• Apache Ember: Vol. 2, No. 1

    Apache Ember, a literary journal of the Apache College Press, invites submissions of original, unpublished poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, visual art, and hybrid/experimental work from creators whose work reflects Indigenous perspectives.
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  • Apache Ember seeks to publish voices that honor ancestral memory, cultural resilience, and the many ways in which stories are carried through land, language, and community. As you select or create for the journal, consider incorporating pieces that embody these perspectives. Deadline to submit is Monday, August 31, 2026 at 11:59pm MST.

    General Guidelines

    • Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
    • We do not accept previously published work (this includes self-published blogs, chapbooks, or online platforms).
    • Contributors may submit in more than one genre.
    • We accept submissions in Indigenous languages, English, or both.
    • Work written in an Indigenous language that reflects diacritics, syllabics, etc. should be Unicode compatible.
    • We especially encourage submissions from Apache and other Indigenous writers and artists.

    Poetry
    Submit 1 to 5 poems, up to 10 pages total
    Accept experimental forms, oral-transcribed pieces, and bilingual work
    File type: .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt, .rtf

    Fiction
    Submit 1 short story (up to 3,000 words) or up to 3 flash pieces (each under 1,000 words)
    Double-spaced, 12 pt standard font (e.g., Times New Roman)
    File type: .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt, .rtf

    Creative Nonfiction / Essay
    Submit 1 piece up to 3,000 words or up to 2 shorter works (each under 1,500 words)
    Memoir, personal essay, lyric nonfiction, and other narratives are welcome
    Double-spaced, 12 pt standard font (e.g., Times New Roman)
    File type: .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt, .rtf

    Visual Art
    Submit up to 5 pieces as .jpg or .png, high-resolution (300 dpi)
    Include title(s) in the file name(s)
    Add a brief artist’s statement (max 100 words) in the cover letter section of this form
    File Type: .jpg, .jpeg, .png., .svg.

    Hybrid / Experimental Work
    We welcome boundary-blurring submissions: prose-poems, text/image pieces, epistolary work, and other forms that challenge traditional genre
    Submit 1 piece, up to 10 pages if text-based; formatting flexible, but clarity matters
    If helpful, please include a brief note about form or context in the cover letter section of this form
    File type: .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt, .rtf, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .svg
    Note: Reach out if your file type includes something atypical (e.g. video or audio)

     

    FILE TYPE REQUIREMENTS

    Title your file(s) as: Lastname_Title_Genre
    We accept text-based submissions uploaded as .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt, .rtf
    Visual work can be uploaded as .jpg, .jpeg, .png, or .svg
    Please reach out if your submission includes something atypical (for example, hybrid/experimental work that includes video or audio format).

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