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WAYWORDS TRIBUTES
This quarterly literary journal welcomes work from writers around the world in all stages of their writing career. Each issue includes a separate space for writers to share tributes in creative nonfiction.
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If you have a tribute essay, open letter, or other CNF piece, send it in! Let us help you honor that subject.
Please try to refrain from sending us abuse and suicide topics.
Recovery pieces are welcome!
We accept tributes all year!
Tributes are separate from the theme; they can be for, to, or about anything you want. We've published odes, open letters, personal essays, recipe stories and other creative nonfiction styles in this section since WayWords opened in 2020.
Submissions
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Submissions must be in English and include the required Title Information (below).
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Limits:
5,000 words of fiction
two poems
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Formatting:
Keep formatting professional, please: readable font, empty lines for scene breaks, empty margins, etc. You can find recommended settings on the Submissions page​.
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Title Information
Please add the following to the top left of your document body (not in the header margin):
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Name or Pseudonym, email
Piece Title
WayWords TRIBUTE
Word or Line Count
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If your submission was previously published, please credit your publisher below your word/line count.
Accepted file types: .doc, .docx, .odt
Submissions accepted via email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net) OR Dropbox OR Duosuma.
Live, unlocked Google Docs or Microsoft Word links are accepted via email.
We must be able to download your file. We will not request access and we are not responsible for locked docs.
Please be sure your Title Information includes the word "Tribute" on the third line.
If using Duosuma, please use the special TRIBUTE call.
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The Writer's Workout will not review fanfiction, religious, political, erotic, or AI-generated content.
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Rights
​The Writer's Workout requests one-time, non-exclusive serial rights with worldwide distribution.
We accept simultaneous submissions, previously published works, and you retain the right to submit your work elsewhere after we publish it.
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If you need to withdraw, please let us know.
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This literary journal is published in digital and print. Contributors receive a digital contributor copy. The Writer's Workout is a registered nonprofit organization run by volunteers.
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Since 2020
Issue Info
Check the status of recent, current, and upcoming issues.
Issue 14: Mythology
in edits
We contacted everyone on April 8
Issue 15: Nostalgia
OPEN CALL!
April 1 - May 20
Issue 16: Flash Fiction
coming soon
July 1 - August 20
Issue 17: Kindness
coming soon
October 1 - November 20
Recently published:
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Issue 13: cozy
This issue features the collected works of Robin Carstensen, Seth Cupery, Sarah Das Gupta, Tracy Davidson, Suzanna C. de Baca, LA Felleman, A. R. Field, Diane Funston, Karen Paul Holmes, Paul Hostovsky, Jean Janicke, Stephen Kingsnorth,
Manuel A. Melendez, Keith Melton, Baylee Pawsey, J.B. Polk, Susan Shea, Jeanette W. Stickel, Jonathan Chibuike Ukah, Miranda von Salis,
Kirk Wareham, Katie Winkler, and Glenn Wright
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Stats and Info:
Published 290+ pieces & counting!
On average, WayWords publishes 44% of submissions received. This journal rarely solicits specific authors for work; everything we publish comes from open calls.
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​Submission to WayWords will always be free. WayWords is published in digital and print; contributors receive a digital contributor copy. Learn how to claim your authorship on Amazon here.
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Check our FAQ for more information.
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WayWords is published in digital and print.
Contributors receive a digital contributor copy.
The Writer's Workout is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit run entirely by volunteers.
Your submission is a charitable donation; we appreciate your support!
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