Forum Literary Magazine

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Submissions for Forum are currently CLOSED. Please check back next spring!

Forum Magazine is looking for original works of Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Memoir, Essays, Comics, Photographs, Paintings, Etchings and more—anything literary or artistic!

  • Up to three (3) written work submissions are allowed per author, per genre, and up to 10 visual art submissions per artist.
  • Please send only one submission per email.
  • Submissions must be sent as an attachment. Submissions copied/pasted into the body of the email will not be accepted.
  • Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Please inform us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. We do not publish previously published work.
  • Be sure to include the title, genre/medium*, and your first and last name in the subject line.
    For example:     Train Dreams_Fiction_Denis Johnson
  • In the body of your email include a short bio (50 words max).
  • We do accept written submissions in other languages besides English if it is accompanied by an English translation or if our current staff is equipped to translate. If you are unsure whether 
  • We will not accept anything that promotes racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, or other harmful stereotypes of any kind.
  • All accepted work will be published in a forthcoming print edition. Certain selected works may also be published to the website.

* Please label the genre of your submission as one of the following:

  1. Fiction
  2. NonFiction or Non-fiction or Essay
  3. Poetry or Poem
  4. Visual Art
    • For Visual Art pieces, also include the medium of your submission in the subject line.
      For example: Vibrating Happy Robot X_Visual Arts_Acrylic on Glass_Pete Doolittle

Submission Format:

  1. Fiction and nonfiction should not exceed 3000 words and must be in TXT, RTF, DOC or DOCX, or PDF format, double spaced in 12 point font. Excerpts from larger pieces are welcome.
  2. POETRY must be submitted as a PDF file.
  3. Visual Art submissions must be either JPG or TIF format (vector art can be a high-quality PDF), and pixel dimensions must be NO LESS than 1600 x 2400.
    1. In most cases, art will be printed in black and white.
    2. For a piece to be considered for the cover, it must have pixel dimensions no less than 2400 x 2400.
  4. Video submissions can be about any subject at a maximum length of 10 minutes. Only two submissions are allowed per person.
  5. Attachment titles should follow the same convention as the email subject line:
    title_art medium/writing genre_first and last name.extension
    For example:
    -Train Dreams_Fiction_Denis Johnson.doc
    -Vibrating Happy Robot X_Visual Arts_Acrylic on Glass_Pete Doolittle.tiff

Other Details:

  • Our editorial team will copy edit writing submissions. We only correct typographical errors and punctuation errors in fiction and non-fiction that affect the meaning. If you have any questions about this, please reach out!
  • Notifications for acceptance will be sent in mid-late April. Unless you notify us in writing alongside your submission, submission of work constitutes an agreement to publish your work in the print edition and/or our blog.
  • If one or more of your submissions are accepted for publication in Forum and we are able to print, you will be offered a complimentary copy upon publication.

SUBMIT HERE:

Email submissions to forum@mail.ccsf.edu

We are looking forward to seeing your work!