SUBMISSIONS OPEN January 31, 2026.
Send all work to theorangeroselitmag@gmail.com
Issue 5 Theme: Love You; Miss You
The Orange Rose was originally inspired by our EIC’s cats, Biscotti and Rosetta. In late November 2025, we had to say farewell to Biscotti after a long battle with intestinal lymphoma. To celebrate his life – and the lives of all our animals – this issue will be themed around the loving lives and losses of beloved pets.
Of course, your submissions can be creative nonfiction, but we will also welcome fiction submissions as long as a pet is a central element of the story. You may write about any type of pet – though we love our kitties, we would enjoy having submissions that feature other animals!
We are currently accepting Fiction and CNF prose and poetry
We ask that you submit to only ONE of the listed genres at a time, and that you wait for a response before submitting again.
You may submit from one of the following:
One fiction or CNF piece (up to 3,000 words)
Up to three poems (each poem should start on its own page)
- All work must be previously unpublished
- We are open to any genres, but will automatically reject any work that includes graphic imagery or hateful content.
- Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. We want to congratulate you!
- Please attach submissions as a .doc or .docx file only
- Include a short third-person bio in the cover letter of your submission, along with any social media handles or personal website links.
- Please refrain from telling us about your story in the cover letter – let your stories speak for themselves. The cover letter is for us to learn about you.
- In the email subject line, use the format “SUBMISSION: [Genre]”
- We ask for First North American Serial Rights. All rights revert back to the author after publication. If your work is reprinted elsewhere, we ask that The Orange Rose be acknowledged as the site of first publication
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