Death Rattle Literary

A literary journal published bi-annually by Death Rattle, aimed at publishing and promoting poets, authors, and artists. We publish new work from both established and emerging writers.

Death Rattle has published 2 online and in-print volumes of OROBORO Literary Journal. Each edition of OROBORO is compiled, edited, designed, collated, printed, and hand bound in-house by OROBORO  staff. It is truly a labor of love intended to provide a platform for emerging and intermediate poets, writers, essayists, authors, and illustrators. 

2025: Oroboro will be readinding work for publication for Spring & Fall issues 11 and 12. Along with our yearly LGBTQIA+ Penrose Poetry Prize. Grand Prize winner will receive the $200 prize, a written review from guest judge + publishing. Two selected finalists will receive $100 and $50 prizes + publishing
             Short list, long list, and honorable mentions.

We publish new work from both established and emerging writers. Before you submit, we encourage you to take a look at previous issues to get a feel for what we are looking for.

Diana Forgione

Sarah Pincock

Dig Reeder

Oroboro Literary Journal

We prefer more than one page of comics / multiple pieces submitted so we are more able to get a feel for your style and intention. If you don’t have more than one piece, giving us context for your comic submission and your work (and include links to other work if you can) in your cover letter would be greatly appreciated in reviewing your submission.

Submissions should include work in one image file, .jpeg, or pdf.

300 dpi minimum. No larger than 8.5 x 11 in: (there’s some artistic wiggle room)

We accept submissions from all ages national or international.

All rights revert to the authors upon publication, though we ask you cite OROBORO when published elsewhere or in anthology. 

All $3 submission donations go directly towards covering the costs of keeping this site up for Oroboro. If the donation is prohibitive to your submitting to us, especially for those who are LGBTQIA+ or BIPOC, please reach out about a scholarship submission to deathrattlewriter@gmail.com

General Subs. Issue 12 COMIX

All submissions must include a cover letter.

Simultaneous submissions are allowed and encouraged, just let us know if a portion or the whole of the submission 
is accepted elsewhere via a submittable note or email as soon as possible.

Submissions should include work in one file in .docx or pdf.

We accept submissions from all ages and from anywhere in the world.

Please do not send us previously published work. 
One submission per open reading period.

All rights revert to the authors upon publication, though we ask you cite OROBORO when published elsewhere or in anthology. 

All $3 submission donations go directly towards covering the costs of keeping this site up for Oroboro. If the donation is prohibitive to your submitting to us, especially for those who are LGBTQIA+ or BIPOC, please reach out about a scholarship submission to deathrattlewriter@gmail.com

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