Submissions are now closed.
We are so grateful for all the wonderful submissions we received for our upcoming spring issue. We've received enough work to fill the magazine this spring, so submissions are currently closed. Our next submission cycle will likely open in mid May 2019, so please check back often. You can subscribe and/or follow us on Facebook to get the most current news on submissions.
General Guidelines & Information
In 2016, Aji published the work of about 15% of the writers and artists who submitted to us. Editorial decisions involve not only quality (please edit and finely tune your work before submitting for serious review) but also diversity in terms of published works and contributors. On average, about half of the work in any issue relates to the advertised theme.
Follow our guidelines for poems, stories, essays, bios and photos in good faith, and in turn we promise each submission will receive an attentive review and a response within ten weeks, often much sooner.
We are a small staff. As our submissions increase (that’s good—thank you!) our ability to make exceptions diminishes.
We consider only previously unpublished work. Work that has appeared for general reading online has been published already, and so should not be submitted for publication in Aji.
If your submission is selected for publication, you will be notified via email. Aji requires a brief bio (40-60 words) and a photo of you to accompany your published work. We will publish one link submitted with the bio.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Please notify us as soon as possible in the happy event (too bad for us!) that your piece has been accepted elsewhere.
Aji will retain first North American serial rights to all material we publish. However, we will gladly allow republishing—just ask!
Submit via our Submittable page: https://ajimagazine.submittable.com/submit
Questions? Email us at support@ajimagazine.com. Please write “Question” in the subject line to solicit a response.
Follow our guidelines for poems, stories, essays, bios and photos in good faith, and in turn we promise each submission will receive an attentive review and a response within ten weeks, often much sooner.
We are a small staff. As our submissions increase (that’s good—thank you!) our ability to make exceptions diminishes.
We consider only previously unpublished work. Work that has appeared for general reading online has been published already, and so should not be submitted for publication in Aji.
If your submission is selected for publication, you will be notified via email. Aji requires a brief bio (40-60 words) and a photo of you to accompany your published work. We will publish one link submitted with the bio.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Please notify us as soon as possible in the happy event (too bad for us!) that your piece has been accepted elsewhere.
Aji will retain first North American serial rights to all material we publish. However, we will gladly allow republishing—just ask!
Submit via our Submittable page: https://ajimagazine.submittable.com/submit
Questions? Email us at support@ajimagazine.com. Please write “Question” in the subject line to solicit a response.