Submission Guidelines
The Fool's World | Travel Literary Magazine of Poetry, Prose and Visual Art
Annual Submission Periods
June 1st - July 31st
November 1st - December 31st
Submit to The Fool’s World!
Thank you for your interest. We are open for poetry, prose, and visual art submissions during two annual windows: November 1st – December 31st, and June 1st – July 31st. Please keep in mind that although we are a travel magazine, we recognize “travel” as a broad and deliciously ambiguous term. Submit all kinds of travel writing and visuals, whatever the word means to you! We’re a small team and it may take a few months to respond to your submission, but we endeavor to get back to you as quickly as we can. Generally, it takes us between 4-6 weeks to respond. Please see our guidelines below.
Note: Only previously unpublished work will be considered. AI generated submissions are strictly banned.
Poetry
In a single word document, submit 1-3 unpublished travel poems of any length. More than any particular style, we are interested in the truth and weight of your work; we welcome any kind of poetry, so long as it packs a punch.
Note: We reserve the right to make grammatical edits. If we feel the need to make content edits, rather than purely grammatical ones, we will consult the artist first.
Prose
In a word document, submit a travel story between 800-1200 words. We welcome fiction, memoir, essays, and more experimental forms. We also accept literary reviews for recently published travel-centric work. The word count applies to all prose sub-categories; submissions longer than 1200 words will not be considered.
Note: We reserve the right to make grammatical edits. If we feel the need to make content edits, rather than purely grammatical ones, we will consult the artist first.
Visual Art
Option 1: Submit up to 5 artworks as separate files (jpeg, tiff, pdf). We accept any medium that can be printed on a 2D surface. (Encouraged but not required: a 1-2 sentence caption for each piece, with whatever info you find necessary. You can include these captions under the “cover letter” section, specifying which caption belongs to which piece. The editorial staff reserves the right to make a final decision to include these or not.)
Option 2: Submit one pdf of a photo essay or art series, max 12 pieces, ready to be published as a whole. Work must be sequenced in desired order, and be unified in theme or style and generally cohesive. Single pieces from a series may be considered, upon request from editorial staff. Please include a short statement on the work in the submission portal.
The work may be inspired by your travels, depicting travel itself, or simply a reflection of movement itself. The experience just must be your own.
Please send high quality images of physical works - no glares, wrinkles, or borders of canvasses should be visible, unless that is an obviously intentional creative decision. Accepted artwork may be asked to be rephotographed to meet quality standards.
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Submissions Open 6.1 to 7.31 & 11.1 to 12.31
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