Navy Pen Literary Magazine is currently accepting work for its fifth issue, organized around the theme 'Noise.' The editors frame noise not merely as auditory disturbance but as a complex cultural and psychological phenomenon: the static that obscures honest silence, the clamor of internal and external demands, and, crucially, a potential form of declaration or resistance. This call seeks writing and art that interrogate the boundaries between signal and noise, asking who decides what is heard and what is dismissed. The theme is expansive, encompassing private and public noise, noise as avoidance or resistance, and noise generated by grief, desire, technology, memory, family, crowds, bodies, institutions, or the mind itself. The magazine positions itself as a venue for work that listens closely—to the subtext beneath conversation, to the pressure of contemporary life, and to voices that refuse to disappear. By dedicating an entire issue to this theme, Navy Pen signals a curatorial interest in writing that is attentive, nuanced, and willing to engage with the political and personal dimensions of audibility. There is no submission fee, aligning with the magazine's apparent commitment to accessibility. While no prize or payment is specified, the opportunity offers publication within a themed collection that encourages dialogue across disciplines and genres. For creative practitioners, this is a chance to contribute to a conversation about what gets heard and why. The editors are not looking for easy resolutions but for work that grapples with the noise of lived experience—whether through formal experimentation, narrative tension, or lyrical precision. The absence of a fee and the broad thematic scope suggest an inclusive editorial vision, though the competitive nature of literary magazine submissions remains. Artists and writers should consider how their work resonates with the theme's dual nature: noise as both obstacle and evidence of presence.