Thank you for your interest in So to Speak! The best way to get a sense of what we publish is to read our most recent issue(s), available on our website.
Please note we only accept previously unpublished work for all categories. Do not send us a piece you have sent us before unless we ask to see another version.
Blog submissions will open periodically throughout the year for themed calls. Please submit book reviews, interviews, essays, etc. See our website for additional submission information. It's always a good idea to read a few of our blog posts (outside of a limited series) for a sense of what we're looking for.
We offer fee-free submissions for Black and Indigenous writers always. This will be available as a separate form when submissions are open.
If you are not a Black or Indigenous writer and the submission fee presents a financial hardship, please email us at sts@gmu.edu to request a fee waiver.
Affiliates of George Mason University may not submit their work for consideration until at least five years after their graduation date.
For more information, please visit our submissions page.
Our Winter 2025 Issue of So to Speak is an all-new collection of intersectional fiction, poetry, CNF, and visual art, with cover art by Gabriela Burlamaqui.
For physical print copies ($9): please select the add-on of "Mail me a print copy!" at the bottom of this submission form. We are no longer in stock with Winter 2025, but we'll send you the PDF and a back issue or two in with your order.
For digital copies ($4): please proceed to check out without clicking additional buttons. The issue will be emailed to the account associated with your Submittable.
Fill out this form to receive 2-3 back print issues of STS! You can indicate which volumes, or get a randomized assortment.
The So to Speak blog is now accepting submissions for its newest limited series, Migration & Displacement.
Immigrants in the United States are living in constant fear of ICE raids and deportation. Considering these raids, as well as displacement occurring around the world due to unjust politics, climate crises, and more, So to Speak is seeking creative work on the topic of migration. This may include stories from refugees, those who have migrated by choice, or any interpretation of the words “migration” & “displacement.”
We’re looking for interviews, reviews, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, visual art, and multimedia art from anyone who has experienced or been influenced by migration. We want to learn about the journey, finding a new home, what was left behind, and what may still be discovered on the horizon. We invite writers to submit creative work and craft essays that explore the theme through an intersectional lens.
All submissions must engage with our mission of being an intersectional feminist journal. Submissions that are not intersectional— i.e., engage with a single, strict perspective and/or are sexist, Islamophobic, antisemitic, racist, homophobic, transphobic, etc. will be automatically declined. Do not submit work generated by AI.
For writing, submissions should consist of no more than 2,000 words of prose or 3 poems, and should be double-spaced with numbered pages (poems do not have to adhere to this formatting).
For artwork/multimedia creative work, this can be all forms of visual art, audio, spoken word, a mix of visual art and text, or anything else that you can think of.
Submissions will be open from December 1st to December 31st, or until our blog cap is met.
At this time, we can deliver an honorarium of $10 to all blog contributors.
Simultaneous submissions are also welcomed, provided you notify us promptly if the piece has been published elsewhere. So to Speak is humbled to share an online space with writers and artists who seek to produce thought-provoking work that engages diversity and inclusion. We can't wait to hear from you!