Sepia Quarterly seeks writing that makes us feel hazy, golden, sepia-toned. We want deep drifting emotions: nostalgia, maudlin, melancholy, morose, sentimentality etc. To get a sense for what we enjoy, read authors such as Donna Tartt, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lauren Groff, Kristen Arnett, and Ocean Vuong as well as poets such as Billy Collins, Sylvia Plath, and Terrance Hayes.

Fiction and Nonfiction

-Please send us one piece of literary fiction or creative nonfiction between 100 and 5,000 words.

-Please wait to hear back from us before you submit another piece.

-Format your piece however you see fit.

-Please remove all identifying information from the document.

-We would appreciate if you could send us a .doc or .docx file.

-We pay $25 per selected print piece.

-Simultaneous submissions are fine. However, we only accept previously unpublished work.

Poetry

-Please send us up to four poems in a singular document.

-Please wait to hear back from us before sending more poems.

-Format your work how you see fit.

-Please remove all identifying information from the document.

-We prefer .doc or .docx file types.

-We pay $25 per selected print piece.

-Simultaneous submissions are fine. However, we only accept previously unpublished work.

Visual Art

-Please send us up to 10 pieces of visual art for consideration.

-Any file type EXCEPT .tif should work. If we need something different than what you sent us, we will contact you.

-We pay $25 per accepted cover piece.