Exposed Bone seeks uncanny fiction and poetry that destroys expectations and shoves at barriers. We encourage the sly, weird, and charming. We will consider five (5) pieces per category: fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
Work must be previously unpublished, and you must be over 18 years old when submitting. We accept simultaneous submissions, but please withdraw your submission ASAP if it's accepted elsewhere (and in that case, congrats from us!). If your work is accepted, we will reach out to you to verify that your piece is still unpublished and that you're continuing to allow us to publish it.
More guidelines and information can be found on our website.
Our cover should be as contributor-focused as everything in our volume, so we want someone who believes in our mag's values to be front and center with their art. We will consider up to five unpublished (5) pieces for our cover contest, and each should be sized for a 8.5 x 5.5 book.
Keep in mind that we will have our logo and the volume number at the top of the cover. So that you can create with this in mind, please make use of our overlay. However, upon submitting, do not include the overlay on your cover. The overlay is only intended to serve as a sizing guide and a means of allowing space for the Exposed Bone text. If your cover is selected, we will add in the correct overlay.
Exposed Bone seeks uncanny fiction and poetry that destroys expectations and shoves at barriers. We encourage the sly, weird, and charming. We enjoy what we enjoy and have no set expectations for content or form, but we are not a home for anything that seeks to offend, misrepresent, or slander anyone.
We will consider up to five (5) poems in each reading period. Each poem has a two (2) page limit and must be submitted as individual documents in 12 pt. Times New Roman. Please note that, because of the way we read and select, we will not accept packets, or a series of poems in one document.
Printing restrictions will apply to what pieces we accept: A 8.5x5.5 book only allows for so much, unfortunately.
Exposed Bone seeks uncanny fiction and poetry that destroys expectations and shoves at barriers. We encourage the sly, weird, and charming. We enjoy what we enjoy and have no set expectations for content or form, but we are not a home for anything that seeks to offend, misrepresent, or slander anyone.
We will consider up to five (5) fiction pieces in each reading period. We have a soft maximum word count limit of 3,500. Format should be in Times New Roman in 12 pt. font. Please submit pieces individually as a .doc or .docx file.
Exposed Bone seeks uncanny fiction and poetry that destroys expectations and shoves at barriers. We encourage the sly, weird, and charming. We enjoy what we enjoy and have no set expectations for content or form, but we are not a home for anything that seeks to offend, misrepresent, or slander anyone.
We will consider up to five (5) cnf/nonfiction pieces in each reading period. We have a soft word count maximum of 3,500.