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Carve is seeking the highest quality literary short fiction (short stories).  We want emotional jeopardy,  soul,  and honesty.  Craft and control is tantamount to our connection to the characters.  We highly recommend reading our most current issues to get an idea of what we're looking for.

» Please submit only one short story.  Wait for a response before you send another.  Average response time is 3-6 months.

» We do not accept genre fiction or poetry; novel excerpts only if it stands alone as a short story.

» We accept simultaneous submissions.  Please let us know if it is accepted elsewhere; we'll send you Congratulations.  (We know how hard it is to get published out there!)

» Please note, Carve readers are careful and thorough.  Though we can't accept every story, we may feel compelled to offer comments or suggestions on some stories we return.  Because of this, our response time may be lengthy.

» We pay our contributors as funds allow.  In addition to a complimentary copy of the yearly paperback anthology in which your story is published, you will also be paid $20-$50 for your story.  All authors are paid the same rate per story within a single issue.

How to Submit

ONLINE SUBMISSIONS

For a low fee of $2.00, you may choose to upload your story in a WORD document.  Response times tend to be faster for online submissions.

For more information about online submissions, please click here.

MAILED SUBMISSIONS

There is no fee for mailed submissions.  (But you still have to pay for postage*.)

For printed submissions, please mail via USPS to:

Carve Magazine
P.O. Box 701510
Dallas, TX 75370

Include a brief cover letter and contact information.  Provide S.A.S.E. or e-mail for response.

*Please note postage prices are increasing as of May 12, 2008.  Be sure to affix correct postage for the SASE to prepare for our usual response times.


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What is 'honest fiction'?

Honest fiction is a term to describe fiction that values emotion and soul over plot and convention.

Is 'honest fiction' an oxymoron?  In a way, yes.  But that paradox exists within our real world, too.  How often are we really honest...with our friends, with ourselves?  We create little lies to avoid truths that could shatter our world.  But honest fiction is a story that does just that—destroys the lies to find the truth of the human condition.

So don't send us a story that resorts to clichés and predictability;  send us the story that you are afraid to let anyone read.  That's the story that is honest fiction, because what we fear is usually the simple, honest truth.


ON THIS PAGE:

¶ What to Submit

¶ Online Submissions

¶ Mailed Submissions


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