Short stories and long reads

Authors are invited to submit an original, hitherto unpublished story. We accept short stories (up to 2000 words) and long reads (up to 4000 words).​ We welcome already completed submissions.

We publish stories that speak the language of lived experience. This may be a biography, a portrait, an event, a situation, a historical moment, or an encounter. We expect stories to achieve depth, have narrative coherence, and take readers on a journey that deepens understanding and solidarity. 

We urge our authors to tell stories that are dialogic, multivocal and multicentred. We oppose modes of storytelling that perpetuate othering narratives.

We strongly recommend authors include at least one and if possible three to four photos or  original art as part of the final version of their published story. Authors must hold the copyright to the images or have been granted permission by the copyright owners to use the photos.

Please review our full submission guidelines to ascertain if your submission is suitable for Otherwise.