Open for Submissions

The spring 2019 issue of Smoky Quartz is in process and will be published in May.

Smoky Quartz is now open for submissions for the fall 2019 issue. Please submit poetry, prose, and artwork by September 15th. Work received after that date will be considered for a future issue.

Please also note that our submissions guidelines have changed; we now accept prose pieces up to 3000 words. You can review our full submission guidelines here:

https://smokyquartz.org/submissions

We’re looking forward to seeing your work!

The editors, Smoky Quartz

Call for Submissions

Smoky Quartz is open for submissions from October 1, 2018 – January 15, 2019 for the Spring 2019 issue. Work received after January 15th will be considered for an upcoming issue. We welcome submissions from new, emerging, and established writers and artists. Please send us your best work!

Please click here to submit.

We look forward to your submissions!

The editors, Smoky Quartz

Spring 2017 Issue

There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;

—Sara Teasdale

 

Welcome to the spring 2017 issue of Smoky Quartz. Thank you to our contributors who shared their beautiful prose, poetry, and artwork. We hope you enjoy this issue.

You can view the cover page and table of contents here.

 

The editors,

Sara Miller, Deborah Murphy, Tina Rapp, and Linda Thomas