manywor(l)ds: General call

Overview
manywor(l)ds positions itself as a genderless and genreless space, a deliberate refusal of the categorical boundaries that often govern literary and artistic publication. The magazine seeks work that emerges from marginalized embodiment and enmindment—a phrasing that signals an interest in writing shaped by the lived particularities of the body and mind, rather than by identity as a marketable label. This is not a call for representation in the conventional sense; it is an invitation to submit work whose formal and conceptual energies are inseparable from those experiences. The general call is open to writing and hybrid work, with no fee to submit. The absence of a fee is notable in a landscape where reading fees have become a barrier to entry, and it suggests an editorial commitment to accessibility. The magazine operates online and remotely, without a fixed physical location, which aligns with its resistance to fixed categories. There is no prize attached, no cash award, and no stated publication timeline beyond the deadline of October 31, 2026. What the magazine offers is publication itself—a platform for work that might otherwise remain outside the bounds of traditional literary journals. The curatorial vision is one of openness and rigor: genderless and genreless does not mean without shape or intention. It means that the editors are looking for work that resists easy classification, that moves across and between forms, and that is informed by perspectives often marginalized in mainstream literary culture. The magazine's name—manywor(l)ds—suggests a plurality of worlds and words, a commitment to multiplicity over singularity. Writers should approach this call with an understanding that the editors are seeking work that is formally adventurous and conceptually grounded in the realities of marginalized experience.