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"Dappled Things is a Catholic literary magazine, and this raises the question of what Catholic literature is in the first place. A quarterly journal of ideas, art, and faith, publishing fiction, poetry, interviews, essays, visual art, and more. "
"Dappled Things is a Catholic literary magazine, and this raises the question of what Catholic literature is in the first place. A quarterly journal of ideas, art, and faith, publishing fiction, poetry, interviews, essays, visual art, and more. "
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Yes: see Genres section for details
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
4 genres
Nonfiction
Max pieces: 2
Essays. We are open to a wide range of topics and approaches; take a look through past editions of the journal to see what sort of nonfictio...
Review
Max pieces: 1
Book Reviews. Send only reviews of books no older than two years. We are open to a wide range of topics and approaches; take a look through ...
Interview
Max pieces: 1
We are open to a wide range of topics and approaches; take a look through past editions of the journal to see what sort of nonfiction we pub...
Art
Max pieces: 10
Please look through previous editions of the journal to get an idea of the type of work we have published in the past.
Nonfiction
Max pieces: 2
Essays. We are open to a wide range of topics and approaches; take a look through past editions of the journal to see what sort of nonfictio...
Review
Max pieces: 1
Book Reviews. Send only reviews of books no older than two years. We are open to a wide range of topics and approaches; take a look through ...
Interview
Max pieces: 1
We are open to a wide range of topics and approaches; take a look through past editions of the journal to see what sort of nonfiction we pub...
Art
Max pieces: 10
Please look through previous editions of the journal to get an idea of the type of work we have published in the past.
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How to submit
Process
If you are interested in submitting and interview to Dappled Things, we encourage you to first pitch your idea by emailing dappledthings.aparicio [at] gmail [dot] com to see if we are interested. Please note that your interview should not only include questions and answers, but also an introduction of around three paragraphs that introduces readers to your interview subject and the topic you will discuss (we encourage you to read interviews in our archives for reference).
Cover letters
Please include a byline in your cover letter that we can use in our contributor notes if your piece is selected for publication. Guest Blog Post: Please include a biographical note.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Nonfiction: All text submissions should use 12-point Times New Roman font. Writers should only use one space after periods and other forms of punctuation. Instead of including a list of works cited, include any citations in journalistic style, as a part of the piece itself.
Rights for published work
Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!
Additional info
Dappled Things is a Catholic literary magazine, and this raises the question of what Catholic literature is in the first place. Rather than give you a pat answer, we invite you as a contributor to help us explore that question. Payment. Essays published in Dappled Things receive a payment of $100. In addition, all pieces submitted to our nonfiction section will automatically be considered for our yearly Jacques Maritain Prize for Nonfiction. All interviews published in Dappled Things receive a payment of $100. Dappled Things pays $50 for reviews over 900 words and $20 for shorter reviews. Short stories, flash-fiction, and drama. Dappled Things pays $100 per published piece in this category. We are not interested in work that uses an overly academic tone. Avoid jargon and send us work that will be of interest to the well-informed non-specialist. Instead of including a list of works cited, include any citations in journalistic style, as a part of the piece itself.
About the Magazine
Founded in 2005 | United States
The world is thirsting for beauty. Not prettiness. Not hollow flashiness. Not pretentious, self-congratulating nonsense. Beauty. The kind that slaps you across the face when you meet it and makes you pay attention. That draws you out of yourself to contemplate truth. That stings you with longing for what is good. At Dappled Things, we’ve had enough of the phantoms on our feeds, of being addicted to fear and outrage, of taking for granted that the modern world must be practical, profitable, and banal. Back in 2005, we knew we weren’t the only ones left parched by our culture. So we started a magazine.
Masthead
We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)
Katy Carl
Editor-in-Chief
Bernardo Aparicio García
Founder & Publisher
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