Submission Guidelines

WANTED: LITERARY REBELS, OUTLAWS, BLACKGUARDS, LIARS AND SCOUNDRELS

Black Heart is currently accepting short fictional submissions in all genres for publication on our website, with new updates once a week. We accept flash fiction (less than 500 words) as well as slightly longer fiction of up to 2,500 words. Novel excerpts will also be considered, but only if they stand on their own as finished works.

We do not publish poetry, per se. Meaning: if your name isn’t Leonard Cohen, George Elliott Clarke, or Charles Bukowski, keep walking. All others: bring it, if you dare!

THEMES: If it helps you to consider a theme, our March theme is MADNESS. If this theme irritates you, please feel free to tie it up in a straitjacket. Or write something on the opposing theme, SANITY. Or compose your own theme song and send it to us. Whichever works best for getting your rebellious creativity all angried-up in your blood and shot out on paper.

OTHER UPCOMING THEMES:
APRIL – Showers
MAY – Flowers
JUNE – Pilgrims
JULY – Hula hoops, grass skirts and ALOHA OH!
(Are we being facetious? You decide.)

We reserve the right to edit any pieces submitted for consideration. Send us your work via our contact form, including your full name, email address, and a short biography following the text of your submission. A photo will be requested if your piece is accepted for publication.

We regret that no monetary payment is available at this time.

Anthology Submissions

We are also accepting submissions for publication in our first anthology. All works submitted will be considered for possible inclusion. Obviously, you should send us your most dastardly work. Only previously unpublished works will be eligible. Preference may or may not be given to Austin-area writers; plead your case as you see fit.

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