Issue 2 – “fixed forms (loosely)” – Submissions Open July 1st
Writing comes in all shapes and sizes. Over the course of history, readers and writers have come up with terms to describe specific forms: haiku, limerick, villanelle, etc. Each form has its own expectations and rules.
Well? Rules were made to be broken.
In this issue, we’re looking for pieces that nod at their respective forms, and play with, expand, or out right break the rules they’re supposed to follow. The piece selected as “Best in Issue” will be awarded a $50 Visa gift card.
Upcoming Issues/Important Dates
Issue 03: Trigger Warning
Trigger Warning will gather work that goes somewhere uncomfortable and stays there. We’re looking for pieces that are provocative, unsettling, messy, difficult, or hard to shake. Work that deals with the subjects people often soften, avoid, euphemize, or warn others about before they begin.That might mean violence, grief, sex, addiction, obsession, shame, rage, trauma, cruelty, taboo, or something harder to name. It might be deeply personal. It might be political, surreal, funny, ugly, intimate, or strange.
We are not interested in shock for shock’s sake. The discomfort should matter. We want writing that asks something of the reader, that presses on a nerve, that refuses to tidy itself up just to be easier to consume.These are the pieces that may need a warning before publication. Not because they are reckless, but because they are willing to look directly at something many of us would rather turn away from.
- Submissions Open: November 1, 2026 to December 15, 2026
- Reading Period: December 16, 2026 to January 15, 2027
- Publication Date: February 1st, 2027
Ongoing General Submissions
We continue to accept submissions year-round, either for publication on our blog, or for deferral for some future issue of Not Quite Right. If you’re dying to show us something that doesn’t fit the current issue, that’s okay. Just let us know that when you’re sending it over, and we’ll be happy to consider it for publication either on our blog or in a future edition of Not Quite Right.
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