Rising Flames & Falling Empires

Igniting the fire and burning life into CIMIMIC’s first official volume, the theme Rising Flames & Falling Empires aims to explore the stories behind new beginnings and what we have left behind.

Submissions will open soon!

Submissions open from

March 1st - April 30th, 2025.

Submission Guidelines

Read below our guidelines to submit to our literary and arts magazine.

1

Prose

Writers may submit up to two (2) pieces of fiction and/or two (2) pieces of nonfiction (four pieces in total) as individual submissions. Each submission must not exceed 12 pages.

Note: In addition to traditional fiction and nonfiction submissions, any submission can include short stories, short plays, short screenplays, and novel introductions.

2

Poetry

Writers may submit up to four (4) poems as individual submissions. Each submission must not exceed a total of four (4) pages.

3

Visual Arts

Artists may submit up to two (2) images of original artwork and/or five (5) photographs from a collection.

4

Music

Artists may submit up to two (2) pieces of an original composition as an audio file. Audio files may either be provided as an .mp3 file or from an online link, such as YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud, and so on.

Note: Artists must also submit relevant sheet music, lyric sheets, and a brief synopsis introducing their composition.

Formatting Guidelines

IMPORTANT: Please read the following information carefully; failure to follow these formatting guidelines will result in your piece being disqualified.

File Type:
- Pieces will only be accepted if they are submitted as:
  - PDF, and/or
  - Google Doc Link
- Note: If you submit a Google Doc link, enable sharing settings to: “Anyone with this link can view/comment.” If we encounter issues accessing the submitted document without communication from the respective author, your piece will be disqualified.
- Note: For Art & Music submissions, please include a link in the PDF/Google Doc that provides access to the relevant submitted works. If you submit multiple documents, please compile all submissions into a reliable cloud-based storage service, such as Google Drive, and share a link to said respective digital folder.
File Title:
- For the purposes of submission, please format your file title as your last name, first name, and then the title of your piece.
  - For example: Last name(s), First name(s) - Title of Work.
- Note: If you have a name unsupported by the Latin alphabet, please include this name within the document, not the file title.