Submissions are open!

Send in your poetry & prose to be considered for publication on our site! We are especially interested in:

  • featuring writers & artists local to the Big South Fork area, eastern Tennessee & Kentucky, and rural Appalachia

  • finding poetry that explores intersections in nature, spirituality, and collective liberation

  • celebrating cultural differences & bringing poetry from diverse places across the globe to our local/rural audience

General submissions are always open! You can send in poems on a topic of your choice whenever you wish. We also post a themed call for submissions about once a month; scroll down to view the current prompt! Subscribe to receive updates right to your email inbox every time we post a new call for submissions.

– Aliens, Auras, and the Abyss –


Submissions are due June 1. Please write ‘Alien’ in ‘Title of Submission.’ Alien artwork by Brandon Thorpe will be featured in the collection. Though not required, we invite you to use the art pieces as visual prompts (pictured below) to inspire your poetry on the subject of aliens & life, beyond. Use the arrows to scroll back and forth and view all 5 artworks!

  • Alien #1

  • Alien #2

  • Alien #3

  • Alien #4

  • Alien #5

Submit Here!

Alternatively, you may email your work to dithyrambler@dandelionscribes.com. Be sure to include all necessary information as listed in the form below.