How to Submit
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MANASTASH 2026, VOLUME 36
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
FOR THE 36TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
THEME: Rebirth
The theme for next year’s Manastash volume is Rebirth. This could be a literal rebirth in the sense of reincarnation, or the transformation from winter to spring, but it’s open to symbolic rebirth, the changing of minds or bodies, the recovery of endangered species, the saving of an ecosystem, or the reviving of a community. It can even be a simple as the idea that we are never exactly the same person from one day to the next. Anyone or anything reborn is fair game.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- Manastash, Issue 36, 2026, is seeking poetry, prose, hybrid work, and visual arts with the theme around “Rebirth”.
- Prose includes fiction, creative non-fiction, and flash fiction. Please keep submissions under 2,000 words.
- All submissions must be original and not published elsewhere including personal blogs and collections.
- You can submit up to 5 entries per genre (poetry, prose, visual arts). Please submit each piece as a separate file. If you are submitting more than one poem, please send one file containing all your poems.
- Poetry, prose, and mixed media entries accepted file formats .doc or .docx. No PDFs allowed.
- Do not write your name or any identifying information inside the file. Submissions will be read blindly. Include your name only in the file name.
- Visual art entries must be submitted at publication-quality with at least 1920×1080 resolution and 300 dpi. Visual artwork is only accepted in these file formats .jpeg, .png, or .tiff.
- All submissions should include a 50-word maximum biography, author/artist name, and title of work. Please inform us if the piece is titled “untitled.”
- Submissions should be emailed to Manastash@CWU.edu.
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 6, 2026, FRIDAY
If you have any questions about the journal or your submission, contact Manastash@cwu.edu.