Petrichor will begin accepting submissions for The Drop digital journal May 2026. Stay tuned for full launch — and submission — details!

  • 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? Stay tuned for info on how to apply and get involved in our internship program!

Submissions

The Drop digital art & literary journal is currently closed to submissions but will open on May 4 for our inaugural 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 Submissions form. Please include your submission as a file upload in the Submissions Form. Your query letter may be in the Message box or as the first page of the submission. Please upload your documents as PDF or DOCX and your images as PNG or JPG, ensuring each file is under 10MB. 

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

If you have to withdraw your work for any reason, please notify us by email. Please leave a short message on your submission using “Petrichor Withdrawal” as your subject line so we can find your note easily.

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

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, but is not limited to, materials included in books, periodicals, websites, social media, or other publicly accessible online venues.

  • Unsolicited revisions of work we have previously declined.