Editor Interview: The Metaworker Literary Magazine

work that breaks the mold

More than just a literary magazine, The Metaworker is a collective of creatives, proud to use their unique experiences to help represent diverse voices from a global perspective. The works here aren’t made to order from industry standards, instead this magazine shows the marks of the craftsman's tools, sometimes a little rough around the edges but still one of a kind works.

Challenge yourself! We want to read engaging stories that aren’t afraid to put a spin on rules of craft, spit in the eye of convention, and provoke in ways that surprise, challenge or enchant. We want experiences that we can bring into our daily lives, maybe even change our perspective. We want stories that play with form, that appeal to the senses, that make us think or that scare us. We also want work that uses the online format to its advantage--if you can put it on a webpage, we'd like to see it.

If your piece isn't like anything else we've published, even better!

We don't require cover letters, but it's always nice to read a little about the person behind the writing or art. One thing we'd rather not see is a summary of your piece in the cover letter--we prefer to form our own opinion while reading.

Yes, we do read every piece to the end, unless it is significantly over our word limit. Sometimes an ending can make or break a story or poem. Each piece is read by at least two slush readers and one editor. This is important to us because our editors don't have a specific type of story we look for, so this is our method to ensure we give all submissions a fair chance.

yes, we currently nominate for the Pushcart Prize.