Theme Submissions

Our theme submissions fit into small books—great for train rides, poolsides, and all slow moments aside.

Word count: 300-4,000 words

❋ Open for Submissions

  • Heart — Human experience in all it’s varied nuance. For this theme, we want stories that reveal character and delve into human experience — stories that connect yet shine light on perspectives.

  • Earth — Setting must be integral to the story, whether natural wonders or humankind’s entanglements with the elements or simply life in a specific region.

  • Ear Peace — Stories or essays that illuminate perspectives on essential issues.

❋ Next up:

  • Poetic Arts — Pieces that incorporate both text and visual.

  • Montag’s Catalog — Series of recycled publications inspired by F451’s resolution in which Montag gathers with others who have memorized parts of great literature. This gathering of minds will work together to build a society in the aftermath of destruction.

Read a book and connect your mind to others.

Write a story to share your real or imagined world with others.

Find a spot and settle in, turn the page, explore the world.

A book is the cheapest vacation from your everyday life.