Two With Water - Submission Guidelines

Here at Two With Water we have an open submissions policy and we continually welcome your (or anyone else’s) unsolicited writing and/or artwork.

In the end we're just looking to publish same dang-ole-good creations. And while we focus on the big city aspect of Chicago we welcome work from anywhere in the world.

FICTION/NONFICTION

All material submitted must be original and previously unpublished. All work to be considered must include the author’s name (whether it be the real one or not) and a current/working email and/or telephone number where the writer can be reached.

If you have any previous experience/credentials (and you feel like bragging a bit) include a brief description with your submission.

Stories must remain under 7,500 words. You may send more than one piece at a time so long as the total word count is under 7,500 words.

Please notify us ASAP if anything you submit is being considered and/or becomes published elsewhere.

We will try our best to read each submission thoroughly, so please allow us at least one month before inquiring on the status of your story. If you find that we have been biased and/or too subjective, etc. please send us an e-mail with the sentence “what’s with this crap, yo?” in the subject line.

Currently everything involved in this publication is paid for with the lint in our pockets, so unfortunately we can’t offer any monetary benefits (at this time). This will surely change when we become rich and famous.

Send what you feel is your best work/piece to: submissions@twowithwater.com. Please be sure to include the word “submission" somewhere in the subject line.

POETRY

Send 1-5 poems, following the same basic guidelines outlined above, to submissions@twowithwater.com.

ARTWORK

Please submit 1-10 works along with a few words/statements for each (if possible). Work should be unseen, as in not currently in a gallery or published (obviously). Judging art is incredibly difficult and furthermore kind of ridiculous, so let’s keep it as simple as possible, as in, if we like it… then we’ll probably publish it. Therefore, just submit what you feel is your best/most balanced work (and remember to explain if you feel it's necessary).

ETC.

So there you have it. Please submit anything (else) you see fit (within reason please); while they may be interesting, we do not want your grocery lists or rants about why you think that carrot-top is a shitty comedian.