Submissions open for Sand & Silt
Sand & Silt is a literary journal produced by the Salt River Local Arts Collaborative. We publish biannual digital and audio editions, with a print edition annually.
Submissions are now open for our inaugural issue, which will be published this fall. Selected work will appear in our print, digital, and audio editions. Contributors will receive a free copy of the print edition.
We believe creative work is survival work, and that art is a form of repair. We publish work by emerging and established writers and artists who have lived at the edges of addiction, incarceration, trauma, recovery, mental health issues, poverty, and rural life. We feature locally rooted words and art from Kentucky’s Salt River region, but we welcome work from anywhere. We are especially interested in work by those in recovery or impacted by addiction; the formerly incarcerated; the working-class; Black, Brown, and ethnically diverse voices; LGBTQ+ and gender-expansive voices; and caregivers, laborers, and those holding intergenerational stories.
Please do not submit:
We are not interested in work that tears people down, performs suffering, or relies on exaggerated emotional language. We do not publish racist, hateful, or discriminatory material; explicit sexual content (no pornography); gratuitous or sensational violence; or previously published work.
We proudly feature The Riverbed, a dedicated section highlighting young creators, ages 13 to 18. Please identify your work as a youth submission and follow the guidelines outlined below.
PLEASE NOTE: Submissions that do not follow guidelines may not be reviewed.
Upon publication, full rights return to the author. We ask that any future reprints acknowledge Sand & Silt as the original place of publication. We also retain the right to make editorial adjustments consistent with our style and editorial standards.