Notch is a literary and arts magazine based in New York and Paris. We publish biannually in print and online.

ISSUE 004: IF/ELSE

We welcome meditations on conditionality and nested possibilities. Please send essays on the foundations of computational logic and stories that capture capillaries of reasoning. Share art that seizes visual polarity, cultivating contrast or queering light vs. dark. Track the evolution and architecture of decision trees—particularly when neat root systems spawn a Dantesque forest of disorientation. Consider temporal parallels, alternative paths that tug at the seams of the present. Capture the essence of elseness, being as/in/of otherness. Inhabit the space between If and Else; a clearing in which to grapple with potential.

SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES

We accept all mediums–from operatic scores to tattoos.

If submitting across multiple genres, please send separate emails with the genre in the subject line.

For writing: Pieces up to 1500 words are preferred. Longer work is considered on occasion. Works in translation are welcome.

For the visual & sonic: Please send a high resolution image, audio file, or link to your art. Artist statement optional.

Please note that, given the high volume of submissions, we can respond only to those selected for publication.

Submissions close January 7, 2026.

Contributors will be compensated.

To submit, email your work and a brief bio to submissions@notch.ink