The theme for the next edition of The Avenue will be Dogs. Dogs have been a source of inspiration and companionship since the beginning of mankind. We would love to see how you have woven this topic into your writing and are open to your interpretation.
Reading Period
Submissions will close on July 30th.We look forward to reading both prose and poetry, just keep in mind we print in Black and White.
Simultaneous vs. Multiple Submissions
Simultaneous submissions to other journals are fine as long as they are identified as such and we are notified immediately upon acceptance elsewhere. Multiple genres within one submission is okay, so long as the submission abides to the 5,000 word limit, described below. Please note: within multiple genre submissions, the editors reserve the right to publish one genre over another.
Manuscript Guidelines
- Double-spaced (poetry may be single-spaced) pages in either Word or PDF.
- Numbered pages.
- Please use the following format for your submission: last name_title
- Fiction and nonfiction: No more than 5,000 words. Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-contained.
- Poetry: Submit up to three poems in separate documents.
- Carefully copy-edit and proof your work. We’re not against a typo or two, or even an occasion of their/they’re/there. However, do the courtesy of proofing your work. We’re a small staff and copy-editing should be done as much as possible prior to submission.
- Please be thematically sound. We have a theme and we want you to relate to it in some way. We want it to be inventive and creative, but it can’t be tenuous.
- Please strive to be inoffensive. We’re not against harsh language, sexuality, a depiction of the real world or offensive subject matter.
- Unsolicited criticism is not considered.
Restrictions
We do not reprint previously published work.