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Submit to Jacaranda 13.1 Breaching Boundaries
Jacaranda Journal conducts two themed call-outs each year for works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, photography, and art for our biannual print journal.
Please read our submission guidelines and prompt below before submitting your work.
SUBMISSIONS CLOSED.
Written submission guidelines
Before submitting, please take a moment to consider the following submission requirements. Jacaranda Journal accepts works of fiction and non-fiction (up to 2,500 words in length), and poetry (up to 4 poems of no more than 75 lines each) from Australian writers. We don't define 'Australian' formally as citizenship.
We ask that written submissions be formatted in the following way:
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12 pt Times New Roman (or similar), double-spaced.
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docx. or pdf.
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Labelled with name and type (e.g. JaneDoe_Poetry OR JohnDoe_Fiction) inside the document.
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Please flag content where necessary.
Maximum word lengths are a guide. If your piece falls a little outside of these guidelines, but is a good fit for Jacaranda, it will still be considered. Anyone can submit to Jacaranda Journal multiple times, excluding the winners of our competitions.
Visual art and cover art submission guidelines
Before submitting, please take a moment to consider the following submission requirements. Jacaranda Journal accepts works of photography and art (up to 8 pieces) from Australian artists. All submissions will be considered for the cover art competition as well as publication within the print.
We ask that visual art is submitted in the following way:
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png. or pdf.
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Labelled with title of the piece and artist name (e.g. LakeHeart_JaneDoe).
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Please flag content where necessary.
AI guidelines
AI is strictly prohibited.
We reserve the right to reject any written submissions that we suspect had AI entirely or partially involved.
We ask that, alongside visual art submissions, there is appropriate evidence supplied of authenticity, such as art progress pictures, photos from different angles, or other photos of the same subject (other photos provided for proof do not need to be high quality and won't be judged for submission). For digital art, you may additionally be asked to provide a recording of layers.
For all submissions, we utilise AI detection rubrics.
Authenticity evidence should be sent to the jacarandajournalsubmissions@gmail.com while the visual art is submitted via the form below. Please include the submission title and 'evidence' in the email subject line (e.g. LakeHeart Evidence).
Breaching Boundaries (prompt)
Breaching Boundaries.
Breaching Boundaries is an act of resistance—the many pushing back against the few. It recognises the necessity of fighting, of protest, and of the progress that is born only through collective refusal to accept injustice.
It is about breaching the boundaries we encounter in our everyday lives: the woman who must fight to be equal, the man who resists the expectations imposed on him, the child who simply wants to be who they truly are. These are the boundaries of societal expectation—the demands to not be gay, trans, outspoken, different, to not be open, to not be angry as a woman or sad as a man. They are the colonial and patriarchal expectations placed upon us all.
The phrase carries two meanings, speaking both to the intimate, personal limits we confront each day and to the broader, structural boundaries whose consequences echo globally.
Breaching Boundaries is a refusal to accept the limits set by the unjust, a challenge to those who perpetuate harm, and a recognition that change begins when we cross the lines drawn to contain us.
Jacaranda Journal invites you to reflect on your resistance. We seek poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, and visual art.
Submissions Closed
We are a small team of volunteers, and the day-to-day running of the journal keeps us very busy, so we cannot respond immediately. If you have not received a response from us within 2 months of submissions closing, it is best to assume we've passed on it.
IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING MULTIPLE PIECES:
Visual art — please submit into one compiled document or submit each piece separately (we will ask for higher resolution versions should it be accepted).
Written — if the same type/genre (fiction, non-fiction, or poetry), please compile into one document.
if not the same type/genre, please submit separately.