We want to read your CNF & essays!
Submit to our 2024 Creative Nonfiction & Essays Contest
Since the publication of our fourth print volume, we’ve been working behind the scenes to enhance our mission and practices at iō Literary Journal, including how we communicate! Thank you for being a part of the iō community and following our journey as we migrate our newsletter to Substack.
Part of our reflective process these past few months involves preparing for our next publication. Over the years, the creative work we have showcased in our print volumes and online publication, Refractions, shares a common trait: authenticity of experience. That’s why we’re launching our Creative Nonfiction & Essays Contest to kick off our next print volume.
Submit your CNF and essays for a chance to be among the first published in our next print volume. In addition to publication, the contest winner will receive:
$200 prize
Promotion across our social media (Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter)
Featured page on our website (see our 2022 Flash Fiction & Nonfiction Contest winner’s feature)
Interview to be published in print volume
We’re accepting submissions through Thursday, August 15th.
Haven’t read our last print volume? Preview Volume 4 to read our latest editors’ note and an interview with Lauriel-Arwen Amoroso, winner of our 2022 Flash Fiction & Nonfiction Contest. Get your copy to access:
Work from 20 writers & artists
In-depth interviews from our flash contest winners
Cover art by Kaitlyn Gagnon
Stay tuned for details on our upcoming call for submissions for our next print volume. We can’t wait to read your writing soon!