WELCOME TO ELJ EDITIONS, LTD.
Emerge Literary Journal is OPEN to submissions. We are open to submissions in the following windows:
1/1-2/28
7/1-8/30
Manuscript submissions are currently CLOSED.
A kind reminder to submit all your pieces in one document and submit only once per submission window.
ELJ Editions is publishing a new anthology: Reel Love: Celebrations of Cinematic Soulmates, and we want to include your stories and poems.
Tell us about that movie—you know the one—the one you saw over and over again, that never got old, the movie that changed how you felt, changed how you thought, changed your life—or, maybe, even saved it. Tell us about the television series, the one you waited for impatiently each week, the one that scared you or made you laugh, or made you feel a part of something, made you feel less alone. And that star, tell us about that actor, larger than life, the one who spoke to you—directly—who read your mind and your heart, to whom you would have given your heart—no questions asked. The star you wanted to be with, or be like, the one you looked to as a model or a soulmate.
Or tell us about the ones you loved to hate. And why.
Tell us.
In a piece of nonfiction or fiction. In a poem.
Tell us about your Reel Love.
Guidelines:
CNF and fiction—1500 words or fewer.
Poems—no longer than 2 pages.
No AI.
No previously published work.
Submission fee: &5
Contributors with a US address will receive a complimentary copy and $20.
Contributors outside the US will receive a PDF and $20.
Submission window will close February 1.
Editor: Diane Gottlieb
Not to exceed 120,000 words.
"A story is a complete dramatic action..." ~ Flannery O'Connor
We want quality fiction that grabs us and doesn't let go. Stories we wish we had written. We're looking for characters, plot, stories, etc. Keep us engaged by maintaining focus and forward momentum. We want voice, experimental, you name it.
All manuscripts MUST contain a word count. Please include a two page synopsis and one sentence tag line along with word count at the beginning of the submission.
"A story is a complete dramatic action..." ~ Flannery O'Connor
ELJ Editions appreciates the difficult writers have in placing longer stories. We want quality fiction that grabs us and doesn't let go. Stories we wish we had written. We're looking for characters, plot, stories, etc. Keep us engaged by maintaining focus and forward momentum. We want voice, experimental, you name it. We'll consider most genres and cross-genres so long as it has deep literary undertones to it. Please no romance or erotica.
ELJ Editions is currently accepting submissions of single author, single stories of 10,000-25,000 words for ebook/print publication.
STORY MUST BE PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED IN ANY LENGTH.
WORD COUNT MUST BE INCLUDED ALONG WITH A SHORT SYNOPSIS.