Call for Submissions

Wordwhipper Press is creating its second anthology. The deadline to submit is March 1, 2026.

The theme is fasting. This could be whatever you wish it to be. This could be religious, spiritual, physical, dietary, or anything you may interpret, comes through your eyes, or speaks to your creative self.

Guidelines

  • Submitting is free. Submit up to 3 pieces.
  • Our response target is 90 days.
  • All works must be related to the theme of fasting. Be creative. However, if the theme is not apparent to us, the work will be excluded.
  • Poems or prose poems are not to exceed 50 lines. They should be single-spaced, in 12 point Calibri, with one-inch margins.
  • Flash Creative Non-Fiction or Flash Fiction pieces should be 500 words maximum. They should be at 1.5 spacing, in 12-point Calibri, with one-inch margins.
  • All works should be original, generated without the assistance of AI, and should not have been previously published.
  • Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but please let us know ASAP if your work is accepted somewhere else.
  • Should you need to deviate from the above, or have particular requirements regarding punctuation and capitalization, explain your reasoning in the body of your email.

How to Submit

  • Combine your submission(s) into a single docx file. Each piece should begin on a separate page.
  • This is a blind submission. Do not write your name or any identifying information on any of the pages.
  • Attach your submission to an email.
  • Your email should contain all contact information, a bio of less than 50 words, and the title(s) and
    genre(s) of your submissions.
  • Email your submissions to: submit@wordwhipperpress.com

Our target publication date is November 1, 2026. Contributors will receive one (1) copy of our anthology.

Author Rights

Wordwhipper Press will hold First Publication Rights for 6 months, at which time rights will revert to the author. Authors agree not to publish, authorize, or permit publication of any part of the material for 6 months following publication.

Wordwhipper Press asks that subsequent publications acknowledge First Publication by Wordwhipper Press.