NOWHERE GIRL COLLECTIVE is a literary and arts journal devoted to the bright, the strange and the unplaceable - a curated archive of contemporary writing and art.

Doors open thrice per year. Each issue begins with a prompt, followed by a three-week submission window. We welcome emerging and established artists alike and encourage interpretations that are thoughtful, surprising, and unmistakably your own. Before submitting, please read the following information carefully.

SUBMIT ✯

SUBMISSIONS@NOWHEREGIRLCOLLECTIVE.COM

Note: Submissions for REBIRTH prompt open for three weeks from JULY 12TH to AUGUST 2ND. Any work submitted before or after this window will be disregarded. This window is intentionally particular to honour the Collective’s Rule of Threes.

✯ ELIGIBILITY ✯

ONE SUBMISSION PER PERSON, PER PROMPT.
Submissions are free and open internationally to all. Submissions must be original and unpublished elsewhere.
Submissions must be in English. Translations are welcome, provided you hold the necessary rights and permissions.
By submitting, contributors grant Nowhere Girl Collective first digital and print publication rights should your work be selected, and confirm that all submitted work - including text, images, audio, and video - is original or used with appropriate permission, and that they hold the necessary rights to grant publication.

✯ WHAT WE ACCEPT ✯

ESSAY
Up to 2000 words.
Formal, informal, academic, personal, epistolary, and experimental.

POETRY
Up to three poems per submission.
Please submit poems in a single document.

FICTION
Up to 2000 words.
Short stories, flash fiction, excerpts, scripts, vignettes, and hybrid forms.

ART
Visual art, photography, illustration, film, audio, and interdisciplinary work.
Include title, medium, and any supporting materials including text or links.
Please note: audio and video submissions cannot be published in print issues.

✯ FORMAT ✯

Please submit writing as a PDF or Word document. Please submit visual work as JPEG, PNG, or PDF.
Formatting should be simple and readable. Final typography, layout, and design decisions will be made by the editorial team for publication.
Contributors are welcome to submit one accompanying image alongside work for consideration. By doing so, contributors confirm they own the image or have obtained all necessary rights and permissions for its reproduction and publication. Online issues may feature this image as a cover. Inclusion of accompanying imagery in print issues is not guaranteed and remains at the editor's discretion, dependent on layout, design, and print requirements.

Include:
✯ Name (or pseudonym)
✯ Age
✯ Location
✯ Short biography (max 50 words)
✯ Relevant website and/or social media links (optional)

Email subject should appear as follows: SUBMISSION: PROMPT, GENRE, TITLE.