ISSN 2166-2266 (online) / ISSN 2166-2258 (print)

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.”

~ Henry David Thoreau

We are a new journal of print poetry and prose dedicated to emerging writers and their words. We aim to publish writers who are currently emerging on the literary scene. We recognize how hard it can be to get that first publishing credit and hope to be a foundation for the writers seeking to be published here.

We love, prefer free verse and flash fiction–words with passion, voice, and place. We look for succinct images and dialogue that linger, narrative that we can take with us to bed at night, ideas used in magnificent ways. Bring us your castles.

Reading periods are scheduled from December 1st to April 1st and again from August 1st to October 1st. We will feature three print issues annually, featured in June, September and December. We are a fledgling market with limit resources at the time and are unable to provide contributor copies at this time. Copies of our print issue will be made available through Amazon at an affordable cost.

For any questions about The Journal, please contact us at emergeliteraryjournal@gmail.com.