Art credit: Vol. 18 cover artist, Trent Thigpen 

We are excited to annouce vol. 18's submission prompt:

CIVILITY AND YOU, civic engagement, and civic vitality. This is an intersectional issue with many possible
directions and themes. For further help, we welcome submissions of work which depict experiences of
justice or injustice, mercy or mercilessness, selflessness or selfishness, vocality of the self or repression of
the self, awareness and unawareness.  You may submit work which explores personal, local, and
world-level experiences, including emotional experiences.   We are happy to review all genres of work,
including political.  We review English as-well-as Spanish/ bilingual works and translations. 

What are the submission guidelines? 

Windward Review publishes fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, hybrid genre and experimental works of creative writing. We also seek compelling and inspiring works of art and visual poetry. This includes 2D or 3D media (represented through photographs).
 
All work must be original and unpublished. We accept simultaneous submissions, but please let us know if the work in your submission becomes no longer available.


                                              How do I submit?
 
Submit your work as an attachment to thewindwardreview@gmail.com. Your subject line should include “Submission” followed by the genre in which you are submitting (i.e. poetry, fiction).
The body of the email should include:
  • Your name
  • Title(s) of your work
  • A brief biography (100 words or less)
 
We undergo a blind review process. Personal information should not appear anywhere on the attached document(s).
 
Submitting Prose
  • We suggest 12 point Times New Roman font with 1 in. margins on all sides, with titles centered at the top of the first page
  • Writing should be free of typographical and grammatical errors
  • Maximum length of 5,000 words – word count should be included in the body of your email
  • If you include images in your submission document(s), we assume these are meant to be considered with the rest of the submission.
    • If the artwork is created by a separate artist, they will be considered a submitter as well
    • A partner artist does not have to submit an artist statement, but we will need their email address, name, mailing address, and bio included in your submission email
 
Submitting Poetry/ Micro Fiction

  • You may submit up to 5 works
  • Multiple poetry submissions should be included in a single document, with each poem on a new, titled page
  • Titles should be center at the top of the page
  • Writing should be free of typographical and grammatical errors  

Submitting Art

  • We accept all forms of visual art, 2D and 3D, including photography, illustration, sculpture, mixed media, visual poetry, etc.
  • You may submit up to five pieces, each piece can include up to three high-resolution images of the work if it is not 2D
  • Submissions should be high-resolution jpeg or TIFF files at no less than 300 dpi and attached individually in your submission email. 
  • In the body of the email, please include the title(s) of your pieces (if necessary, identify which title belongs to each piece).
  • Please let us know if you would like to have your work published in color or grayscale or either. 
  • Please submit an artist statement with your work. The style and length of this artist statement is up to you. Your statement should be able to help us fully appreciate your work and its importance. Note that we sometimes, though not always, ask to publish artist statements alongside an accepted artist's work.