The coalition is for absurdists, marginalized voices, working-class people, outsiders, and generally anyone desperately trying to placate their existential dread. First-time and established writers alike: I welcome those who have experienced alienation, otherness, and the unbearable absurdity of our existence. Don’t self-reject, I’d love to read your work!
Submission Details:
The coalition is a labor of love. A one-person operation. There is no reading fee and no compensation at this time.
Cover letter not necessary. Just send your bio, website, and social media links, please.
Coalitionist welcomes previously published works no matter when they were published.
Coalitionworks (published on this website) welcomes previously-published work if the magazine/journal has gone under, or if the submitted work was published over two years ago. Just tell me in the email so we can credit the previous publication.
No erotica at this time, maybe later. I don’t know.
While I feature creatives from all over the world, U.S. writers and artists from the handsome forgotten states (Wyoming, Nebraska, North/South Dakota, Idaho, and Montana) will receive special consideration. Because there are dozens of us.
This project is about humans and our imperfect human expression, please don’t submit work created with AI. I wish you the best if you choose to use AI but that type of work wouldn’t be a good fit here.
Authors previously published at the coalition (coalitionists), please refrain from submitting to coalitionworks for four consecutive issues. However, your short creative nonfiction/microessays, publication updates, or other media and cat propaganda are welcome at coalitionist newsletter anytime! You have my email, so reach out!
That said, I look forward to reading your work! It’s a fool’s errand to reconcile the absurd. Nevertheless, it is a joy to persist. Much love,
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