Backchannels Journal

Backchannels is a literary and art journal that invites artists and writers to submit original work for consideration for publication. We are committed to providing a unique route for writing and art publishing while encouraging artists interact with each other’s work.

Check out our all fiction edition, featuring prize winners from our first annual fiction contest! backchannelsjournal.net instagram.com/p/CoTL7ZnMRJy/…

Fall fiction contest call for submissions! Check our website: Backchannelsjournal.net instagram.com/p/ChAlh85OtyS/…

Submissions are now OPEN, May 5-June 5. If you are part of the LGBTQ+ community, please submit! Our June issue will celebrate Pride Month! instagram.com/p/CdTOsWsuxZr/…

Check out "Mrs. Tewson Says" by James W. Morris in our latest issue. backchannelsjournal.net/edition-10-win…

Read Paul Ilechko's poem, "Low End of the Dance" in our latest issue. backchannelsjournal.net/edition-10-win…

Read Todd Mercer's poem, "The Vanishing Routine" in our latest issue. backchannelsjournal.net/edition-10-win…

Read Foster Trecost's story "Ceilings Don't Get Dirty" in our latest issue. backchannelsjournal.net/edition-10-win…

Check out Peycho Kanev's poem "It is Time" in our latest issue. It begins: Time is moving and soon will arrive at its funeral. Where did the future days go?

Check out 2 poems in our latest issue by Tim Suermondt: "The Orange Line" "We Do More Than Jog Here" backchannelsjournal.net/edition-10-win…

Read Sarah Shapiro's poem, "Honey and Home" in our latest issue. backchannelsjournal.net/edition-10-win…

Read John Andreini's story "The City That Silver Built" in our latest issue. backchannelsjournal.net/edition-10-win…

The Bascule Bridge thebookendsreview.com/2022/04/08/the…

Two sisters from different generations, one failing family business. What could go wrong? A lighthearted-but-serious story about love, trust, second chances, and baseball. Grab a copy of the Joke's on Me for just 99c through 4/15. amazon.com/gp/product/B08…

“A startling array of color rainbows out across the plateau, racing headlong point to point…” - W. Colin McKay Read his poem, “Morning Drive,” and more in our Winter 2022 issue—out now! flipsnack.com/remingtonrevie… #litmag #poetry #poems #poemsdaily #poets #writing #writers

Raw Hands thebookendsreview.com/2022/04/05/raw…

Cover to Cover with . . . Jenn Bouchard thebookendsreview.com/2022/04/06/cov…

“You are flying. Your feet kick out, disappear into sky. The clouds move.” - Hannah Jane Weber Read her poem, “Kicking Clouds,” and more in our Winter 2022 issue—out now! flipsnack.com/remingtonrevie… #litmag #poetry #poems #poemsdaily #poets #writing #writers #literary #swinging

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Read Sheila Murphy's poem "French Horn" in our latest issue. It begins: The mouthpiece matched her modesty. You could feel her meld of confidence with hesitation as she pressed the tiny metal to her lips to form a tone as mellow as a faun. backchannelsjournal.net/edition-10-win…

Check out our "Women's Writing Pop-Up Issue." backchannelsjournal.net/pop-up-issue-w…