Consequence Forum

The print and digital publication of Consequence Forum that addresses the human experiences, realities, and consequences of war and geopolitical violence through literature and art.

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Consequence

Consequence Forum is seeking submissions for its 2026 Young Writers Nonfiction Project, an initiative pairing emerging writers ages fifteen to twenty-four with experienced editors to help them develop personal essays on war, trauma, or witness. <div><br></div><div>Food &amp; Story</div><div>This year, we're seeking personal essays built around food—a dish, a meal, an ingredient, a cooking ritual, a food memory—that has endured despite how war or conflict has touched the writer's life. Recipes are a kind of archive. A smell or taste can carry the story of home. Writing toward the table lets young writers approach loss, survival, identity, and belonging without having to narrate the hardest parts head-on.</div><div><br></div><div>Submission period: Oct. 15 – Jan. 15</div><div><br></div><div>To learn more and to submit: https://consequenceforum.org/young-writers-nonfiction-project/</div><div><br></div><div>Know someone who might be interested in this project? Please spread the word.</div><div><br></div><div>Questions? Please email our Nonfiction Editor: nonfiction@consequenceforum.org</div>

Emerging writers ages fifteen to twenty-four.

Young Writers Nonfiction Project

We welcome any fiction that focuses on the human consequences and realities of war or geopolitical violence.

Short story (1,000 to 5,000 words)
Excerpts (up to 5,000 words)

Note: If your work is a translation, please submit it through the Translations portal. If you work is flash (< 1,000 words), please submit it through the Flash Fiction portal.

Questions? Please contact our Fiction Editor at fiction@consequenceforum.org

Fiction

We welcome any flash fiction (<1,000 words) that focuses on the human consequences and realities of war or geopolitical violence.

Note: If your work is a translation, please submit it through the Translations portal. If your work is longer than 1,000 words, please submit it through the Fiction portal.

Questions? Please contact our Fiction Editor at fiction@consequenceforum.org

Flash Fiction

We welcome any nonfiction that focuses on the human consequences and realities of war or geopolitical violence. Specific forms would include but aren't limited to

Interviews
Personal Essays (up to 4,000 words)
Narrative Nonfiction (up to 4,000 words)
Note: If your work is a translation, please submit it through the Translations portal. Also, we are currently not accepting unsolicited reviews.

Questions? Please contact our Nonfiction Editor at nonfiction@consequenceforum.org

Nonfiction

We welcome poetry that focuses on the human consequences and realities of war or geopolitical violence.

You can submit up to three poems.

Note: If your work is a translation, please submit it through the Translations portal.

Questions? Contact our Poetry Editor at poetry@consequenceforum.org. Thank you.

(Prose Poetry, Sonnet, Villanelle, Ghazal)

Poetry

We welcome visual art that focuses on the human consequences and realities of war or geopolitical violence.

For us, the term "Visual Art" has a broad meaning and would include graphic narratives, photo essays, and video essays. We're after pieces for our online Visual Art features, our eight-page print journal spread, and the covers of our bi-annual print journal.

NOTE: if you would like to be considered for our print journal spread, please submit ten to twelve images.

Questions? Please contact our Visual Art Editor at visualart@consequenceforum.org

Visual Art

In recent years, our work has focused more on war-torn regions, without emphasizing the geopolitical violence within the US. However, geopolitical violence has always been a part of the country—from the “discovery” of America to the founding of the nation, to colonization of the indigenous people and the enslavement of African people. The continued systemic oppression experienced by marginalized groups in the US allowed police brutality to flourish, including the raiding of gay bars in the ’60s and ’70s, the beating of Rodney King in 1991, the murder of George Floyd in 2020, and more. It is more imperative than ever to create a space where lives and stories—that institutions would rather render invisible—can be documented and preserved.<div><br></div><div>We seek poetry for a special feature on America that documents, illustrates, or addresses geopolitical violence in the United States.</div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>You can submit up to three poems</li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><i>Note: If your work is a translation, please submit it through the Translations portal.</i></div><div><br></div><div>Questions? Contact our Poetry Editor at poetry@consequenceforum.org.</div>

The America Feature: Poetry

In recent years, our work has focused more on war-torn regions, without emphasizing the geopolitical violence within the US. However, geopolitical violence has always been a part of the country—from the “discovery” of America to the founding of the nation, to colonization of the indigenous people and the enslavement of African people. The continued systemic oppression experienced by marginalized groups in the US allowed police brutality to flourish, including the raiding of gay bars in the ’60s and ’70s, the beating of Rodney King in 1991, the murder of George Floyd in 2020, and more. It is more imperative than ever to create a space where lives and stories—that institutions would rather render invisible—can be documented and preserved.<div><br></div><div>We seek fiction for a special feature on America that documents, illustrates, or addresses geopolitical violence in the United States.</div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Flash Fiction (&lt;1,000 words)</li><li>Short story (1,000 to 5,000 words)</li><li>Excerpts (up to 5,000 words)</li></ul></div><div><br></div><div>Note: <i>If your work is a translation, please submit it through the Translations portal.</i></div><div><br></div><div>Questions? Please contact our Fiction Editor at fiction@consequenceforum.org</div>

The America Feature: Fiction

In recent years, our work has focused more on war-torn regions, without emphasizing the geopolitical violence within the US. However, geopolitical violence has always been a part of the country—from the “discovery” of America to the founding of the nation, to colonization of the indigenous people and the enslavement of African people. The continued systemic oppression experienced by marginalized groups in the US allowed police brutality to flourish, including the raiding of gay bars in the ’60s and ’70s, the beating of Rodney King in 1991, the murder of George Floyd in 2020, and more. It is more imperative than ever to create a space where lives and stories—that institutions would rather render invisible—can be documented and preserved.<div><br></div><div>We seek nonfiction pieces (up to 4,000 words) for a special feature on America that documents, illustrates, or addresses geopolitical violence in the United States.</div><div><br></div><div>Note:<i> If your work is a translation, please submit it through the Translations portal.</i></div><div><br></div><div>Questions? Please contact our Nonfiction Editor at nonfiction@consequenceforum.org</div>

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