Unhoused: Yearning for Home

A project of Prolific Pulse Press

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (September 2025). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Prolific Pulse Press announces an anthology call for submissions: UNHOUSED – Yearning for Home
Prolific Pulse Press’s background in publishing social justice anthologies, continues with Unhoused – Yearning for Home – an anthology of poetry and flash-writing on the current epidemic of unhoused, homeless, stateless, and country-less people and how this lack of safety affects generations. We seek to highlight the writer’s resiliance and determination to survive and thrive whilst sharing their truth and experience(s).
This project shines a light on: Migration, asylum-seeking, illegal-and-legal-immigration, and other factors resulting in being without a home, national-identity, country, or security net. Whether you have immigrated and found yourself isolated and unable to fit into your adopted country’s identity, or lost status in a country you identify with, been out-of-status, living-below-the-radar, a Dreamer or undocumented, or forced to flee your homeland because of discrimination, war or other destabilizing forces, this is your opportunity to share your experiences on the hardships and often invisible struggles so many endure

Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees for "tip jar" submissions.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2025

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: One-time publication

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 300 words; Up to 3 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Current events, Ethnicity/Race, Social issues, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 300 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 300 words; Up to 3 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Current events, Ethnicity/Race, Social issues, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 75 lines; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Current events, Ethnicity/Race, Social issues, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 3 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Current events, Ethnicity/Race, Social issues, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Unhoused: Yearning for Home Submission Statistics

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We have received 23 reports from 23 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 10.9 mean avg | 10.0 median | 286 max days (57.6 std dev)

Responses

95.66 %

Acceptances:

69.57 % of submissions accepted (11.4 avg. days per acceptance) | 69.57 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

26.09 % (55.7 avg. days per rejection) | 100.0 % personal, 0.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

4.35 % (0.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

The most common submission tip paid: USD $3.00. (21.1 % reported giving a tip.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 27 Apr 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Oct 2025.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 10:15 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026