About OxMag
OxMag (or more formally: Oxford Magazine) is a literary & arts magazine edited and published by creative writing MFA students at Miami University. Since our premiere in 1984, our magazine has received Pushcart Prizes for both fiction and poetry and has published authors such as Charles Baxter, William Stafford, Robert Pinsky, Stephen Dixon, Helena Maria Viramontes, Andre Dubus, and Stuart Dybek. Appearing biannually, OxMag is a web-based journal that accepts fiction, poetry, art + new media, and creative nonfiction/essays.
ISSUE 57 SUBMISSIONS OPEN UNTIL October 1st
We're looking for prose, poetry, hybrid work, and art that bends genres, experiments with forms, and includes unusual, even bizarre, premises. We particularly enjoy work that makes daring comparisons, includes strange points-of-view, and that makes us unsure if we should laugh or cry.
- Fiction: Please submit up to three pieces* up to 4000 words (in total).
- CNF: Please submit up to three pieces* up to 4000 words (in total).
- Poetry: Please submit no more than 3 poems, all contained in one document.
- Art + New Media: For all work (including 3D art pieces), please submit a high-resolution .JPEG, JPG, PNG, or .TIFF file. Though it isn’t required, you may also submit an artist statement about the work (100-200 words) in your cover letter.
*IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING MICRO-WORK, you can submit up to three pieces provided the submission does not exceed five pages.
Poetry Guidelines
Please submit no more than 3 poems, 3-5 pages in length, in a single document.
See https://sites.miamioh.edu/oxmag/submit/ for general submission info!
We encourage poetry that bends genres, experiments with forms, and includes interesting premises. We like writing that searches for meaning in experience—writing that makes us feel, think, cry, laugh, reflect, and relate. We encourage those who come from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to submit work, including but not limited to: race/ethnicity, class, geography/culture, religion/spirituality, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and ability.
Fiction Guidelines
In one document, please submit up to three pieces up to 4000 words in total, OR up to three micro-works of no more than 5 pages total. See https://sites.miamioh.edu/oxmag/submit/ for general submission info!
Art & New Media Guidelines
For all work (including 3D art pieces), please submit a high-resolution .JPEG, JPG, PNG, or .TIFF file. Though it isn’t required, you may also submit an artist statement about the work (100-200 words) in your cover letter.
If you are wanting to submit creative writing (fiction, CNF, or poetry), PLEASE do not submit to ANM if you see that your chosen genre has its submission cap met. Your submission will automatically be rejected for being in the wrong genre and you will be taking free submission spots from artists. We have two reading periods every year and will be happy to accept your work during our next reading period.
See https://sites.miamioh.edu/oxmag/submit/ for general submission info!
Creative Non-Fiction Guidelines
In one document, please submit up to three pieces up to 4000 words in total, OR up to three micro-works of no more than 5 pages total. See https://sites.miamioh.edu/oxmag/submit/ for general submission info!