Written by September 26th, 2024

The Nomad: Now Seeking Submissions

The Nomad is a new literary journal of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, book reviews, letters, and essays. Their aim is to find forgotten literary treasures, and to publish them. They invite each author to submit two of their favorite pieces—one published and one unpublished. In doing so, they hope to create a space for writing that authors themselves love, writing that might be, “perhaps not entirely in step with trends of the moment but in conversation with a larger tradition.”

The first issue of The Nomad contains writing solicited from 19 contributors (soliciting writing is a common way to curate the first issue of a new journal). For subsequent issues they’re seeking unsolicited submissions. It is unusual that the first issue contains two poems from one of the editors, though it’s notable that one of those poems was the inspiration for starting the journal.

Now through April 30, 2025, The Nomad is seeking submissions for their second issue, on the theme of “breakthroughs.” The breakthroughs can be, “literal, spiritual, symbolic, personal, public, or something else.”

Submitting authors should send two pieces, one published and one unpublished, along with a brief explanation about how the writing relates to the theme. Authors may submit poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.

The Nomad plans to publish two online editions and one print edition each year. They also hope to nominate authors published in the Nomad for anthologies and awards such as the Pushcart Prize.

The Nomad accepts submissions via email, not online or by post. They only accept submissions that follow the guidelines they’ve posted online. Please read these guidelines in full before submitting.

If you would like to learn more or submit to The Nomad, please visit their website here


Bio: Ella Peary is the pen name for an author, editor, creative writing mentor, and submission consultant. Over the past five years, she’s written hundreds of articles for Authors Publish, and she’s also served as a copywriter and copy editor for a wide range of organizations and individuals. She is the author of The Quick Start Guide to Flash Fiction. She occasionally teaches a course on flash fiction. You can contact her at ellapeary@gmail.com.

 

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