So to Speak is seeking fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art with an intersectional feminist lens. To our staff, being an intersectional feminist is a commitment to lifelong learning—an acknowledgment that systems, institutions, identities, and places do not operate the same for every person. We aim to be a space for voices occupying intersections that are not always heard. All contributors will receive a $100 prize. Formal Guidelines In your submission, please upload and enter the following information: For fiction, we adore the way Toni Morrison, Carmen Maria Machado, Ottessa Moshfegh, J.M. Coetzee, and Julia Armfield deftly explore intersections of gender, sexuality, and race. We love the grotesque and the speculative. Upload a single doc., docx., or pdf. file with one fiction piece not exceeding 5,000 words, OR up to 3 flash/micro pieces not exceeding 1,000 words each. All fiction submissions should be double-spaced with numbered pages. A Cover Letter that includes your name, address, phone number, email address, how you heard about So to Speak, and brief bio describing your background as a writer or artist and any applicable awards or publications. A brief statement about intersectional feminism. For poetry, we’re particularly obsessed with poets Claudia Rankine, Layli Long-Soldier, Mary Szybist, Don Mee Choi, Louise Glück, Sylvia Plath, and Mary Oliver. We want poems that challenge our understanding of form and language. Upload a single doc., docx., or pdf. file with up to 5 poems. Your submission should not exceed 10 pages. A Cover Letter that includes your name, address, phone number, email address, how you heard about So to Speak, and brief bio describing your background as a writer or artist and any applicable awards or publications. A brief statement about intersectional feminism. For creative nonfiction, we admire the work of prolific writers like Vivian Gornick, Melissa Febos, Ashley C. Ford, Carmen Maria Machado, and Maggie Nelson. Get weird. Be reflective. Upload a single doc., docx., or pdf. file with one nonfiction piece not exceeding 5,000 words, OR up to 3 flash/micro pieces not exceeding 1,000 words each. All nonfiction submissions should be double-spaced with numbered pages. A Cover Letter that includes your name, address, phone number, email address, how you heard about So to Speak, and brief bio describing your background as a writer or artist and any applicable awards or publications. A brief statement about intersectional feminism. For visual art, we're excited to see everything from digital drawings and oil paintings to sculptural works and comics! Some of our favorite artists include Amy Sherald, Tschabalala Self, Sasha Gordon, Ana Mendieta, Jenna Gribbon, and Martha Rosler. We love art that challenges us--politically, emotionally, spiritually--through a variety of traditional & experimental mediums, including color and collage. Upload up to 5 submissions in jpg., png., or tif., format at 300 dpi, labeling each file as LastName_Title. A Cover Letter that includes your name, address, phone number, email address, how you heard about So to Speak, and brief bio describing your background as a writer or artist and any applicable awards or publications. A brief statement about intersectional feminism. Find more information on our Submission Guidelines here: https://www.sotospeakjournal.org/submissions Find more information on our Mission Statement here: https://www.sotospeakjournal.org/about You may submit to multiple genres per submission window. You may not submit multiple pieces/packets within the same genre outside the aforementioned guidelines. We do not accept content generated or edited by AI. In addition, please do not use AI for your cover letter.