Submit!

After the last two weeks’ posts about Mavguard, what sorts of things we want to publish and what we are as a business, I was asked a few questions about what you all could submit for the next edition.

The short answer is as follows:

Short stories

Poetry

Visual Art

The long answer, however, takes a bit more time. Let’s do a breakdown.

1. Short stories

Our editors’ favorite pieces have been works with deep emotional meaning. We’ve most enjoyed things that explore new reality, that… well, that has fun. We like to see that writers are enjoying their work, that they’ve been working on their craft and that they’ve tried new things with their work. For me personally, I enjoy coming across submissions where I can really see the writer through the writing. Check out Emilina in Edition II to get a better idea of what I mean here.

2. Poetry

Honestly, we need more poetry. We’ve had difficulties getting very many poets to submit their work. What I really want to see is an array of different pieces, both lighthearted pentameters and deep, meaningful free verse—and everything in between. I like to see that the poet meant something by their work, that you are trying to convey something with your words. I don’t just want to read a poem that you threw together at the last minute, because you wanted something to submit. Although, some of those turn out pretty well too, I’ll admit. Check out In Bloom and Seemingly in Edition III to get a better idea here.

3. Visual art

Send us everything you have! People lately have reviewed Mavguard by saying that we mostly like to publish photography, nature shots, and things of that sort. That couldn’t be further from the truth. We’ve been pushing for more paintings, more graphic design, calligraphy, sketches, sculpture, every single form of visual art. But we can’t help it if only the photographers are willing to send in their work. After all, they make beautiful art as well. Check out some of my paintings in Edition III, as well as the various photography by Julie Haider in all three editions, to see how differing we can be in these regards.

In the end, it always boils down to the fact that we want to see what you have to offer. Whatever it is, whatever work you like best, send it in. Please. I really do want to see it, and hopefully publish it.

Oh yeah, and we’ve published 95% of people who’ve submitted for any given edition. So there’s that.

See you on the other side.

www.MavguardMagazine.com

Submissions window closes June 30

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{Rani Divine}