Before submitting, review our General Guidelines

21st Century Appalachia.

Send us your articles, personal essays, poetry, short fiction, visual art, and photography.

Submission Categories

- Pieces that expose and challenge the political and economic oppressors that exploit Appalachian land, natural resources, culture, and people.
- Pieces that exemplify how Applachians feed our families and our souls. Tell us how to garner our strength, joy, and sustenance from the land in 2025.
- We want to know about the reflection, strength, and resilience in Appalachia from organizations and individuals who are making a difference.
- Tell us about the wins in our Applachian communities where people have come together for the greater good.
- Pieces reflecting modern Appalachian music, art, storytelling, photography, literature, history, and culture. text goes here

- Articles/Personal Essays should be approximately 2,000 words or less.
- Please single space submissions and use a 12 point font.
- Please submit only one article or essay as a Microsoft Word document.
- Short fiction submissions should be approximately 2,000 words or less.
- Please single space submissions and use a 12 point font.
- Please only submit one short fiction piece as a Microsoft Word document.
- Poets may submit 1-3 poems, no longer than 2 pages per poem.
- Please single space poems and use a 12 point font.
- Please submit all poems in one Microsoft Word document.
- Please consider how longer-length poems or poems with particularly distinct formatting might appear in our publication.
- High Resolution image (300ppi) at 4x5
- File Format: JPEG or PNG
- Photographers may submit 1-3 photographs for consideration
- Artists/Photographers who wish to submit physical prints must email the editorial staff prior to submission.
- All photography submissions must be accompanied by titles and the appropriate credit line in a separate document (ex. Photo Title by Photographer’s Name or Photo Title © Photographer’s Name)

Questions? Reach out to us at mountmovemag@gmail.com.