Beecher's
Beecher's
Forms:
Fiction,
Non-Fiction,
Poetry,
Format:
Print
Founded:
2010
Frequency:
Semi-annually
Website:
Poetry
We hope to receive poetry that is aware of itself as a communicative act, almost certainly bound to fail, but hopeful in spite of it. We don’t mean that the poems we prefer will fail to communicate anything at all to the reader; rather, they try to communicate something about how difficult it is to be sincere, or how language is a frustratingly joyous thing that we flounder around in to no avail, or that language’s only avail is that it sometimes satisfies us, seems to connect us with people’s faces and brains, gets us laid. We want poetry to do all of that. We accept 3-5 poems per submission or 10 pages total.
Fiction
Length: We generally publish stories of 5,000 words or less; please inquire at fiction [at] beechersmag.com before sending longer pieces.Style: We prefer narrative-driven fiction. While we certainly appreciate a good description, interesting characters, and artful language, those elements should be in service of the story being told. We do accept “flash” fiction, but, just like any other piece, it should tell a story. While we don’t necessarily prefer “comic” stories, we do enjoy a good laugh, so don’t hold back with the humor.
Nonfiction
Essay, creative nonfiction, literary nonfiction, prose, lyric essay–we don’t know how to define any of them, but we like reading all of them. We’re particularly interested in writing that dislodges us from the rusty habits of our day. We want to squirm and sweat, laugh in the middle of a silent library, and realize that the world has gone on without us for a little while when we read your work.