notice beauty (broadly interpreted).  write about it.  paint it.  photograph it.  submit 1-3 poems, cnf, memoir, prose, images, hybrid work.  submit in one file. you may submit more than one image file but a "reading fee" will be associated with each submission.

please submit previously unpublished work.  please do not submit simultaneously elsewhere.

work will appear in digital format only on fws: international journal of literature & art.

if you are unable to pay the reading fee for any reason, please contact the editor directly via the submittable messaging system and we will accommodate your submission.

thank you for trusting fws with your work.  we look forward to reading it.

deadline for submissions: Dec. 31, 2025

Write to one of the prompts provided under the category "Writer's Idea Box" on fws.  You will be required to subscribe at a $10 annual fee to view the prompt. Prompts will be added regularly and you will not have to re-subscribe for a year.  

Submit 1-3 poems or 1,000 words.  Poetry, CNF, micro-fiction, memoir will be considered.  Submit one file that includes all submissions. Please avoid using embellished formatting.  Use Times New Roman 12pt. font, left justified.

Please note: Only work that has been written by paid subscribers and to a Writer's Idea Box prompt will be considered.  Do not submit other work here.  The fws subscription fee is $10 annually and paid on fws.