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Issue Announcements

Fall 2023 Issue

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Instead of taking the reader by the hand and running him down the hill, I
want to lead him into a house of many rooms, and leave him alone in each of them.

– Mary Oliver, American Poet, 1935-2019

The Smoky Quartz Fall 2023 issue is a house of many rooms for you to explore—from changing seasons to the nighttime sky, humble insects, lost minds, and local landscapes. Through a wide variety of poetry, prose, and art, you will discover your own memories, feelings, and reactions.

The current issue of Smoky Quartz includes twenty-two poems, two short stories, and nineteen pieces of art, plus a featured artwork section on collage. Many of the writers and artists are those you have enjoyed in earlier issues including Michael Keshigian, Denise Ginzler, Maura MacNeil, Eric Pinder, Barabara Danser, and Amber Rose Crowtree. They are joined by a number of writers and artists appearing in Smoky Quartz for the first time.

The Editors thank the many talented people who submitted a total of over 270 pieces of writing and art for consideration. We are grateful for having had the opportunity to read and view their high-quality works. Deciding which pieces to include was difficult. In the end we had to pass on many excellent submissions.

We encourage everyone to submit work to future issues of Smoky Quartz. Follow this News page to receive announcements and submission deadlines for upcoming 2024 issues.

Click here to enjoy the many rooms of the Fall 2023 issue.

The Editors, Smoky Quartz

Issue Announcements, Submissions

Fall 2023 Issue Update

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The Fall 2023 issue is currently in production and will be published by early December.

Thank you to everyone who submitted work. We received more than 270 pieces of poetry, prose, and artwork for consideration. If you received a letter of regret, please know that the selection process was both thorough and challenging. We received many excellent pieces; unfortunately, we could not publish them all.

Please follow this News page for further updates on the Fall 2023 issue and on future issues of Smoky Quartz.

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Thank you again for your submissions. We are grateful for the opportunity to consider your work.

The Editors

Submissions

Submissions Closed

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Thank you to everyone who submitted work to Smoky Quartz for the Fall 2023 online issue! We received more than 270 pieces of poetry, prose, and artwork for consideration!

Smoky Quartz is now closed to submissions while the editors, Deni Dickler, Brian Evans-Jones, Fred Gerhard, Ginny Masters, and Deborah Murphy, continue to review all work. We expect that effort to continue into October/November. We will email regrets/acceptances in November.

The Fall 2023 Online Issue is tentatively scheduled for publication in late November/early December 2023. 

Please subscribe to the Smoky Quartz News at the bottom of this page for updates on the status of the publication. Thank you!