FIVES is a digital journal for innovative creative and critical work, released in 1-2 annual issues.

Cover Art: Britnie Walston, DQ 56.2.

F I V E S: A Companion to Denver Quarterly is a digital journal dedicated to innovative creative and critical work, launched in 2020 by Denver Quarterly. It serves as a platform for interdisciplinary and cross-genre submissions that are not typically suitable for print media. The journal welcomes a diverse range of digital content, including audioscapes, audiovisuals, interactive creations, multimedia prose, multimedia poetry, and various artistic experiments. By embracing the unique possibilities of the digital medium, F I V E S aims to showcase works that push the boundaries of traditional publishing. The journal operates on a rolling publication schedule throughout the year, allowing for a continuous exploration of contemporary creative expressions. For the most current updates and featured works, readers are encouraged to follow F I V E S and Denver Quarterly on Instagram and Twitter at @DenverQuarterly. (fivesquarterly.com)

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FIVES: A Companion to Denver Quarterly

General call

F I V E S: A Companion to Denver Quarterly  is a digital companion in conversation with Denver Quarterly, our print journal. F I V E S  is a digital journal of interdisciplinary poetics for innovative creative and critical work, released on a rolling basis throughout the year.  F I V E S  welcomes submissions of interdisciplinary and cross-genre work not typically publishable in print form or the static page. Submit your audioscapes, audiovisuals, interactive creations, multimedia prose, multimedia poetry, and artistic experiments of all types. 

Policies:

Submit only once, and wait until you have heard back from us before submitting again.
Simultaneous submissions are permitted. Please notify us promptly if your work has been accepted elsewhere by adding a message to withdraw your piece in Submittable. 
We do not review previously published work.
Please note: we will not consider any work that is clearly not designed for the digital environment as an essential part of its being and becoming. If the work can exist fully on the printed page, it is not a fit for F I V E S and will be declined without a refund.

Critiques

Denver Quarterly is interested in reviews of recently published works, under-acknowledged and/or emerging authors, works from smaller and/or independent presses, or fresh and innovative perspectives that update or expand our understanding of historical figures. Submit your written review with a brief entry in your cover letter indicating the text you have selected and how it is situated within these suggestions. 

Policies:

Single-work reviews should generally run between 1,000 and 2,000 words total. Review essays discussing multiple works should be no more than 3,000 words total.
Please include, after the title and before your review, the book’s information. Example: Title. First Name Last Name. City: Publisher, Year. Pages. Price.
Please submit to each category only once per submissions cycle. If you're a recent contributor, please wait at least three issue years after the issue in which your work appeared to submit again.
Simultaneous submissions are permitted, and please notify us promptly if your work has been accepted elsewhere by adding a note withdrawing your piece in Submittable. We do not read previously published work.
Poems and short stories are not accepted under this category and will be returned unread without a refund.

FIVES: A Companion to Denver Quarterly

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