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inScribe
JOURNAL OF CREATIVE WRITING
We accept original submissions of short fiction in any genre (up to 3500 words), both formal and free verse poetry (up to 50 lines) as well as works of creative nonfiction (up to 3500 words).
Submissions for
ISSUE 09 // THEME: SCIENCE
are now OPEN
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Submissions close Friday 16th December
“Follow the science” – isn’t that what we’re told? Only what is science and how is it supposed to lead? Surely the human imagination runs ahead of science, determining the questions and aims we consider important. And what of science and religion – are they really the mortal enemies we’ve been led to believe? C.S. Lewis suggested that “In Science we are only reading the notes to a poem; in Christianity we find the poem itself.” How is science poetic, or poetry scientific? For one thing, science without imagery remains mute: no waves, fields, or minds hard-wired. Poetry, for her part, without honest attention to the world in all its depths turns blind. Each holds Truth in highest regard, while approaching from opposite ends. For our Feb 2025 issue of inScribe, we are inviting new and creative explorations of the many and varied meeting points of science and imagination – so start theorising and get scribing!
Please follow the Journal Submission Guidelines below.
For any enquiries, please contact us at inscribe@tabor.edu.au
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For an example of the type of work we're looking for, please read our sample selection from our first issue:
JOURNAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
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To be considered for publication, your work must be submitted via our online submission form, here: https://fs20.formsite.com/john1420/zg9d1wbpmu/index
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The submission form will ask you to attach your work as a Microsoft Word document. No other file types will be read by our editing team.
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Please ensure the attached file bears the same name as the title of your work and that it does not contain your name or identify you in any way.
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We ask that you format your submission using a plain, size 12pt font (e.g. Arial, Calibri or Times New Roman) with 1.5 line spacing.
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In preparing your work for submission, take note of any advertised themes for our up-coming editions.
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Be sure to edit and proofread your work thoroughly prior to sending it to inScribe.
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You may submit as many works as you like, but please complete a separate submission form for each title (also bear in mind that sending multiple works does not automatically improve your chances of publication - quality over quantity is far more important).
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Be sure to observe the maximum length of 3,500 words per story (fiction and non-fiction) and 50 lines per individual poem.
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PUBLISHING REGULATIONS:
All submitting authors will be notified of the decision of the editorial team as to whether or not their submission has been successful. This decision is final, and dispute will not be entered into.
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All work accepted may be subject to minor formatting and proofreading alteration without notice. Permission for any substantive corrections or editorial changes will be sought from the author prior to publication.
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Generally, we request that all submissions are of previously unpublished work. If you wish to submit work that has already appeared in print or online, please indicate when and where it was published, in the body of your submission email.
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Copyright remains with author; however, inScribe journal reserves the right to re-print previously published works on our website and/or in subsequent print editions.
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Should your work be published elsewhere after appearing in inScribe, we request as a courtesy that you acknowledge when and where it was first published with us.
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inScribe journal is a not-for-profit venture; any money raised via subscription and sales will be directed into the ongoing running cost of the website and to improve the quality and availability of the journal.