The Metaworker Literary Magazine

Welcome to our General category!

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THIS MONTH'S THEMES:

"Inheritance – what we get from those who came before"
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"Alchemy and Botany"

Interpret these themes however you like, but make sure the theme is clear. That is, don’t just throw the words into a story and think that’s enough. We want to see how these themes inspire you.

Any genre is considered!
We encourage you to explore and play!
Surprise us with fresh perspectives and creative implementations.

Please pick ONE theme and submit only once in any category (Poetry, Art/Visual, Micro, Fiction, creative non-fiction, multimedia). Our standard guidelines (below) still apply.

We are so excited and can’t wait to read your submissions!

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WHAT WE WANT:

• 2 pieces max (aka 2 individual poems or prose pieces).
• 3k words total (with page numbers).
  • If you send two pieces, the total word count of both pieces should not be more than approx. 3k words combined.

• Submit .doc .docx .txt or .rtf formats for prose.
• Send each piece in a separate file.
• Accompanying translations are okay to send alongside the English version.
• Any genres and styles.
• Works created by humans.

DO NOT WANT:

• Text written, co-written, or assisted by generative AI or LLMs. (Spell check and basic grammar check are okay.)
• Huge novel excerpts or 3+ pieces – these will be automatically declined.
• The only contact info we need from you is your email. Including other info (like address and phone number) in your submission documents is unnecessary for us.
• Submissions by email are not accepted (unless for accessibility reasons).
• Research papers or news articles.
• Racist, ableist, sexist, or other discriminatory works.
• Gore or sex for the sake of shock value.
• Fonts that are unreadable.

HARD SELLS:

• Political rants
• Cancer stories
• Wake-up stories / it’s all just a dream
• Death at the end (See former EIC Matthew’s article about this)

Please see our website for the full submission guidelines: https://themetaworker.com/submissions/

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Welcome to our Miscellaneous category!

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THIS MONTH'S THEMES:

"Inheritance – what we get from those who came before"
-OR-
"Alchemy and Botany"

Interpret these themes however you like, but make sure the theme is clear. That is, don’t just throw the words into a story and think that’s enough. We want to see how these themes inspire you.

Any genre is considered!
We encourage you to explore and play!
Surprise us with fresh perspectives and creative implementations.

Please pick ONE theme and submit only once in any category (Poetry, Art/Visual, Micro, Fiction, creative non-fiction, multimedia). Our standard guidelines (below) still apply.

We are so excited and can’t wait to read your submissions!

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You may submit up to 2 pieces of:

• Web comics / comic strip style pieces / graphic novel or picture book excerpts
• plays and screenplays
• hybrid works
• Experimental pieces (3,000 words max) that work well in an online format, such as:
  • Audio pieces / monologues / spoken word
  • Ergodic stories
  • Multimodal stories that include gifs or hyperlinks
• Anything else up to 3,000 words that doesn't fit neatly into one category--surprise us!
• If you send two pieces, the total word count of both pieces should not be more than approx. 3k words combined.
  
• For graphic novel or other excerpts, please include a brief background of the project and context for the excerpt.
  

Submit