Fahmidan Journal

How to submit

• Process

  Email

• Cover letter

  Please Submit a max 100 word 3rd person bio with every submission. This should be ready for publication in the event that your work is accepted. No bio/piece edits will be accepted after submission. Work should be submitted as ready to publish.

• Eligibility

  No specific eligibility requirements

• Formatting

  Genre Guidelines Poetry: Submit up to seven poems (three for free submissions). Poems should be no longer than 3 A4 pages but we’re open to diverse formats as. Poems should be single-spaced and each begin on a new page. Please clearly indicate when a poem goes beyond one page. We prefer submissions that consist of more than one poem to better understand your style and the influence of your authorial intent even if your poems are on different topics. Prose: Submit one piece of between 1000 and 2500 words. We accept both fiction and nonfiction prose submissions. Unfortunately, we do not accept excerpts of longer works. Flash: Submit up to five pieces (two for free submissions) of no more than 800 words. We publish both fiction and nonfiction flash submissions.

• Author's rights

  Fahmidan requests First World Rights, and the right to include the work on the Fahmidan website indefinitely. After publication, all rights revert to the author. Copyright always remains with the author. We ask that you wait at least 2 months after publication at Fahmidan before republishing the work. Should it be published elsewhere (whether in another publication or on your own website), please credit Fahmidan as its first publication.

• Additional info

  Feedback Options: Writers have the option to pay staff Readers and Editors for their feedback. Prices can be found on our Submittable submission pages for both poetry, and all forms of prose. For reader feedback on both prose and poetry, writers will receive a paragraph of commentary on up to three poems. Feedback may include, but is not limited to; narrative, structure, device usage and readability as well as feedback on grammatical and syntax improvements. This feedback will be focused on areas of improvement whilst highlighting the pieces’ strengths. For Editorial Feedback writers can expect line comments as well as a 3-paragraph full document markup on 3, 6 or 9 poems. At Fahmidan we have always valued transparency and that is no different today than it was when we started in July 2020. The majority of all feedback fees goes to the staff reader/editor reviewing and commenting on your writing. Submittable takes a fee (learn more about Submittable fees) and we keep what is left to pay staff, maintain the journal and cover any expenses.