Author's Guidelines Ascent accepts unsolicited manuscripts of short fiction
(1000 words or less),,
poetry, short philosophical essays on life and the human condition, and reviews
of current published works and visual art. The emphasis for short fiction is on literary, science
fiction, fantasy and horror or dark main stream. Poetry can be about anything
provided the work reflects the general tone and quality established in previous
issues. Short essays should comment on life, philosophy, mythology and the
human condition without preaching for any particular organized mainstream
religious system. Publication is four times a year for the electronic journal, February, May, August, November
and twice a year,
Spring/Fall for the print issues. ALL PRINT ISSUES ARE OPERATED AS CONTESTS AND REQUIRE A READING FEE. SEE SPECIFIC
GUIDELINES FOR DETAILS FOR EACH PRINT ISSUE. Ascent Aspirations Magazine will accept previously
published work on occasion, however
we prefer unpublished work. We ask for first print
or electronic publishing rights to any unpublished piece that its editors
select. At the time of publication, all rights revert back to the author/artist. Full
© remains with the author. Should you decide to republish the piece elsewhere, we ask that you cite
Ascent Aspirations Magazine
as a place of previous publication and provide the Ascent Aspirations Magazine's web address. Each issue will
be archived in the permanent feature
section of the web page. The purpose of the publication is to promote aspiring
writers and visual artists in their efforts to bring their work to the world.
Currently Ascent has made its editorial decisions for poetry for the May 2007 Issue.
Make sure the text and punctuation is straight forward so it can be easily transferred into a word document. E-mail addresses should be included so readers and other publishers can contact you if they like your work. Include a photo for our contributors page, as an attachment in jpeg format. In the subject line please put one of the following as a title"Poetry Submission", "Short Story Submission", "Essay Submission" or "Art Submission". Work not titled in the subject line as stated may not get through to the editor as it will be treated as spam.
Print Editions of Ascent Aspirations Magazine
Ascent Aspirations Anthology One 2005 Vol. 1 No. 1: Ascent Aspirations Publishing launched its first print issue December 2005. If you wish to purchase this issue or find out about contributors and prize winners look under Anthology One - Premier Print Edition.
Ascent Aspirations Windfire Anthology 2006 Vol. 1 No. 2: Ascent Aspirations Publishing launched its second print issue August 2006. This issue is called Windfire and includes both poetry and flash fiction. The names of the winners and contributors are posted under Windfire Anthology Two.
Ascent Aspirations AguaTerra Anthology 2007 Vol. 2 No. 1: Ascent Aspirations Publishing launched its third print issue December 2006. This issue is called AguaTerra and includes only poetry. Please look below for the link on the main page to view the contributors.
Ascent Aspirations Borderlines Anthology 2007 Vol. 2 No. 2: Ascent Aspirations Publishing will launch its fourth print issue August/September 2007. This issue will be called Borderlines and will include poetry and flash fiction. Please look below for the link on the main page to view the submission details.
Ascent Aspirations Magazine Spring 2008 Vol. 3 No. 1: This issue of Ascent Aspirations Publishing is now operating as a contest from May 2007 to September 30, 2007. For details click on the link in red on the main page.
If you are submitting to any of our print issues, we would like a brief biography in any style of your choice, along with a headshot photo in jpg ro tiff format, so we can inform our readers about you as a writer. Submissions are to be sent via e-mail with the submission as part of the e-mail.Please use the subject title stating the submission is for the print issue. In addition to the emailed submission send a cover letter with the titles and the first line of each peice along with your contact information. Also for judging purposes send print copies of each piece on separate sheets of paper without your name on the manuscript. If you wish any replies by mail include a S.A.S.E. with either Canadian Stamps or an International Coupon. If you send any other kind of stamps (i.e. US stamps), we will not be able to correspond. If you have an e-mail contact please include it in the submission.
The publishing schedule for the two print issues of Ascent Aspirations Magazine will continue each year on the same schedule. For specific details regarding any print issues, press the links below.
REMEMBER: ALL OUR PRINT ISSUES ARE OPERATED AS CONTESTS
Details as to themes and other guidelines will be announced at the appropriate times.
Thanks for your support David Fraser, Editor
Ascent Aspirations Magazine Anthology One - Our First Print Issue
Poetry/Flash Fiction Windfire Anthology Print Issue
Poetry AguaTerra Anthology Print Issue
Poetry/Flash Fiction Borderlines Anthology Print Issue
Ascent Aspirations Magazine Spring 2008 Print Issue