Submit your work to The Closed Eye Open
We are considering all forms of visual art (painting, drawing, photography, digital, etc.) and writing (poetry, short fiction, flash fiction, creative non-fiction/essay). We will also consider hybrids that combine various forms.
See the Submittable link for submissions that are currently open:
You may send us any questions about submissions to our e-mail: theclosedeyeopen@gmail.com.
Here are the general submission guidelines:
- Between 1-10 visual art pieces; .jpeg file type preferred. Send file sizes that are convenient for you and we will ask for higher resolution images if needed for publication.
- 1-6 poems
- 1-3 pieces of short fiction or flash fiction (10 page/3,000 word maximum as a total length of submission)
- 1-3 pieces of creative non-fiction/essay (10 page/3,000 word maximum as a total length of submission)
Include your artist statement/cover letter, a short 3rd person bio, as well as any relevant links to your website/social media. For art submissions, you may also add a list of titles as you would like them to appear.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please withdraw pieces from consideration if they are accepted elsewhere.
If your work is accepted, you agree to give The Closed Eye Open online publishing and archival rights; following publication, all rights revert back to the author/artist. We ask that you credit The Closed Eye Open if the work is published elsewhere in the future.
Some other details
Our issues are published online in PDF format, three issues per year. The Maya’s Micros feature will be updated on an ongoing basis, typically twice per month.
The subject matter and style that we would like to include will vary. The themes listed on our “About” page are open to loose interpretation. If you have questions specific to your work, feel free to e-mail us: theclosedeyeopen@gmail.com.
If you have work that has been previously published (but not currently available online and you retain the rights), and you feel it has a strong connection to our approach, please let us know and acknowledge the previous publication.
For our purposes, work that has been posted on a personal website, blog, or social media account isn’t considered “previously published” and may be submitted.