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StoryTree
StoryTree is a quarterly online creative magazine that aims to platform art of all kinds. Bringing together poets, authors, journalists, painters, photographers, sculptors, and more.
We were founded on the phrase “Every word was once a story.” A quote paraphrased from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay on poetic theory, The Poet. We platform work that seeks to unearth the hidden stories all around us. The poem caught in the teeth of a comb. The painting falling through the autumn leaves. The prose wrapped in the freshly changed bedsheets.
StoryTree was founded by poet and artist Georgia Francis.
StoryTree publishes issues in February, May, August, and November. Read our previous issues here!
We publish issues from our series StoryTree In Conversation sporadically, follow our Instagram for updates on submission windows for StoryTree In Conversation.
Follow StoryTree on social media to stay up to date!
WE ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR SUBMISSIONS
StoryTree In Conversation
StoryTree is launching a brand new project: StoryTree In Conversation.
Our new series offers creatives a chance to publish their writing/artwork, create new work, and engage with other artists. Contributors will submit writing or artwork for the Prompt Pieces. They will then receive an anonymous Prompt Piece and will create a New Work inspired by it. All of the Prompt Pieces and the New Works will be published together in a zine with brief paragraphs from the contributors sharing how the pieces inspired them.
Learn more and participate on the StoryTree In Conversation page.
What We Look For
StoryTree welcomes art and artists of all mediums, including:
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Poetry
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Short Stories
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Creative Nonfiction
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Personal Essays
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Artist Interviews
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Drawings
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Paintings
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Photography
We are particularly interested in art with a unique perspective and work from marginalised artists. StoryTree is intended for an adult audience, as such we are not interested in work aimed towards children.
StoryTree is not interested in work that endorses bigoted views. StoryTree is a safe space for people of all races, nationalities, immigration-status, genders, sexualities, and abilities.
If you are unsure if your work is suitable for StoryTree, please email an inquiry to storytreezine@gmail.com.
Guidelines
Please ensure all submissions adhere to the following guidelines:
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Poetry - Up to 5 pages per poem.
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Prose - 500-5000 words.
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Artwork - Must be at least 300dpi.
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Cover Art - The cover art for each issue is selected from the art and photography submissions.
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Formatted Poetry - Poems with experimental formats are allowed. However, if the format does not fit StoryTree's editorial guidelines, a rewrite with a new format will be offered to the poet. If the poet declines the new format, the poem will unfortunately not be able to be included in the issue.
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Language - Must be primarily written in English but may feature other languages. Please note: our editor will not be able to catch typos, grammar mistakes, and spelling errors in other languages so take extra care when proofreading work that includes other languages.
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Copyright - All work must belong to the submitting artist(s).
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Previous Publication - Previously published work is permitted provided you own the publishing rights. Please clearly indicate in your submission if your work has been previously published and state where and when it was published. Work submitted for StoryTree In Conversation is ineligible.
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No AI-generated work.
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Payment - Unfortunately, StoryTree is not in a position to pay contributors. However, all artists will receive a contributor coupon code to access their issue for free.
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Multiple Categories - You can submit to as many categories as you like! Please include all writing submissions together in the one form and all art submissions together in the one form. If you are submitting writing and art, you will need to submit a form for each.
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Editing - StoryTree reserves the right to lightly edit pieces, correcting spelling mistakes, grammar mistakes, and typos. Any significant editing changes will be worked on collaboratively with the artist(s).
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Sharing - By submitting to StoryTree, you are consenting that successful work may be shared on the StoryTree social medias, website, and promotional material. All work will be credited to the artist(s).
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Rights and Acknowledgements - Artists retain the copyright to their work. If your work is later published in a future publication (magazine, book, exhibition), we ask that you acknowledge its first appearance in StoryTree.
Submit
Submissions should be sent via the Google Forms linked below. There are two forms for submission: writing and art.
Please format submissions as follows:
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Single Document - Include all pieces in a single document with clear divides between pieces. You'll make the editor's day if your pieces are ordered alphabetically by title!
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Artist Biography - Include an artist biography written in third-person, approximately 100 words.
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Social Medias - Include any relevant links to your website and/or social medias.
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Content Warnings - If your work contains sensitive subjects, please include a content warning with possible triggers, e.g. grief, violence, addiction, illness, etc.
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Artwork - Please name your artwork with its title and the artist's name. Please state the work's medium, materials used, and date of creation.
Support StoryTree
StoryTree receives no funding to run the zine. Help us fund our publications and events by buying our issues and/or donating to us on our Buy Me A Coffee page.
If you cannot afford to purchase an issue or to donate, you can also support StoryTree by following us on social media and sharing our content and submission callouts.
Thank you for your support!