SUBMISSION Guidelines
At the F-Word, we accept submissions that embody our mission of supporting and giving power to voices that further the mission of equality for all. You can read more about our mission statement here. We publish a wide variety of genres, ranging from poetry, prose, experimental writing, and academic papers to traditional, contemporary, digital art, photography, and more. We also accept submissions in languages other than English, and encourage you to review our past issues to get an idea for our magazine’s work.
The F-Word publishes twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring. We accept submissions on a rolling basis (with deadlines for being included in a specific year and season’s issues), and pieces submitted before our fall deadline are considered for publication in either the fall or spring edition of the magazine. The Fall 2026 Issue deadline is 11/7. We publish pieces usually up to five pages double-spaced but longer works are also welcome, and all art or photography in color.
Submission Requirements:
All written submissions must be emailed to upennfword@gmail.com in a Word document. PDFs will not be accepted.
Submissions must be previously unpublished.
If submitting a piece for the blog, be sure to include “BLOG” in the subject line.
Blog submissions may be in the form of a completed piece (PREFERRED, as we often accept pitches only on condition of a writing sample anyway) or a pitch for a piece you are planning on writing.