Sinking City is based out of Miami, where rising sea levels threaten the future of a diverse, multicultural community. Our online literary journal is published semi-annually by MFA students and undergraduate interns at the University of Miami.
The average response time for submissions is between 1 and 6 months. If you have not received a response after 6 months, please check on the status of your submission in Submittable.
Simultaneous submissions are welcome, just please indicate this somewhere in your submission. Additionally, please notify us immediately if the work is accepted elsewhere. (And congratulations if that's the case!)
Past contributors, please wait three years from the date of your publication to resubmit work. We'd like to highlight urgent work from new artists in every issue.
Our masthead changes annually and our specific wants may vary issue to issue, so be sure to read any guidelines specific to the genre and issue you are submitting to.
Sinking City invites you to reimagine the past, the present, and the future. It's a chance to rewrite history, myths, dreams, and serendipitous connections that perhaps dissolved prematurely. What if we reimagined history so our lands and people were never colonised? What if we reimagined a world where queerness was cherished and celebrated by everyone? What if we reimagined a dream, a memory, or even conversations and conflicts that rest at the edge of our subconscious minds?
We want prose, poems, and visual art that explore the many “what-ifs.” The paths we didn't take and the choices we still wonder about. Send us the most wonderful and profound reimaginings that only you can create!
The last day to submit is November 20th, 2026. All submissions must be original, unpublished work. Please take a look at the submission guidelines for your chosen genre below.
Sinking City invites you to reimagine the past, the present, and the future. It's a chance to rewrite history, myths, dreams, and serendipitous connections that perhaps dissolved prematurely. What if we reimagined history so our lands and people were never colonised? What if we reimagined a world where queerness was cherished and celebrated by everyone? What if we reimagined a dream, a memory, or even conversations and conflicts that rest at the edge of our subconscious minds?
We want creative non-fiction that explores the many “what-ifs.” The paths we didn't take and the choices we still wonder about. Send us the most wonderful and profound reimaginings that only you can create!
The last day to submit is November 20th, 2026. All submissions must be original, unpublished work. Please take a look at the submission guidelines below.