Roots & Branches Stories from Appalachia

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About

The arts are a growing scene in the rural areas of South Central Pennsylvania. However, it feels like outside of the local universities, writing and performing fall to the wayside in our small, farming communities. Roots and Branches is working to create a space for locals to share their writing in hopes of generating a community of artists outside of the cities or academic spaces.
While we focus on supporting local writers, we are happy to have made the recent expansion to now seek new members and submissions from all Appalachian writers in the small communities across the East Coast. Contact us today to see how you might fit into our growing group!

Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to writers and artists living within the Appalachian mountain chain.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2026

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 5 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words; Up to 5 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 4,000 words; Up to 5 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 4,000 words; Up to 5 pieces.
Book Excerpt: Up to 4,000 words; Up to 5 pieces.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Digital art.
Drawing.
Mixed media.
Painting.
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Fledgling listing. No cover available for Roots & Branches until first issue/book published.

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Roots & Branches Submission Statistics

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We have not received any complete reports within the past 12 months.

Pending

2 responses are pending (22 min | 22.0 mean avg | 22.0 median | 22 max days waiting | 0.0 std dev) from 2 different members

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Dates

Last Updated: 24 Aug 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.