. Some writers who inspire us are Melissa Febos, Matthew Desmond, Leslie Jamison, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Carmen Maria Machado, James Baldwin, Eleni Sekelianos, Eula Biss, and Joan Didion.
Submission Deadline: This year’s print issue deadline is 10/17/26. 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 We only consider unpublished work.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/X, Insta, Flickr, blogs, etc.). Simultaneous submissions are encouraged, but let us know immediately if a submission has been accepted elsewhere.