“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin

For this quarterly issue of Isele Magazine, we are seeking submissions that revolve around resistance. Indigenous resistance to colonialism and occupation. Workers’ resistance to unfair labour practices. Crip resistance in a Covid-denying world. Crip resistance under MAiD. Queer resistance in a fascist/Christofascist world. MaGes resistance under cisheteropatriarchy. Black resistance to systemic racism and white supremacy. Proletariat resistance. Youth resistance. All of these and more. We want works of rebellion, works that stand against the status quo, works that incite change. Long live the resistance!

We want fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photography, visual art, and hybrid works that explore this theme. All submissions for the quarterly issue should be submitted to quarterly@iselemagazine.com. The email subject line should read Genre: Lastname (eg Poetry: Angelou).

We pay our contributors a modest token.

Deadline: 30th June 2023

Guidelines:

For fiction and nonfiction, submit max. 5000 words of prose. 

For poetry, submit max. 3 poems in a single document.

For photography and visual art, submit max. 5 images in JPEG or PNG format and include a short note detailing the concept and relevance of your work. Only submit work that you still retain the rights to. We DO NOT accept AI-generated images or artwork. 

We DO NOT charge submission fees.

We DO NOT accept multiple submissions. Please submit to one genre only.

Simultaneous submissions are okay but please notify us as soon as your work is accepted elsewhere. 

For prose (fiction and nonfiction) and poetry, we DO NOT publish previously published works (by this, we mean any piece that has appeared on the web or in print, including your personal blog). However, we will consider a translated version of the work if the original language wasn’t in English. For photography and visual art, we may publish works that have been previously published, posted, or exhibited as long as the artist still retains the rights.

Isele Magazine requests the first serial rights of your published piece. However, all rights will revert to you after publication. If your work is republished elsewhere, please indicate that it previously appeared in Isele Magazine. All accepted submissions are automatically considered for The Isele Prizes. 

We will respond to every submission no later than two months from the date of submission. If you have not heard from us within two months, please feel free to send a query to quarterly@iselemagazine.com.

*Feature image by NettiJonietz from Pixabay