SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
As a quarterly journal, we release issues in Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. The editorial board reviews submissions on a rolling basis. Thus, we accept submissions by electronic mail year-round.
To submit, manuscripts must be formatted in a file type compatible with MS Word. We further request that the manuscripts be typed double-spaced and set up with 1-inch margins. Include a cover letter addressed to the relevant editor and a resume or curriculum vitae with each submission. We accept manuscripts with the understanding that the content has not been published elsewhere.
When submitting, please specify which genre your manuscript falls under:
Fiction | Attn: Christine Lee Zilka
Send fiction submissions to fiction [at] kartikareview [dot] com. Short stories, experimental or interpretive works of fiction, flash fiction and micro-fiction pieces fall under our category of fiction. We give due consideration to all submissions, but we strongly prefer works under 7,500 words.
Poetry | Attn: Abby Reid
Send poetry submissions to poetry [at] kartikareview [dot] com. Narrative, prose, or lyrical poetry, free verse, eastern or western poetic forms, or works meant as spoken word are all welcome as poetry. We give due consideration to all submissions, but we strongly prefer works under 2,500 words.
Essay | Attn: Jason Wong
Send essay submissions to essays [at] kartikareview [dot] com. For essays, we are particularly interested in short memoirs and personal pieces on how identification as an Asian American has shaped the writer’s unique life experiences. Alternative formats and subject matter are nonetheless welcome. We give due consideration to all submissions, but we strongly prefer works under 7,500 words.
Book Review | Attn: Sunny Woan
Send book review queries to editor [at] kartikareview [dot] com. We do NOT accept unsolicited book reviews. To submit a book review, please send a query letter first, along with two samples of previously published writing. Also, be prepared to answer any additional questions our editors may have regarding your query. We strongly prefer books of any genre pertaining to Asian or Diasporic Asian interests. Address book review queries to Sunny Woan, who will then forward it on to a reviewing committee.
Art Submissions | Attn: Heewon Sohn
Send art submissions to art [at] kartikareview [dot] com. Submit 8 to 10 slides of artwork from your portfolio. Attach them as image files no larger than 1 MB each or, in the alternative, zip them into one folder file. Also please include a 1-page Artist Statement. Selected works may also be used on the website or as part of the journal's cover design and layout.
AGENT, PUBLISHER, AND AUTHOR INFORMATION
If you are an agent or publisher who would like Kartika to consider an author to promote through an interview in one of our issues, please contact the Editor-in-Chief. If you have recently published a book that would be of interest to the Asian Diaspora, please contact us at editor [at] kartikareview [dot] com for either an interview or for one of our editors to write a book review. Thank you.
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