Fourth Genre Publication
Fourth Genre is a literary journal that explores the boundaries of contemporary creative literary nonfiction. This publication welcomes numerous works, ranging from personal essays including nature, environmental, and travel essays as well as memoirs to literary journalism and personal criticism. The editors invite works that are lyrical, self-interrogative, meditative, and reflective, as well as expository, analytical, exploratory, or whimsical (unusual). They encourage submissions across the entire spectrum of the fourth genre. The journal encourages a writer-to reader conversation, one that explores the markers and boundaries of literary creative nonfiction. Fourth Genre also features interviews with famous nonfiction writers, tutorial discussions of topical genre issues, mini-essays by selected photographers and visual artists, letters from readers, reviews and capsule summaries of current books.
Two issues are published annually by Michigan State University Press, one in the spring and one in the fall. General submissions are accepted between August 15 and November 30 only. It costs twenty six dollars for the year if you’re a student. For the manuscript requirements you must see the abridged style guide format, and the essay must be typed, double-spaced, on one side of 8.5" x 11" paper. You must include a cover letter (one page limit): name, address, phone number, email address, title of piece, and approximate word count .Do not send disks or electronics files. Multiple submissions not accepted from individual authors (non-contest submissions only). Simultaneous submissions require immediate notification to Fourth Genre if accepted elsewhere. The word limit is six thousand words. If the submissions do not meet the requirements listed above the piece will be recycled and not read
I read three sample essays, which included, Mammalian by Nedra Rogers, I’m just getting to the disturbing part by, Steven Church, and A History with Trees by, Marie Ostarello. The essays for this publication were very descriptive and detailed. Each of the three essays held so much detail I felt like I was actually there in their stories. Also they were written in segmented form, where each writer spoke of the past, future, and present discussing different aspects about their main focus. Coincidentally, all three stories that I read reflected back to nature in some aspect. Each essay was ten pages at minimum.
Fourth Genre is a literary journal that explores the boundaries of contemporary creative literary nonfiction. This publication welcomes numerous works, ranging from personal essays including nature, environmental, and travel essays as well as memoirs to literary journalism and personal criticism. The editors invite works that are lyrical, self-interrogative, meditative, and reflective, as well as expository, analytical, exploratory, or whimsical (unusual). They encourage submissions across the entire spectrum of the fourth genre. The journal encourages a writer-to reader conversation, one that explores the markers and boundaries of literary creative nonfiction. Fourth Genre also features interviews with famous nonfiction writers, tutorial discussions of topical genre issues, mini-essays by selected photographers and visual artists, letters from readers, reviews and capsule summaries of current books.
Two issues are published annually by Michigan State University Press, one in the spring and one in the fall. General submissions are accepted between August 15 and November 30 only. It costs twenty six dollars for the year if you’re a student. For the manuscript requirements you must see the abridged style guide format, and the essay must be typed, double-spaced, on one side of 8.5" x 11" paper. You must include a cover letter (one page limit): name, address, phone number, email address, title of piece, and approximate word count .Do not send disks or electronics files. Multiple submissions not accepted from individual authors (non-contest submissions only). Simultaneous submissions require immediate notification to Fourth Genre if accepted elsewhere. The word limit is six thousand words. If the submissions do not meet the requirements listed above the piece will be recycled and not read
I read three sample essays, which included, Mammalian by Nedra Rogers, I’m just getting to the disturbing part by, Steven Church, and A History with Trees by, Marie Ostarello. The essays for this publication were very descriptive and detailed. Each of the three essays held so much detail I felt like I was actually there in their stories. Also they were written in segmented form, where each writer spoke of the past, future, and present discussing different aspects about their main focus. Coincidentally, all three stories that I read reflected back to nature in some aspect. Each essay was ten pages at minimum.
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