SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
What We are Looking For
As a leftist platform, we’re interested in works that examine critically the capitalist societies we live in, or explore visions of post-capitalist possibility.
We are open to most subject-matters and genres, however, we’d like to see works of poetry, fiction, non fiction, essays, and visual art that address or relate in some way to the themes above.
NOTE:
Though we accept and publish submissions from anyone, our primary aim is to elevate voices from queer, BIPOC, working-class & all other underserved groups of people—so we highly encourage submissions from these communities.
Contributors retain all rights to their work during and after publication in RABBLE REVIEW. We also accept previously published works. It is the responsibility of the contributor to ensure rights to a previously submitted work have reverted.
Please make sure your submission includes a working email, if we cannot reach you through any of your forms of contact then your submission may be rejected. Also, while we do allow a little wiggle room above our word count, any submissions that are noticeably over the word count will be rejected. And please remember to include an author bio with your submission.
If you are submitting prose AND poetry for your submission, the entire word count of your submission cannot exceed the maximum word count for a prose submission (2000 words).
If you are ever having issues submitting through the JotForm submission form then please email us at editor@rabblereview.com.
We do not accept email submissions for poetry and prose, but we do accept email submissions for visual art submissions. If you do submit your art via email please include the titles of the work in the body of the email, and please make sure the names of the file correspond to the title of the work you're submitting. Please also include an artist bio as a separate attachment. Feel free to also include social media handles in the email as well if you want us to link to that info in the issue.
Lastly, we do not accept submissions created by (or with) AI art, Chat GPT, or any other generative AI. Any submission created with the use of AI will be rejected.
Additional guidelines for each submission category can be found below. If you ever need additional clarification on any of these guidelines then please reach out to us via email at: editor@rabblereview.com, or via direct message on any of our social media accounts.
Poetry Guidelines:
Maximum 750 words per poem
There is a maximum of four poems for a submission
File must be .docx or .pages
Include an author bio, maximum 200 words, .docx or .pages
Non-traditional work is encouraged, but consider how the work might appear on a smartphone screen
If you intend to submit something outside these guidelines, please contact us and we can try to work it out
Art Guidelines:
Should be high-res, 300 dpi minimum, sized at least 203 millimetres (8 inches) on the longer side
Must be in .jpg or .png format
Include a short artist bio, max 200 words, .docx or .pages
Artist comment about a submitted artwork is optional, but may be appended if it will help our understanding of the piece. These comments may be included in publication, space permitting.
Fiction & Nonfiction Guidelines:
FICTION
Maximum 2000 words
All genres accepted
File must be .docx or .pages
Include an author bio, maximum 200 words, .docx or .pages
NON FICTION
We accept submissions of cultural criticism or creative non-fiction that engage critically with capitalism and/or post-capitalist possibility.
Maximum 2000 words
File must be .docx or .pages
Include an author bio, maximum 200 words, .docx or .pages
Essays should cite sources where needed (MLA or Chicago)
Questions?
Send us any questions you have about submitting your work to RABBLE REVIEW!
