Hive Avenue will accept 100 free submissions each month. Beyond that, submissions will be accepted with a $2.00 fee. Submissions will open April 8, 2024 for a late Fall 2024 issue.
All submissions are required to be original, previously unpublished works and must be submitted electronically.
The theme for the Fall 2024 issue is Connection/Unity/Belonging. Submit work that in some way ties in with one of these themes.
Hive Avenue wants to represent writers from all around – there is no geographical requirement, but you MUST be an undergraduate student to be considered.
Simultaneous submissions are welcome (and recommended). Please do let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere. Multiple submissions within a single genre are not permitted; however, we do accept multiple submissions in separate genres. Physical submissions will not be accepted.
Hive Avenue seeks to foster a diverse range of voices and perspectives. Submissions should respect the dignity and rights of individuals and communities. We encourage submissions that explore complex themes and topics with sensitivity and thoughtfulness. We do not accept work that contains graphic violence, explicit sexual content, or otherwise offensive or inappropriate material. This includes but is not limited to hate speech, discrimination, and derogatory language.
All submissions will be kept confidential and will not be shared outside of the Hive Avenue staff.
Fiction Specific Guidelines:
We accept short stories, flash fiction, and selections of longer works provided they standalone. Experimental pieces are accepted. All prose submissions should be fewer than 4,000 words. Submit your fiction as a single Word document in a standard font, with the document title including the story title and author's name.
Failure to follow these specified guidelines will void the validity of your submission and it will be rejected unread.
Fiction Specific Guidelines:
We accept short stories, flash fiction, and selections of longer works provided they standalone. Experimental pieces are accepted. All prose submissions should be fewer than 4,000 words. Submit your fiction as a single Word document in a standard font, with the document title including the story title and author's name.
Failure to follow these specified guidelines will void the validity of your submission and it will be rejected unread.
Poetry Specific Guidelines:
Poetry submissions may include up to five poems in a single Word document but are limited to six pages. Concrete and visual poems must be submitted in the .PDF or .JPEG format in preserve their form.
Failure to follow these specified guidelines will void the validity of your submission and it will be rejected unread.
Poetry Specific Guidelines:
Poetry submissions may include up to five poems in a single document but are limited to six pages. Concrete and visual poems must be submitted in the .PDF or .JPEG format in preserve their form.
Failure to follow these specified guidelines will void the validity of your submission and it will be rejected unread.
Creative Nonfiction Specific Guidelines:
We accept essay, memoir, flash, or selections from a longer work as long as it stands alone. Experimental pieces are accepted. All prose submissions should be fewer than 4,000 words, and submitted in a single Word document, with a document title including the author's name and title of the piece.
Failure to follow these specified guidelines will void the validity of your submission and it will be rejected unread.
Creative Nonfiction Specific Guidelines:
We accept essay, memoir, flash, or selections from a longer work as long as it stands alone. Experimental pieces are accepted. All prose submissions should be fewer than 4,000 words, and submitted in a single Word document, with a document title including the author's name and title of the piece.
Failure to follow these specified guidelines will void the validity of your submission and it will be rejected unread.
Visual Art Specific Guidelines:
Hive Avenue accepts original artwork in the form of photography, illustrations, graphic art, paintings, and sculpture. Multiple submissions are not allowed but a single submission can include up to two pieces of artwork. All submissions should be in .JPEG format with the artwork title and artist’s name in the file name. Please include an artist statement.
Failure to follow these specified guidelines will void the validity of your submission and it will be rejected unread.
Visual Art Specific Guidelines:
Hive Avenue accepts original artwork in the form of photography, illustrations, graphic art, paintings, and sculpture. Multiple submissions are not allowed but a single submission can include up to two pieces of artwork. All submissions should be in .JPEG format with the artwork title and artist’s name in the file name. Please include an artist statement.
Failure to follow these specified guidelines will void the validity of your submission and it will be rejected unread.