Submission Guidelines

 

Thank you for your interest in Black Fox!

 

Black Fox Literary Magazine is a print and online quarterly publication featuring quality fiction of all styles and genres, poetry and nonfiction. Our Spring issue is published in April, the summer issue is published in July, the fall issue is published in October and the winter issue is published in January. We accept submissions on an ongoing basis, but do keep in mind that we do have cut off dates for each issue.

 

Spring Issue Submission Period: January-March

Summer Issue Submission Period: April-June

Fall Issue Submission Period: July-September

Winter Issue Submission Period: October-December

 

Submissions received after the last day of the last month of a given submission period will automatically be considered for the following issue.

 

 

We are looking for artwork to be featured on the cover of our issues and also for for inclusion in those issues. Please send your best artwork, including drawings, photographs etc. through our submission manager found here. 

 

We're always looking for quality fiction to be published in our quarterly issues. We accept work based on merit and not based on genre. We enjoy receiving submissions from under represented genres such as: YA, romance, flash fiction, mystery, etc. We ask that you keep submissions at 5,000 words or less and follow our guidelines for preparing your manuscript. Submit your fiction through our submission manager found here.

 

We've extended the deadline for our fiction contest. We are looking for quality fiction to be featured in our Spring 2011 issue. We are interested in short stories of 5,000 words or less in all genres and styles, especially from under represented genres. Some examples of under represented genres we're looking for are, but not limited to: YA, Romance, Flash Fiction, Mystery, etc. The winning story will be awarded a cash prize of $150 and publication in the Spring 2012 issue. The Submission Fee is $10. The contest will run until December 1, 2011. Submissions are accepted through our submission manager found here.

 

 

We are looking for quality poetry or flash fiction to be featured on our website on a weekly basis. Exceptional poetry and flash pieces may be included in one of our quarterly issues at the discretion of the editors.There is no submission fee for our features. If you would like one of your poems or flash fiction pieces to be considered, please submit through our submission manager found here.

We're now accepting submissions of nonfiction through our online submission manager. We're looking for personal essays and creative nonfiction. There is no submission fee, but please prepare your manuscript according to our guidelines.

We'll be launching The Black Fox blog soon and we're looking for contributors. We are particularly interested in articles on the craft of writing, book reviews, book news, and publishing news. If it's writing, book, or publishing related then this is the place for it. If we like your article we'll publish it to our blog. Submit your articles through our submission manager found here.

 

 

Please make sure your manuscript is double spaced with 12 point font. Submissions should be no more than 5,000 words. Author's name, and page number should appear in the top right hand corner of every page. 

 

 

We accept submissions through our submission Manager found here. We only accept online submissions. We DO NOT accept submissions by email. If submissions are sent via email they will automatically be discarded without notice. We do not accept previously published work. We accept simultaneous submissions, but we ask that you notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere.

 

 

We do plan to pay our writers. However, we can't offer payment just yet. Writers will be published in one of our issues depending on the submission period. Writers who enter the fiction contest will be compensated. Our first place winner will receive a cash prize of $150. Second and third place winners will be awarded a cash prize of at least $25 each. We will increase the amount awarded to winners based on the amount of submissions we receive.