ISSUE - 3
Cygnus publishes 3 times a year: April/May, August/September, and December. A cash prize of $33 to $50 per piece is awarded to our multiple winners in every issue.
Each Issue recognises multiple winners for cash awards, publication, and a free digital issue and multiple shortlisted entries are awarded publication and a free digital issue.
Eligibility:
- Open to all writers over 18 years old.
- All work must not have been published in print magazines, social media, blogs, personal websites, or any other public platforms.
- Please submit up to 5 poems per submission. Do not exceed 12 pages.
- Submit one short story per submission. Do not exceed 5000 words.
- Submit one flash fiction per submission. Do not exceed 1500-2000 words.
- Multiple submissions are welcome, but each submission must be new.
- Winners are asked to wait at least one issue before submitting to Cygnus again.
- If your work is accepted elsewhere, please withdraw it as soon as possible through the submission portal.
- If you have a close relationship with the Editors, please do not submit to Cygnus. A close relationship is defined as immediate family, coworkers, or any friendships in which the editors would recognise your work from a completely blind read.
Guidelines:
- Submissions must be in English or accompanied by an English translation by the original author.
- We do not accept AI-generated, political, or religious writing.
- New and emerging writers are encouraged to submit.
- Please refrain from submitting work containing erotica, animal abuse, discrimination, or hate speech. Such submissions will be declined.
- We will respond to every submission within 70-80 days.
Blind Judging: All judging is conducted without the author's personal information on display. So, please do not include your personal information in the Word/PDF file.