Submission Instructions

NOTICE: If you submitted work between August 16 and the August 20 deadline, it is missing due to a server hiccup. Please resubmit your work and indicate in the note that you are resubmitting.

If you submitted work between August 21 and August 24 for next issue, you’ll need to resubmit as well.

Sorry for this inconvenience. Major pain!

The theme of MAKE 10 is At Play. For this issue, we are calling for work that hits on themes such as sports, theater, leisure, and youth. Work that plays with format, language, and convention is also included in the call.  As always, quality of work is the first consideration.

Deadline for submissions is August 20, 2010

Though you can submit your work online throughout the year, our reading periods happen in the weeks before and after each posted deadline.  We publish two issues a year, and each carries a theme.  We are generally looking for work that speaks to the theme, but as stated, quality of work is the first consideration.

You should expect to hear back from us one to two-three months after the submission deadline.

Please upload your work to the online database, rather than sending a hard copy and do not email submissions.

It’s very helpful and environmentally friendly.

One submission per individual, please.

Thank you so much.

SUBMIT ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE

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We are calling for essay, fiction, and poetry pieces that are both entertaining and artistically interesting. This magazine seeks to expand upon the Chicago tradition of informative and innovative writing, while also examining current styles and textures.

MAKE is seeking writers and thinkers from every level of experience who have strong, inspired voices, frenetic imaginations, and a sense of humor

Please include a cover page detailing all contact information. 8,000 words is the limit for fiction and nonfiction. Poetry submissions should include 3-5 poems in a single file.
Simultaneous submissions are fine. Just give us a heads up.

MAKE will be publicized throughout the Chicagoland area and beyond and circulated in magazine format. Payment will be in the form of contributor’s copies. Following publication, there will be publicity opportunities such as readings and music and theater events.

We really encourage you to submit using the online database, but hard copies are accepted if it’s the only way:

MAKE Literary Productions, NFP
2229 W. Iowa #3
Chicago, IL 60622

Please send questions or concerns (but not submissions) to
SUBMISSIONS

**Please note: It has come to our attention that some responses regarding submissions have not been received in the past. To help prevent this, please white list the address “submissions at makemag.com” in your address book.
We apologize for any emails that did not reach you and are making suggested changes to our email server set-up. We welcome your comments.