Submissions requested for start-up online literary magazine.

I am a former editor and occasional writer who wants to put my talent and experience to work in a creative and fulfilling way: by founding an online literary magazine that provides aspiring writers, and previously published authors alike, another outlet for their voices to be heard and work appreciated. Buzzard Picnic is currently looking for short fiction, memoir, essay, criticism, book and story reviews, and author interviews. Additionally, relevant comic strips, art and/or design will be considered for publication.

Because Buzzard Picnic is putting together its first issue, its thematic drive is still being worked out. I cannot tell you exactly what I am looking for, except that I’ll know it when I see it. I want to be moved. I want the world described to me in a way that makes it both easily recognizable and new and terrifying at the same time. My personal philosophy as an editor is that writing ability almost always trumps plot.

All pieces must be proofread and publication-ready. Buzzard Picnic will accept multiple submissions, but not work that has previously been published. Please let us know upon submission whether a piece is under consideration by other magazines; if it is selected for publication at another magazine before we have responded, we request that you notify us promptly of its acceptance elsewhere. (We will telepathically congratulate you!)

Due to the expected volume of submissions, we will not be able to personally respond to each one. Submission acceptance will come by email approximately 8-12 weeks after the piece has been received by our editors.

Please submit your original pieces by email to submissions@buzzardpicnic.com. We request that you paste the submission into the body of the email as we will not open attachments.

Abby Holcomb
Founding Editor, Buzzard Picnic