Submit your work to Windmill
What you should know before submitting:
We strive to showcase emerging voices alongside established authors.
Works must be original and not previously published. No AI-generated work, please.
Submissions are open to all, with the exception of current Hofstra University students and alums who graduated fewer than five years before the submission date.
We welcome simultaneous submissions. Please note in your cover letter if this is a simultaneous submission and kindly withdraw your work quickly if accepted elsewhere.
We only accept submissions via Submittable. We do not charge for submissions.
We do not accept poetry submissions at this time, nor do we accept submissions for our Conversations section.
While we are currently unable to pay for accepted pieces, we do offer two complimentary copies of the print magazine upon request. All rights revert to authors after one calendar year.
Creative Nonfiction
We seek creative nonfiction that celebrates strong narrative voice. We are open to reported and personal essays, including experimental and flash nonfiction. We strive to showcase both emerging and established writers, especially voices traditionally underrepresented in the publishing industry.
Our issues are not themed and submissions should aim to be 3,500 words or less.
Fiction
We seek short stories that celebrate strong narrative voice. We strive to showcase both emerging and established writers, especially those voices which are traditionally underrepresented within the publishing industry. We are open to traditional narrative forms as well as flash, experimental, and genre fiction.
Our issues are not themed and submissions should be 3,500 words or less. We do not publish chapters.
Art
We seek images to complement and extend the strong narrative voices in the written sections of our literary journal. In past issues, our art section has included original photography, illustration, graphic design, collage, painting, installation, and more. You may submit individual files, a portfolio of images, or direct us to a link to view available works.