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SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED / WORK SUBMITTED AFTER APRIL 30, 2021 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

Madcap is published online semiannually.  All submissions are free.

Art

Send us anything.

We believe that art is writing’s equal.  We promise never to print your color art in grayscale.  We like street art, screen prints, sculpture, photography, comics, drawings, paintings, and work we can’t define.

If you’d like to submit, please send us up to 5 images at a time.  Images should be high quality jpegs.

We accept unpublished artwork.  Work that has appeared on a personal blog, however, is okay.  In some cases, namely with street art, publication is no longer in the artist’s control.  This is fine: send us your work anyway.  By submitting to Madcap, you are granting us first publication and archive rights.  All rights revert back to the artist after the work has appeared online.  We ask that if your work is reprinted, you note Madcap as the original source of publication.

  • Send art submissions to MadcapReview [at] gmail [dot] com with “Art Submission” in the subject line.
  • Please send us a short bio (about three sentences long) as well.

Fiction

We believe that great writing transcends genre, therefore we don’t restrict the content of our submissions.  That means ghost stories, Sci-Fi, etc. are welcome. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but we ask that you notify us immediately if your work is published elsewhere. In most cases we will respond to you within 2 months, but please wait to query about the status of your submission until 3 months have elapsed.  We accept .doc and .docx files.

We accept unpublished fiction.  By submitting to Madcap, you are granting us first publication and archive rights.  All rights revert back to the author after the work has appeared online.  We ask that if your work is reprinted, you note Madcap as the original source of publication.

  • Send all fiction submissions to MadcapFiction [at] gmail [dot] com with “Fiction Submission” in the subject line.
  • There is a limit of two submissions per reading period.
  • The pieces should be sent as separate documents, but we’d prefer to receive them in the same e-mail.
  • At this time, there is no word limit, though the editors appreciate submissions kept under 5,000 words.
  • Please send us a short bio (about three sentences long).

Nonfiction

Whether you write traditional nonfiction, essays, creative nonfiction, or you find these distinctions to be silly, we are happy to receive your work. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but we ask that you notify us immediately if your work is published elsewhere. We accept .doc and .docx files.  Other file types will not be considered.

We accept unpublished nonfiction.  By submitting to Madcap, you are granting us first publication and archive rights.  All rights revert back to the author after the work has appeared online.  We ask that if your work is reprinted, you note Madcap as the original source of publication.

  • Send all nonfiction submissions to MadcapNonfiction [at] gmail [dot] com with “Nonfiction Submission” in the subject line.
  • Nonfiction submissions of any length (within reason) will be considered, but we prefer pieces kept under 5,000 words.
  • We will not consider more than two pieces at a time from the same author, so please wait to submit additional material until you have received a response from us.
  • Please send us a short bio (about three sentences long).

We will respond to your submission within 2-3 months. After 3 months have elapsed, feel free to get in touch with us.

Poetry

If you think your writing has the feel of poetry, then send it under that label. Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as you notify us if the work is selected elsewhere for publication. Our response time will usually be 2 months, but please don’t query until 3 months have passed. We accept the following formats: .doc and .docx.

We accept unpublished poetry. By submitting to Madcap, you are granting us first publication and archive rights. All rights revert back to the author after the work has appeared online. We ask that if your work is reprinted, you note Madcap as the original source of publication.

  • Send all poetry submissions to MadcapPoetry [at] gmail [dot] com with “Poetry Submission” in the subject line.
  • Please send 1 to 5 poems in a single document.
  • Please attach all poems as part of the same submission.
  • Please send us a short bio (about three sentences long).