Sūdō Journal calls for submissions of art, photography, poetry, prose, and criticism.
Latin for “I sweat,” Sūdō at once captures an inescapable reality of Australian life, gives voice to the exertion required to create, and reminds us of the capacity of art, culture and politics to make temperatures soar. Assuming a position of militant anti-militancy and brutal open-mindedness, Sūdō Journal is the product of a small team of dedicated postgraduates working in the fields of English Literature, Creative Writing, Art and Social Science. It is not a gathering place for writers of parochial fiction to share romantic tales of artists at the arse-end of the world, but a hot, hard stone flung in the eye of the cultural cringe. We are looking for stories, essays and images that challenge prevailing wisdoms about art, politics and culture. Voices from the edge speaking uncomfortable truths. At the risk of being uncouth, misanthropic or esoteric, above all, what we want is the interesting.
Email all contributions to submissions@sudojournal.com. Image submissions should be in JPG format, and may be accompanied by a brief discussion of the work if desired. Written submissions should be no longer than 6000 words. Include the type of submission (essay, fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry or images), author’s name and title of the work in the subject line of the submission email. Include a brief abstract for academic essays (no more than 75 words) along with a 50-word biographical note. Book reviews of no longer than 1000 words are also welcome. Follow MLA citation style and format. All written contributions should be submitted as a Microsoft Word file, in double-spaced 12pt font. All images used must be with permission only. Suitable papers will be double-blind peer reviewed. Hard-copy submissions will not be accepted and will not be returned.
The closing date for submissions has been extended to August 31, 2018 for our December 2018 issue.
Image: “Caution” (CC BY-SA 2.0) by ted_major