Submission Eligibility & Guidelines
Please read all criteria carefully before submitting your work. If the following guidelines are not met, your work may not be considered.
Writer Eligibility
We accept original written work from emerging writers who reside within North Carolina or attend college in North Carolina and are at least 18 years old. We prioritize authors within and around the Triangle, but will consider work from anyone within the state. We do not accept submissions from established writers with a significant amount of published work. This does not include writers who have been published by other literary magazines.
Accepted Works
We accept the following types of original written work in all genres and styles*:
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Poetry: Maximum three per submission
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Short Fiction: Maximum one story per submission that does not exceed ten pages. This inlcudes flash fiction and micro-fiction.
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Creative Nonfiction: Maximum one piece per submission that does not exceed ten pages
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To be eligible, your submission must not be published elsewhere. We do not accept simultaneous submissions.
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We do not accept any work that includes AI-generated content. Our mission is to showcase original, unpublished writing from local authors.
Submission Guidelines
All submissions can be sent to inkoaklitmag@gmail.com. We accept submissions year-round and aim to publish new works on the last day of every month.
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Submissions must be sent as PDFs or Google Docs. If sent as a Google Doc, please ensure you grant us access so we may review your work.
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Use a legible font, such as Times New Roman, Calibri, or Helvetica.
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Pages must be single or double-spaced.
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Include your first name, last name, and submission title in the subject line of the email. If you would like to be published under a pen name, please let us know in the body of your email.
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Include the name of the NC town or city in which you reside (or the name of the NC university you attend, if applicable) in the body of your email.
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We accept work in all languages. However, any submissions written in a language other than English must include an English translation for the editors to review and publish alongside the original.
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While not required, writers may include a short author's biography with their submissions.
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*Ink & Oak reserves the right to reject any submission to our magazine for any reason.