all literary submissions must be previously unpublished.

fiction and creative non-fiction

• double-spaced, times new roman, 12 point font.
• submissions should be no longer than 4,000 words (but we love anything shorter, too).
• please limit yourself to 2 stories per submission unless you are submitting flash fiction (100-500 words). in which case, you may submit more but still keep the total under 4,000 words please and thanks.

poetry

• times new roman, 12 point font.
• 1-5 poems, no more than 10 pages.

please only submit up to 10 pieces of visual art at a time!

visual art

• 6.5″x8″ if you’d like to be considered for our cover. if not, feel free to use whatever dimensions your heart so chooses. we’ll make it fit.
• 300dpi

comics

• our pages are 6.5″x8″ and comic spreads can be up to two pages. That being said, feel free to submit less than a full spread, along with single or multiple strips.
• 300dpi

this is for traditional non-fiction (literary criticism, philosophical essays, gonzo journalism, reviews, and interviews), for creative non-fiction see literary guidelines.

pitch

• all pitches must be sent to toothcutjournal@gmail.com, along with 1-2 writing samples, your name, a short (~50 word) bio, and where in the world you are located. title your email as follows: “Pitch-[Last Name]”
• we are looking for pitches of literary criticism, philosophical essays, gonzo journalism, reviews, and interviews to be published in toothcut journal no. 2.
• pitch 2-5 ideas at a time.
• feel free to push the boundaries and be experimental in your work (meaning we are open to hybrid forms of work, including but not limited to: comics, menus, annotated photography, itineraries, choose-your-own-adventures, and whatever else).

literary criticism and philosophical essays

• nothing too jargony and inaccessible. although we love work that engages with theory in a complex manner, we are looking for work that can be understood by people outside of your field.
• that being said, do not feel that you need to dumb down your ideas or work.
• we prefer but are not limited to things that are local (Atlantic Canada) and contemporary.

gonzo journalism, reviews, and interviews

• we are not looking for pieces that are strictly journalistic (we want pieces that are works of art in their own right).
• for reviews: your opinion of the piece should be clear, but please, no star-ratings or any equivalent quantitative metrics.
• we prefer but are not limited to things that are local (Atlantic Canada) and contemporary.

anything else

• have an idea that doesn’t fit into any of those categories? pitch it anyways.

finished work

• double-spaced, times new roman, 12 point font.
• submissions should be no longer than 4,000 words (but we love anything shorter, too).