Cosmic Daffodil Journal: EMPOWER Gold Star Program Gold Star Free Tip Jar Option

Deadline: Friday, January 15, 2027 11:59 PM EST (in 64 days).

Empowerment isn't always loud. Sometimes, it's choosing yourself when the world asks you to shrink. It's finding your voice after years of silence, setting boundaries without apology, or discovering the strength to become someone you were once afraid to be.

For this issue, we invite you to explore the many dimensions of EMPOWER. Consider the power found in vulnerability, resistance, self-discovery, transformation, and letting go. Explore what it means to reclaim your identity, challenge expectations, take up space, or find strength in unexpected places.

We welcome work that challenges, celebrates, questions, and reimagines what it means to be powerful.

Tell us what it means to claim your power.

** Important Information **

Please submit only PDF documents. We do not accept Word documents.

There are word counts for flash fiction/nonfiction: 300-600 per piece, up to 2 pieces. Short story pieces are 1000 words.

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Thank you!

Categories: Fiction/Nonfiction/Poetry/Art
File type: .pdf
Number of Pieces:
Up to 3 pieces per fiction submission.
Up to 3 pieces per nonfiction submission.
Up to 5 pieces per poetry submission.
Up to 5 pieces per art submission.
Separate Files: Each piece must be submitted in a separate file.

Anonymous submissions are not required.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Reprints are not allowed.
Multiple entries are not allowed.
AI-assisted works are not allowed.

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