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Frequently Asked Questions

  • To submit to the journal or press you need a name of your piece, a two line summary of the piece and to format the piece you are submitting in the way outlined by almighty rules: the submission guidelines. Failure to follow them, or confirmed use of AI, will result in your work not being considered. If you need additional considerations, please contact us.

  • As the copyright holder of the original work, you have a great deal of flexibility after the issue is published. We only have the right to archive, which means you can distribute your work in numerous places. Depending on other journals, you can even submit it elsewhere and share it on your blog. The choice is yours.

    If you choose to submit to the press, we will have the rights to publish. However, we will discuss how the royalties are divided. This means you can explore other projects and opportunities, but we will have the publication rights. You can rest assured that we will have a clear and fair discussion about the division of royalties.

  • We only need the rights to archive and publish for the journal. We need the rights to publish and print your work for the press. You retain the copyright to your work.

  • Rejections of your work are not based on you as a writer and do not determine your worth as a creative. We stress that writing is rejected based on its suitability for the journal. If you want to submit a piece, we advise you to do it as soon as you feel your submission is ready, as the 'shape' of the journal tends to be decided on the first few issues.

    Regarding press rejections, this, again, is not personal. Publishing, as every industry does, goes through seasons. We encourage you to resubmit later, as when seasons change, your work might be right for us then.

  • Seasonal issues are released per season. The organisation has seasons run between the 21st of a given month to the start of the next season and these will close the week before the next submissions call is released. The following dates are a guide and all will be given on the relevant submission  call when issues are announced. As a guide:

    • Winter (December, January and February. December 21st to February 15th)

    • Spring (March, April and May. March 21st to May 15th) 

    • Summer (June, July, August. June 21st to August 15th) 

    • Autumn/Fall (September, October, and November. September  21st to 15th November) 

    Due to volunteer availability there may be certain times where issues take longer to come out than others. We will try to be as transparent as we can with this process, but please note if you have submitted to us, and we have accepted your work, we will publish it. 

  • There is no set time frame for the release of non seasonal issues as these vary by theme, time of year, and timescale. Please check back to see what our current issues are and when these submissions will close.

  • Please use the contact us form on the website and state your issue. One of our team will do their best to help you.

Podcast

  • We regularly offer those who submit to the journal a space on the podcast. This is to ensure that they are given the maximum opportunity to have a discussion about their work, how they developed it, and anything else. This is to give individuals who want to discover minority writers an ability to engage with their content in many different forms. 

    Alternatively, if you are an experienced professional who wants to give a nuanced perspective, we would love to hear from you via the contact us form on the website.

  • You can read more about our journey to the podcast and why we founded the organization on the “Our Story” page.

  • Engaging with the podcast gives you lots of benefits. Not only do you learn a lot of publishing related and wider industry related ideas and can engage with a variety of perspectives on the go, but it demonstrates that we are making an impact on you and can continue to get our level of funding.

  • The podcast addresses issues at the intersection between literature and social action projects, and has a varied guest list from organisation leaders, heads of literary magazines, and specialists in their fields. To find out more, visit the dedicated about page, or listen to the podcast here.

  • Eri, or E.J. Kingdom is the show host and the head of the organisation. To find out more, please see the team page.

  • We believe in giving our individual writers the amount of time they need to shine in conversation and also is determined by the level of complexity of the topic in question.

  • Due to sensitive nature of some of the situations discussed on the podcast, and the fact that writers pour a significant amount of energy, personal worries, and perspectives into their artwork, these are handled with the upmost care. Given that we serve a community of intersectional writers, we will always put the guest and their wellbeing first and lead with curiosity in our questioning. 

    Guests are told that they can step away from the interview at any time and can tell E. J. should they want something cut. They are also allowed to say if they do not want the episode published after it has been recorded.

Education

  • Students are provided with an assessment booklet at the start of our courses. They use this to develop their final assessment through weekly exercises and practice their writing craft. There are no exams.

  • Students progress from free workshop sessions (on our events page) to various paid courses. We then endeavour to allow students to volunteer in the magazine, and those who are suitably qualified to help with our education and community engagement. Once the organisation grows, there may be space for students to progress into other qualifications with us. 

  • Whilst courses are paid, there are payment plans (through subscriptions) which users can sign up to, which will help spread the cost of their learning. To see these, please select a course you would like to join, and you will be prompted to join (our lowest is £14 per month). 

  • All our courses are self-led, but we recommend around an hour (involving creative writing practice) per week (excluding workshops). Students have up to six months to submit their initial assessment and need a check-in point with a tutor before their final submission to provide feedback. 

  • Students can suggest the course to staff members or fill out a contact form. If students want to teach a session, this may be facilitated. If students wish to become teachers of the courses, then experience (such as leading a session) must be demonstrated first, with the relevant qualifications.

  • Please use our contact form and our team will be able to assist you further.