Rural Anthology Series

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About

This anthology [series] is grounded in rural places and communities. We seek work that feels lived rather than imagined, honoring the practices that create belonging and sustain everyday life. That might look like mountain songs, church dinners, cookouts, rural Pride festivals, union halls, tending the land, caregiving, storytelling, preserving family histories, or organizing neighbors.
We especially encourage submissions from working-class, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, immigrant, disabled, and other historically underrepresented rural writers. Rural communities have never been one story, and neither will this anthology [series].

Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to people with meaningful connection to rural places or communities.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific group.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,200 words; Up to 3 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Place/Regions: Rural areas.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 1,200 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,200 words; Up to 3 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Place/Regions: Rural areas.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific group.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Place/Regions: Rural areas.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 31 Aug 2026

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