Petrichor is open for submissions and reading for the inaugural October 2026 issue of The Drop

  • FICTION 

    For flash fiction submissions, under 1000 words, please send up to to three stories as a single document. For longer-form short fiction, please send one story at a time, from 1000 to 5000 words.

    NONFICTION 

    For flash nonfiction submissions, under 1000 words, please send up to three flash/short short essays as a single document. For longer-form short nonfiction, from 1000 to 5000 words, please send one essay as a single document.

  • Please single space individual poems and number each page.

    NOTE: We do not consider any poetry that has been previously posted or published/shared  on social media or other public forum.

  • We will feature one digital art image for the cover and up to three images per issue.

    Please send one to three images at at a time. Files should be JPGs, PNGs, or similar file type. Screen resolution for initial submission of 300 dpi or less is fine — if an image is accepted for publication, we may request a higher resolution file.

  • Interested in learning editing, editorial design, marketing, and generally getting in on the ground floor of a startup indie nonprofit publisher? We’re looking for a volunteer social media manager and prose readers to join our crew. Scroll down for more info and to apply.

Submissions

The Drop digital art & literary journal is open for submissions and will be reading for our inaugural October 2026 issue.

The Drop is published four times a year and includes short form fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art. We are also very open to genre/form blends and mixed media.

Please check  specifics above for each submission type. For mixed media, mashups or blends, choose best fit.

For all types of submissions, we only accept submissions via the Duosuma.

Simultaneous submissions are acceptable and encouraged—but please let us know right away if your work is picked up elsewhere.

Upon publication, all rights revert back to the author. We will, however, house your work in our digital and/or audio archives for the lifespan of the journal. If you re-publish your work, we ask that you note its initial publication with us.

If you have to withdraw your work for any reason, please notify us via DuoSuma.

We strive to respond to submissions within four months or less.

We are not a paying publication at this time.

Submissions we will not consider:

  • We do not endorse the use of AI at any phase of the creative process (nor do we use it at any stage in the editorial or publishing process). For contributors, this includes, but is not limited to: brainstorming, pre-writing, conceptualizing, content creation, editing, or formatting. If you use AI for your creative work, please submit elsewhere.

  • Unsolicited previously published material—this includes materials included in books, periodicals, websites, social media, or other publicly accessible online venues.

  • Unsolicited revisions of work we have previously declined.

Social Media Manager (Volunteer)

The Social Media Manager is responsible for helping to create substantive,  engaging digital content that highlights  our  journal, our overall nonprofit mission,  and celebrates our  authors and artists.  The social media manager will  promote, engage,  and interact  with followers to create a meaningful, sustained community. The manager should be creative, digitally savvy, and know how to tell a digital story with both visuals and text. They should be organized, self-motivated, passionate about the arts, comfortable in remote work environments, and align with Petrichor’s  mission. The manager should have strong written communication skills. Previous experience with Meta, Bluesky, and Substack is preferred. Buffer and Adobe a plus, too.

This remote volunteer position requires approximately four to ten  hours of work per week, depending on the stage of the publication cycle. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume in the submission box to the right. 

Prose Readers (Volunteer)

Prose readers are responsible for reviewing submissions quickly, substantively, and consistently. Depending on the assigned form/genre, readers may review nonfiction, fiction, poetry, or a hybrid. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s in English or related field. Experience with academic or literary journals preferred. 

This is a remote volunteer position that requires, on average, about three to four hours per week and may vary with the production cycle. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter that addresses the following: your reading preferences for genre/form; your experience with literature, including form and genre; the importance of craft in the conveyance of story; and the role/s of the literary canon and historical context in experiencing prose. 

Interested applicants should submit the cover letter and a resume in the submissions box to the right.