A Long House Submission / How to Submit (Payment :$40-$50)
Call for Submissions: A Long House — Issue III (“Homelessness”)
A Long House is now open for submissions for its third issue on the theme “Homelessness.”
“What kind of life is possible without a home? How is a person’s stance in the world shaped in their relation to it, or to the absence of it? In our prayers and meditations on the condition of the dispossessed, we find our minds move more to the hungry, the maimed, the disabled, the killed, even the grieving. But all of these, critical as they are to our understanding of our shared humanity, are not quite the same as being without a home—without that most basic of things, a place to lay one’s head, sheltered from the elements, a room to call one’s own.” — A Long House
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Compensation: $50 (prose) / $40 (poetry)
Submission Guidelines
- Poetry: Submit 3–6 poems in a single document (no poem longer than 120 lines).
- Fiction: Submit one story between 1,000 and 6,000 words.
- Nonfiction: Submit one essay or prose piece (1,000–6,000 words). This includes memoirs, travel writing, lyric essays, criticism, philosophy, and writing on art, film, photography, dance, performance, or theatre.
- Use Times New Roman, Georgia, or Garamond (12 pt). Submit in Word format; PDFs may be included for layout clarity.
- Prose should be double-spaced; poetry may use flexible spacing.
- Submit only unpublished work. Simultaneous submissions are welcome—withdraw prose via Submittable if accepted elsewhere. For poetry, use Submittable’s “messages” tab to indicate accepted poems.
Submit your work here.
Need to Polish Your Submission?
If you’re preparing to submit, consider brushing up your craft:
- Take a creative writing course to refine your storytelling and editing skills.
- Read 10 Creative Writing Tips for Beginners for practical advice on voice, structure, and revision.
This is a strong opportunity to contribute to a publication known for its deep, lyrical engagement with humanity’s most urgent themes.
