This year, for our poetry special issue, we have solicited some of our previously published poets (whose work we admire!) to help choose our selections for issue 12!

Thank you to our FIRST READERS:
Vannessa Barnier
Victoria Butler
Victoria Mbabazi
Khashayar Mohammadi

untethered is a small (but hardworking) team of volunteers, and we appreciate our volunteers so much! Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who submitted work for consideration for issue 12!

We are so excited to read your work!

If your work is accepted for publication, you will hear from us by early January 2022. 

Due to the incredible volume of submissions we receive, we are unable to contact those who we haven’t chosen for inclusion. 

Thank you for your patience while we review submissions.

Our current submission period has been extended for folx who identify as 2SLGBTQ+, BIPOC, and/or DISABLED. Send us your poetry and visual art by midnight on October 17.

See Submission Guidelines HERE.

It’s almost here and we are so excited for this issue!! Here’s a sneak peek at our cover art from artist Selina Wamsley! Scroll to find out who you can find in our latest issue!

Our current submission period has been extended for JUST ONE WEEK for folx who identify as 2SLGBTQ+, BIPOC, and/or DISABLED. 

Send us your poetry and art for consideration in issue 12 until October 17 at midnight! See SUBMISSION GUIDELINES for details. 

Time’s almost up! Just 24 hours to submit your best poetry and visual art for consideration in our upcoming issue, issue 12! See our SUBMISSION GUIDELINES for details. 

Just one day left to submit your work for our upcoming issue, issue 12! Send your best poetry and visual art by Sunday, October 10th! See Submission Guidelines for details. 

Just one week left to submit your best poetry and visual art! Our current submission period closes October 10–that’s only seven days away–so don’t procrastinate. Send your stuff today. See SUBMISSION GUIDELINES for details. 

Time is running out! Only two weeks left to submit your best poetry and visual art for consideration for our 12th issue! We can’t wait to read your work. 

See our SUBMISSION GUIDELINES for details. 

Submissions are officially open for issue 12! And we’re shaking things up! For the first time in untethered‘s history we will be curating a special POETRY issue!

Send us your best poetry, visual art, or pieces that combine the two mediums!

Submissions open until October 10. 

See our SUBMISSIONS page for guidelines. 

We can’t wait to read your work!