The Next Chapter Literary Magazine is the realization of one of my dreams. Having been the editor of my high school newspaper and helped start a high school literary magazine, my own literary magazine is something I’ve wanted for quite a while. When I took over the bookstore, I decided, in the middle of a pandemic, what better time to launch just such a creature? Issue 1, with a theme of “Arts in Quarantine”, came out in July 2020 and was such a success, I immediately began planning the next issue for January 2021. Issue 2’s theme of “Creative Convergence” resulted in some truly spectacular work being submitted by local artists and authors.
The rest is history.
—Michelle Garren-Flye, editor The Next Chapter Literary Magazine
SUBMISSIONS OPEN for July issue!
NOTE: Please READ and follow all submission guidelines. It will make my life much simpler. 🙂 Thank you.
ALL SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE EMAILED TO MGFLYE@YAHOO.COM. Please include “Submission” in the subject field.
Submissions OPEN
Submissions for the next issue of The Next Chapter Literary Magazine (July 2026) are now open. Theme of the issue is “Noise”.
How to Submit
Email all submissions to mgflye@yahoo.com with the word “Submission” in the subject line!
What to Submit
Poetry, photography, artwork, essays and short stories that center around the featured theme. Short stories and articles should be no more than 2,000 words in length. Please submit photography and art as jpg, png or other high quality electronic file. Essays, poems, and short stories should be submitted in Microsoft Word or in the body of the email. PLEASE INCLUDE a short (up to 100 words) bio WITH your submission. This saves me time when I’m putting the magazine together!
Compensation
If your submission is accepted, you will receive $10 and a copy of the magazine that your submission is in or you may choose to receive two copies of the magazine. All rights except a one-time publishing right remain with the author.
Rules and Restrictions
Only authors and artists who call Eastern North Carolina home (you grew up here, you live here now, you used to live here) are eligible to submit to the literary magazine.
Simultaneous submissions and previously published submissions are fine as long as you retain the copyright to your work. Please inform me if credit should be given to a previous publication.
Multiple submissions are discouraged, but acceptable in the areas of short poetry and photography/art. (I want to give everyone an equal opportunity!)
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