Organizer Information
Reverie Literary Journal is an independent, international digital and print publication dedicated to gathering compelling creative voices from all over the world. The journal operates as a curated sanctuary for imaginative expression, prioritizing boundary-pushing writing and visual storytelling that enthralls, beguiles, and evokes deep emotional resonance. Driven by a grassroots commitment to accessible publishing, Reverie seeks to highlight "small wonders where they bud" and capture expansive narratives that spin readers away into a state of contemplative dreaming.
Title & Description
Reverie Literary Journal Issue VI Submission Window.
The editorial board has officially launched its reading period for the upcoming sixth edition. The journal is hunting for evocative, multi-layered submissions across creative writing and fine arts disciplines. Seeking works that invoke and provoke, the editors welcome diverse perspectives on any subject matter, provided the content aligns with a respectful, community-minded framework. Reverie maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy for derogatory, harmful, or offensive content, explicitly rejecting narratives that endorse racism, sexism, homophobia, or other forms of discrimination.
Categories
Artists and authors may submit works across multiple categories during the reading window, observing the specific operational limits for each genre:
- Poetry Track: Open to verse forms of any style or school. Submissions are capped at a maximum of 5 pages per poem, and writers may submit up to 5 poems at any given time. Authors must format their stanzas exactly as they wish them to appear on the published page.
- Prose, Fiction, & Non-Fiction Tracks: Open to flash fiction, creative non-fiction, personal essays, and short stories. The preferred length is strictly capped at a maximum of 1,000 words per piece. While longer manuscripts are occasionally considered, submissions within the 1,000-word limit are systematically prioritized. Non-fiction submissions containing secondary research must cite all sources using standard MLA formatting. Writers may submit up to 3 pieces at any given time.
- Visual Art Track: Open to all forms of visual media, including contemporary photography, digital illustrations, painting scans, and documentation of physical craft. Media must be provided as clean, high-resolution files. Artists may submit up to 5 pieces of visual media at any given time.
Eligibility
- Global Scope: Open to writers, poets, and visual creators worldwide, regardless of academic background or career milestone.
- Reprint Allowance: Previously published works are accepted, provided the applicant explicitly states the prior place of publication within their dossier.
- Simultaneous Submissions: Highly encouraged; however, creators must notify the editorial team immediately via email if a pending piece is accepted for publication elsewhere.
- Submission Ceiling: Applicants may submit only once per reading period. Multiple separate entries within the same cycle are prohibited.
- Rights Architecture: Upon formal acceptance, Reverie acquires first publishing rights and long-term archival rights. Immediately following publication, all property rights revert entirely back to the author. If a piece is reprinted or collected in external anthologies in the future, the journal requests a standard professional credit noting Reverie as the site of original debut.
Fees
- Application Fee: None (Completely free to submit).
Application Requirements
Dossiers must be submitted directly via email, as external cloud storage links (such as Google Drive or Dropbox shared folders) inserted without attached master documents will not pass administrative screening. All files must comply with the following technical pipeline:
- File Attachments: Text manuscripts must be attached as clean .PDF, Word document (.docx), or Google Docs files. If submitting multiple independent works, each piece must be sent in a separate, individual file. Visual art pieces must be attached directly as high-resolution .PNG, .PDF, or .JPG images.
- Subject Line Template: The email subject header must follow a strict template tracking your full name and chosen submission genre(s).
- Example Format:
Emily Dickinson, Poetry + Fiction Submission
- Example Format:
- Email Body Criteria: The main text block of the submission email must explicitly state:
- The exact names/titles of all attached submissions.
- A brief, professional third-person biographical summary of yourself capped at a maximum of 50 words.
How to Apply?
Format your text or image assets into independent files, construct your email body following the 50-word biography rules, apply the mandatory subject line heading, and transmit your packet directly to the reading desk at reverie.litjournal@gmail.com
Key Dates
- Application Submission Deadline: August 1, 2026.
- Evaluation Turnaround: The editorial panel aims to process and respond to all submissions within one month of receipt. Applicants are requested to wait at least two months past the final submission deadline before sending formal status queries to the desk.
Location
Online / Virtual Publication
Additional Details
The selection dynamic is overseen by Reverie's internal editorial committee, who evaluate portfolios based on narrative voice, emotional evocation, and structural consistency. Due to the community-driven nature of this indie publication, individual critique summaries cannot be provided for unselected submissions.