Amherst Writers & Artists, publisher of the annual journal Peregrine, is seeking submissions around the theme of caregiving for its 2024 edition.
The editors invite those who have been in the role of caregivers or those who have benefited from caregiving to submit work around the theme of caregiving for consideration in Peregrine, which will be published in October 2024.
Peregrine welcomes simultaneous submissions. Decisions will be made by the editors after the deadline, so our response time may be slower than that of other literary journals. Writers can expect responses by August. Please inform Peregrine if your work is accepted elsewhere.
We are looking for well-written, thoughtful, previously unpublished poems and pieces of creative nonfiction/memoir that inform and surprise us. We appreciate fresh and specific imagery and layered metaphors (but not excessive verbiage, abstractions or clichés). We will not consider inspirational poetry, greeting card verse, religious tirades, or nostalgia.
Peregrine has a mandate of inclusivity that encourages writing by emerging as well as established writers. We encourage submissions from writers of all ethnicities and backgrounds, including writers with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent writers.
Contributors whose work is accepted for publication will receive one copy of the 2024 Peregrine print edition.
Reading and editing staff of Peregrine are not eligible for inclusion in this journal.
Amherst Writers & Artists, publisher of the annual journal Peregrine, is seeking submissions around the theme of caregiving for its 2024 edition.
The editors invite those who have been in the role of caregivers or those who have benefited from caregiving to submit work around the theme of caregiving for consideration in Peregrine, which will be published in October 2024.
The editors will consider poetry and creative nonfiction/memoir about caregiving in its many forms—caring for people, for the earth (doing environmental restoration work, for example), growing food and feeding others—welcoming an expansive definition of caregiving. In the words of Amherst Writers & Artists founder Pat Schneider, work done to close “the wound of loneliness” that afflicts humanity.
Peregrine accepts only electronic submissions through Submittable. Writers may submit up to 3 pieces of either poetry, creative nonfiction/memoir, or fiction, or a combination of those genres. Poems should be single spaced and no longer than 50 lines, including stanza breaks. Creative nonfiction/memoir/fiction pieces should be no longer than 750 words. Shorter pieces are appreciated.
A $3 entry fee is required for a single submission of up to 3 pieces. Editors will not consider more than 3 pieces from an individual writer. Writers do not have to be members of or affiliated with Amherst Writers & Artists to submit work, though they can be.
Include your name and email address at the top of each submitted piece as a Microsoft Word document or as a pdf. Please include a biography of no more than 50 words with your submission. Exceeding the word and line limits can result in the rejection of your submission.
Amherst Writers & Artists, publisher of the annual journal Peregrine, is seeking submissions around the theme of caregiving for its 2024 edition.
The editors invite those who have been in the role of caregivers or those who have benefited from caregiving to submit work around the theme of caregiving for consideration in Peregrine, which will be published in October 2024.
The editors will consider poetry and creative nonfiction/memoir about caregiving in its many forms—caring for people, for the earth (doing environmental restoration work, for example), growing food and feeding others—welcoming an expansive definition of caregiving. In the words of Amherst Writers & Artists founder Pat Schneider, work done to close “the wound of loneliness” that afflicts humanity.
Peregrine accepts only electronic submissions through Submittable. Writers may submit up to 3 pieces of either poetry, creative nonfiction/memoir, or fiction, or a combination of those genres. Poems should be single spaced and no longer than 50 lines, including stanza breaks. Creative nonfiction/memoir/fiction pieces should be no longer than 750 words. Shorter pieces are appreciated.
A $3 entry fee is required for a single submission of up to 3 pieces. Editors will not consider more than 3 pieces from an individual writer. Writers do not have to be members of or affiliated with Amherst Writers & Artists to submit work, though they can be.
Include your name and email address at the top of each submitted piece as a Microsoft Word document or as a pdf. Please include a biography of no more than 50 words with your submission. Exceeding the word and line limits can result in the rejection of your submission.