Visual Arts Call for Submissions

The Drop, new digital journal of Petrichor Art & Literary, a nonprofit art and literary press, is thrilled to announce an open call for our inaugural issue. We are actively seeking short-form literature and visual art to build the cornerstone of our debut publication.

Petrichor occurs the moment rain hits earth. Our poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art are these moments of transformation. Our passion is to curate exceptional writing and visual art that are a catalyst for transformation, a new literary renaissance, and even revolution – and also just tell a really great story!

Although Petrichor and The Drop have a global reach and a global community of storytellers – our editors and contributors are from North America, Europe, and Africa –  we are rooted in the local Kansas City community.

General Submission Guidelines & Details:

• Eligible Genres: Short fiction and CNF up to 5,000 words, flash fiction/nonfiction (around 1,000 words or less), poetry (up to five poems), or one to three images of visual art. We’re also open to hybrid/blends – just submit to the “best fit” form and elaborate in your brief cover. You can also submit in multiple forms.
• Submission Period: Open
• Reading Fee: None

Launching a piece of your art with a new publication is an act of trust. To honor that partnership, we offer the following to engender the long-term life of our contributors' work:

• Permanent Placement: Your work will be permanently featured in our dedicated online inaugural showcase.
• Award Nominations: We nominate for Best of the Net.
• Tear Sheets: each artist will receive a high-resolution PDF of their featured work
• Artist Spotlights/Career Cultivation:  We’ll foster your continued publication endeavors by including interview spotlights, a publication “press kit” so you don’t have to spend all your time marketing (you can get back to creating!), and we’ll place an active link next to your featured work that leads viewers to your website, print shop, and/or social of choice. 

As proud members of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP), we are committed to upholding the highest professional, ethical, and editorial standards in independent publishing.

How to Submit:

We review all work via Duotrope. For our complete formatting guidelines and to submit your work, please visit our website or submit directly to Duotrope. 

**A note from ArtsKC Staff: this listing is not affiliated with ArtsKC's The Drop program.**