Synkroniciti is a quarterly online arts journal. We accept work in a variety of media across the visual, literary and performing arts spectrum. Issue nineteen, “Family,” was released March 1st and issue twenty, “Vulnerable” comes out June 1st.
Submissions for our September 1st issue, “Belonging,” are now open. Our contests are in cover, poetry and short play for this issue.
Want to know what we look for in a submission? Check out this interview with editor Katherine McDaniel by Jim Harrington over at Six Questions For…
Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail.
The submission fee is $3. The categories of work we are seeking are outlined below, along with submission guidelines for each category and a PayPal button to submit payment. You may submit more than one entry in one or more categories. We currently pay only artists winning the top prizes in our contests. We are working toward being able to pay sustainable honorariums to everyone.
General submissions are always open. If you have something we should see, send it in. You might even decide a future theme. Each issue has three contests: one for the cover, one in poetry and one which rotates across genres. An artist is not eligible to win in the same category until a year has passed (4 issues) but may win in another category.
Pending payment, all submissions will receive a response shortly after our submission deadline. If your work is selected you will be asked for biographical information and we will work with you to make sure that your work is displayed in a way that makes you happy. If you are not already a subscriber, you will receive the issue of Synkroniciti Magazine that features it for free.
Don’t want to pay submission fees? Become a subscriber ($10 every six months/2 issues) and you will have unlimited free entries (as long as you are subscribed).
If your work is selected we request the right to publish it in both the e-book and the website archive of Synkroniciti Magazine. We accept simultaneous submissions and pre-published work (contingent upon the other parties involved allowing publication).
Photography and Digital Art Submissions
Send up to 5 photographs or digital artworks. We will accept jpg, pdf or png form either attached to the email or through WeTransfer or Google Drive. You may also send a link to a site where your artwork may be viewed. The artwork will be considered for the cover of the new issue ($100 Award and a year of issues). Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail.
$3.00
Illustration
We will accept single or multi-panel illustrations that tell a story or send a message, including but not limited to comics and graphic art. If your work is political, we prefer that which digs into issues rather than partisan caricature. For single image works, send up to 5 images in jpg, png or pdf format (you may use WeTransfer or Google Drive if you like) or a link to view your work. For works that tell a story in multiple panels, send us one storyline in jpg, png or pdf format (you may use WeTransfer or Google Drive if you like) or a link to view your work. The artwork will be considered for the cover of the new issue ($100 Award and a year of issues). Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail.
$3.00
Visual Art (non-digital)
We are looking for all sorts of physical, visual art, including but not limited to painting, sketching, sculpture, mixed media, paper or fiber art, and collage. Send up to 5 images in jpg, pdf, or png format (WeTransfer or Google Drive recommended). Images need to be of high quality. You may also send a link to a site where we may view your work. The artwork will be considered for the cover of the new issue ($100 Award and a year of issues). Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail.
$3.00
Poetry Submission
Send up to 5 poems in Word or pdf format. We prefer free verse and are more fond of visual poetry than formal rhyme schemes, although rhyming does not disqualify your work. We will also consider poems in other languages with an English translation (poem and translation counts as one poem and both parts will be printed). The winner of our poetry contest will receive a $75 award and four free issues of the Magazine. Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail.
$3.00
Short Story Submission
Send a short story in Word or pdf format. 4,000 word maximum. Note that Flash Fiction now has a separate category below. Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail.
$3.00
Flash Fiction Submission
Please submit a flash fiction piece of 350 words or less in pdf or Word format. Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail.
$3.00
Short Play Submission
Send a short play in Word or pdf format. 4,000 word maximum. Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail. The winner of our short play contest will receive a $75 award and four free issues of the Magazine
$3.00
Essay
Send a single non-fiction work in Word or pdf format. 4,000 word maximum. We are partial to narrative and descriptive essays and memoir, but will consider expository, definitive and argumentative essays as well. Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail.
$3.00
Video Submission
Submit up to 10 minutes of video by sending us a link. Pieces should be of high quality and already edited. Videos should be designed for the video medium rather than recordings of live performances. We are interested in video poetry, video art, installation art, film, music, dance, theatrical or performance art videos or videos about the creative process. Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail.
$3.00
Thank you!!