GRIFFEL is an online magazine for literature, culture, and social issues.
Our publication is registered with the Library of Congress, ISSN 2703-7312.
GRIFFEL comes out quarterly - every spring, summer, autumn, and winter. We welcome submissions year-round. Our current response time is four months. Authors previously published in GRIFFEL should wait for at least six months before submitting their work again.
We encourage everyone to follow our Instagram and Facebook pages for the latest updates.
Submitted work must be previously unpublished, both in print and online.
We accept simultaneous submissions.
The submission fee helps GRIFFEL cover its maintenance, website, and design costs.
There are no refunds for the submission fee.
Following the guidelines make you seem professional.
When sending submissions, use a font size of 12 points. Leave at least standard 2.5 cm margins on all sides of the text.
Use 2.0 line spacing.
Indent the first line of each new paragraph. Page numbers must be included on every page.
GRIFFEL is a small and independently-run magazine, so, unfortunately, we cannot offer payment to our writers at this stage - though we do hope to do so as the publication grows.
Micro - We accept fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid works. Please submit one piece, less than 1000 words long.
Poetry - Please submit up to three poems, totaling no more than five manuscript pages.
Fiction - Submit one piece with no more than twenty double-spaced pages.
Literary Nonfiction - Submit one piece with no more than fifteen double-spaced pages.
Literary translations - The author's name, translator’s name, and translator’s contact information should appear at the top of every poem. Please include a brief (150-200 words) introduction to the poet whose work you have translated.
Please submit up to three poems.
Book reviews - We accept book reviews of both old and new books up to three double-spaced pages.
Drama - We accept 1 act plays.
Artwork - GRIFFEL is looking for portfolios of artwork to feature in upcoming issues. We consider all forms of art.
GRIFFEL #20 is looking for the finest in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and art.
Our publication is registered with the Library of Congress, ISSN 2703-7312.
GRIFFEL comes out quarterly - every spring, summer, autumn, and winter. We welcome submissions year-round. Our current response time is four months. Authors previously published in GRIFFEL should wait for at least six months or two issues before submitting their work again.
We encourage everyone to follow our Instagram and Facebook pages for the latest updates.
Submitted work must be previously unpublished, both in print and online.
We accept simultaneous submissions.
The submission fee helps GRIFFEL cover its maintenance, website, and design costs.
There are no refunds for the submission fee.
Following the guidelines makes you seem professional.
When sending fiction and nonfiction submissions, use a font size of 12 points. Leave at least standard 2.5 cm margins on all sides of the text. Use 2.0 line spacing.
Indent the first line of each new paragraph. Page numbers must be included on every page.
GRIFFEL is a small and independently-run magazine, so, unfortunately, we cannot offer payment to our writers at this stage - though we do hope to do so as the publication grows.
Micro - We accept fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid works. Please submit one piece, less than 1000 words long.
Poetry - Please submit up to three poems, totaling no more than five manuscript pages.
Fiction - Submit one piece with no more than twenty double-spaced pages.
Literary Nonfiction - Submit one piece with no more than fifteen double-spaced pages.
Literary translations - The author's name, translator’s name, and translator’s contact information should appear at the top of every poem. Please include a brief (150-200 words) introduction to the poet whose work you have translated.
Please submit up to three poems.
Book reviews - We accept book reviews of both old and new books up to three double-spaced pages.
Drama - We accept 1-act plays.
Artwork - GRIFFEL is looking for portfolios of artwork to feature in upcoming issues. We consider all forms of art.