Desire Lines Collective

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About

Desire Lines are natural pathways that humans and other animals create as they leave behind established routes to follow their longings — seeking the edges of a clear glacial stream, a skyline of sharp granite pinnacles, a flash of dawn light across a distant horizon, or the glow of some hidden, luminous vision within their minds. Such lines exist in mountain literature, too, and as British poet Helen Mort recounts in A Line Above the Sky, part of their allure is their ability to chart alternate ways, defying the guidelines and assumptions of dominant authorities.
Desire Lines Collective is a nonprofit organization, composed of experienced writers and editors who are committed to promoting new literary movements in the mountains. Through workshops, community events, mentoring, professional advice, and other resources for emerging writers, we will strive to support women, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming storytellers as they seek their own paths — or retrace those of ancestors — through unbounded ranges of high peaks and wild minds.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2026

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency
Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, All ethnic groups/populations, Females, Nonbinary people, Lesbians/Gays, People with disabilities.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 100 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Nature/Environment: Nature, See guidelines.
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues, Women/Female issues, See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, All ethnic groups/populations, Females, Nonbinary people, Lesbians/Gays, People with disabilities.

Lengths:

Review: 300 - 500 words.
Essay: 750 - 1,500 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: 100 - 3,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: 2,000 - 7,500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Memoir.
Nature/Environment: Nature, See guidelines.
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues, Women/Female issues, See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, All ethnic groups/populations, Females, Nonbinary people, Lesbians/Gays, People with disabilities.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; 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...
Nature/Environment: Nature, See guidelines.
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues, Women/Female issues, See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, All ethnic groups/populations, Females, Nonbinary people, Lesbians/Gays, People with disabilities.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.
Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Cartoon/Comic strip.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Nature/Environment: Nature, See guidelines.
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues, Women/Female issues, See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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We have received 1 report within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

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1 response is pending (20 days waiting).

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Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:46 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 23 Aug 2026

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