The Drift & Dribble Miscellany Gold Star Program Gold Star

Ongoing Open Call

The Drift & Dribble Miscellany reviews work year-round for rolling publication, showcasing curated visual art that is paired with writing that is compelling, significant, lucid, and that offers food for thought. View the art of the Miscellany.

We prioritize work that sustains a rereading. Our reading fees allow us to carefully review serious pieces as we select for strong voices. We put out rotating themed and timed calls, but if in doubt, submit work to our ongoing Open Call.

We publish authentic and carefully crafted stories, poems, essays, narrative fine art/photography and dribbles, and especially those works that capture the uniqueness and beauty of inhabiting our complex human world, and that leave us lingering in thought.

Open Call Fee: usd $3.00 Open

Please check our submission page for details.

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And Yet I Loved Her So, Up to 3000 words Temp Closed

After all you’ve been through, tell us about the one you loved this Valentine's Day (any gender)—not the good kind of naked, but the bald truth.

Up to 3,000 words.

Please see submission guidelines and preferences at: the Drift & Dribble Miscellany.

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Literary Lists Temp Closed

Interesting bullets or strings of words or phrases that tell a story.

Up to ~1,000 words or 50 lines.

We invite submissions for a special feature: Literary Lists - creative works that derive meaning from their sequence. We’re interested in lists that read like micro-essays, inventories of reminders, bucket-lists, or grievances. It could be a family dynamic revealed in a grocery list, a to-do list that speaks to ambition and its inevitable failures, a ranking of past lovers or a categorizing of their unforgivable wrongs. Humor, drama, and originality are all encouraged.

Please check guidelines at The Drift & Dribble Miscellany.

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The Contents of a Room: 300-1000 words Temp Closed

A still life or a glimpse into a life. Show us what you see.

300-1000 words

Please see general guidelines at: the Drift & Dribble Miscellany

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Hooked From the First Line: Fiction/Nonfiction Temp Closed

You've crafted it, massaged it, and given it life. Now give us that compelling opening paragraph of your novel or short story. Stop at one if you can.

Please see our submission guidelines and preferences at the Drift & Dribble Miscellany before sending us your excerpts.

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Me? Unreliable Narrator?: First Person Fiction Temp Closed

Up to 3000 words. Dare to charm, manipulate and deceive us. Or fool yourself. Please see our submission guidelines and preferences at the Drift & Dribble Miscellany.

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Note to You, My Younger Self: 700 - 1000 words Temp Closed

Second Person Self Address preferred. If you only knew.

Please see our submission guidelines and preferences at the Drift & Dribble Miscellany.

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Script: short dramatic work Temp Closed

Script: short dramatic work or standalone scenes that reveal characters through their interaction without relying on exposition.

The sweet spot is 6-12 script pages.

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Narrative Sketchbooks, Combining Text and Art Temp Closed

This call is limited to visual art that tells a story.

Open to drawn or painted sketchbooks or paintings and illustration that include hand-lettered text (preferred) or accompanying text, and that tell a story or describe lived experiences (like when traveling).

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