NOTE: Free submissions are available the first week of each submission period. They are for those creators for whom a submission fee would be a barrier to publishing. As such, we only accept ONE free submission per contributor. Any additional free submissions will result in the rejection of all submissions in the reading period. 

Please follow the below submission requirements. If you are a first-time contributor, you can find excellent formatting instructions and examples on the Shunn website. We publish in digital, print, and audiobook formats for the widest distribution and inclusivity. Please submit only one genre per reading period. If selected, contributors are also invited to submit a recorded reading of their work for the audiobook.

• Label your submission “Name-Genre-Submission”
• Please include a short bio
• Please include an artist statement with visual/audio submissions
• We are strong believers in the Oxford comma.
• Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please email us to remove your submission ASAP if your work is accepted elsewhere (we’ll respond with a virtual high-five)
• We prefer no reprints, however will make exceptions if it’s a perfect fit + very high-quality writing (note that publishing on social media or a blog disqualifies a piece)
• All rights revert to authors and artists upon publication. We do request first publication acknowledgment if works are published elsewhere in the future. We also ask permission to post brief excerpts to social media for promotion. Anodyne Magazine requests sole and exclusive ownership over the content for the entire time of drafting, editing, and illustrating the issue until publication.
• IMPORTANT NOTE ON FAIR USE: We’ve received several brilliant submissions in the past that we were unable to publish due to quotes from other authors or artists. At this time, we are unable to conduct outreach for obtaining rights for such quotes, so it is up to YOU to get the rights to publish. Thank you for understanding.

• Poetry: submit up to three (3) poems in a single .docx document
• Flash fiction: up to 1,000 words accepted + three (3) pieces in  .docx format
• Longform fiction and nonfiction: submit up to 5,000 words in  .docx format
• Artwork: submit up to three (3) pieces in ONE document (we’ll request high resolution files if accepted)
• Photography: up to three (3) photos in ONE document (we’ll request high resolution files if accepted)
• Video: please submit a single (1) video per open period — send an unlisted YouTube or Vimeo link (physical copies of the magazine will feature a QR code to your beautiful video)
• Music/audio: submit one (1) song per open period via link to the audio file on SoundCloud or Spotify

We pay our contributors! Each contributor will receive a dividend of sales from the issue in which they are published for as long as sales come in. Payouts occur quarterly via Wise or IBAN transfer.

Contributors will also be invited to a pre-launch Zoom session with the editors to network and strategize the promotion of their work for greater visibility. We believe every creator should receive the greatest support for their work, and that FLINTA* health experiences must be read about. We look forward to working with you!