Emergent Epiphany Magazine

General Guidelines

Submission Types and Quantities: We will publish up to 4 poems, 2 short stories, and 10 articles in each biannual issue of Emergent Epiphany Magazine. 

Themes: Each of our two issues per year will follow a stated theme. Issue #1’s theme is BECOMING.

Acceptance of Submissions: We encourage submissions from writers of all backgrounds, regardless of whether they are previously published. All people submitting should be considered a legal by USA standards, i.e. 18 years old or older. Please note that all manuscripts submitted should not be previously published elsewhere and all should be written in U.S. English. All work should be original and not created by A.I. unless that is part of the theme. We will accept multiple submissions at once from the same author or joint group of authors. Should your work be accepted for an issue, we will send you a guide of what else to consider and what steps to take next. Submissions are accepted/rejected by staff based on their fitness for the magazine, mission, and themes.

Video and Art Submissions: At this time, we do not accept video/music submissions.

Poetry Guidelines

We accept any style of poem, with a maximum length of 1 page. Please accompany your poem manuscript with a short explanation of the inspiration behind it and what it aims to share.

Short Story Guidelines

Short stories should be between 1,500 to 5,000 words in total and may be of any genre (fiction, nonfiction, autobiography, biography, romance, thriller, etc). Please provide a plot summary with your full manuscript. Short stories may not be an excerpt or preview of a longer work (i.e. book, novel, novella, etc.).

Article Guidelines

We accept op-ed pieces, literature review pieces, case study pieces, research pieces, personal reflection pieces, informational pieces, and similar articles ranging from 700-850 words. All articles should be focused on one topic, clear in organization, and contain supportive context or arguments where necessary. Articles must include works cited in text and a Works Cited section in MLA format. Figures, tables, or graphics should be provided at the end in an appendix. Articles should not be or contain advertisement information; businesses or services can be mentioned if relevant to the subject matter but not promoted.

Overall Content Guidelines

All submissions must be metaphysical-themed related content and relevant to the issue theme. They should not contain any explicit or inappropriate content including, but not limited to, strong language, violence, or sexual content. We will not tolerate any discriminatory language, themes, or concepts in the literature. We will also not accept pieces promoting one religion over others with the intent to convert, intimidate, or belittle readers, as we believe in a platform of equality. We do not accept any writing that details or is centered on drugs/alcohol or other addictive substances.

Submission Format

Please submit your manuscript as a Word document (or equivalent, such as Google Doc) or PDF. Name your file in the following format: SurnameFirstInitial_ArticleSubmissionType_Issue#_DateSent. For example, Harry’s haiku submission for Issue #1, emailed to us on the first of May would be: PotterH_Poem_1_May12024.

Submissions should include all authors’ names along with a short biography and your preferred email method. Feel free to include any information you wish to share about yourself, from identity to education, passions, social media or website links, and business information. Be sure to include where you are from so we can celebrate our diversity.