Calyx: A Journal of Art and Literature by Women

Submitting your work

Artists and writers should approach Calyx with an awareness of its feminist and interdisciplinary legacy. The journal seeks work that is formally accomplished and emotionally resonant, with a preference for pieces that engage with the complexities of women's experiences. For visual art submissions, particularly for prizes like the Marni Jenkins Visual Art Prize, ensure that images are high-quality and that the work demonstrates a clear artistic vision. Reading recent issues is essential to understand the current editorial tone. Simultaneous submissions are generally accepted, but notify promptly if work is placed elsewhere. Calyx values work that challenges, provokes, and illuminates; avoid sending work that feels derivative or overly conventional. Include a brief cover letter that contextualizes your practice, but let the work speak for itself.

We celebrate all creative work by women and nonbinary writers. While we welcome works that address so-called “women’s issues,” we are by no means limited to those topics, and we encourage our contributors to write about everything from nature to professional careers to sports to bodies to caretaking to sex and love to trauma to domesticity to politics to mental health to discrimination to family to war to grief. And everything in between.