Heavy Crown Stories
Website
https://heavycrownpress.wordpress.com
About the Publisher
Heavy Crown Stories will publish its first digital issue in the spring of 2026. We are taking submissions now for that debut issue, which will feature short stories and poetry on the theme of Ukraine. All subsequent issues will have a unique theme. The magazine will be biannual. The goal of the publication is to exhibit works by up and coming authors who want to advance into the literary sphere. The publication is free to readers and does not charge submission fees to writers.
Submissions
It is free to submit stories & poetry for the debut issue (Spring 2026) and the submission process is open now. Your story must meet the following guidelines in order to be considered: It should be a fictional short story or poem about some aspect of Ukrainian culture. It must be written in English. Word count for a story: Between 1,500 and 5,000 words, give or take. Poems should have a word count of no more than 300 words. Anonymous entries will not be accepted. There is no submission fee. This issue will be free to the public so writers will not be paid, but this might change for future issues. (Starting in 2026, the magazine will be biannual, with a Spring issue and a Fall issue, and all issues will celebrate a different theme.) Stories should be limited to “safe for work” content, since the magazine will be public and, therefore, available to a broad age range. The deadline for submissions is August 24, 2025. Submit your story to heavycrownpress @ gmail.com Format the subject line thus: STORY OR POEM TITLE / AUTHOR NAME
Upcoming
The deadline to submit short stories and poetry on the theme of Ukraine is August 24, 2025 in preparation for the debut issue in the spring of 2026.
Information
Editors Name Ashley Rovira
Print publication? No
Circulation
Do you take online submissions? Yes
Submission Guidelines URL https://heavycrownpress.wordpress.com/open-to-submissions/
Approx. Response Time? 2 weeks
How often do you publish? Biannual
Year Founded? 2025
Do you pay? No
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Mailing Address:
Email heavycrownpress@gmail.com
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