Issue Three is on the theme of Metamorphosis. Submission deadline is Saturday 31st October 2026. Reviews will be complete by 29th November 2026.
Please ensure that your submitted work is relevant to the theme.

To submit, email villanellemag@gmail.com with subject line ‘Submission: Issue [Number]’ and your work attached.

Please also include a brief biography of yourself, written in third person, 50 to 100 words. Include any social media links you have, as we are both a digital and print magazine.

We only accept work that has not been submitted in print elsewhere, so please indicate whether your work is not under consideration elsewhere in the email.

As we conduct blind reviews, please remove any identifying information in the attached document or image/s. Only include author details, including contact information, in the body of the email when submitting.

• Poetry: 1 to 5 per submission, however not all will necessary be published in the issue. Times New Roman font, 12pt, double spaced. Each poem on a new page or document. Include titles of work in the body of the email.

• Fiction: short story or flash fiction 150 to 5,000 words. Times New Roman font, 12pt, double spaced. Include the title of your work in the body of the email.

• Non-fiction: essay or memoir 500 to 5,000 words. Times New Roman font, 12pt, double spaced.

• Book, Art and Exhibition Reviews: 500 to 1,250 words. Times New Roman font, 12pt. Include the information about the work as the title of the review.

• Book Recommends: 100-500 words. Brief summary of the book and why you recommend it. Ideally relevant to the theme. Times New Roman font, 12pt. Include the information about the work as the title of the review.

• Interviews: 500 to 3,500 words with new, emerging, and established artists and/or authors. Times New Roman font, 12pt.

• Comics, Visual Art: 1 to 5 per submission. Submit as JPEG for review. Will contact for higher quality image if necessary when publishing.

• Photography: 1-10 per submission. Submit as JPEG for review. Will contact for higher quality image if necessary when publishing.

For written pieces, you are welcome to submit relevant accompanying images. However, we reserve the right to use something else if it is more suitable.

We do not accept submissions which have used AI in any aspect of the creation of the work, whether visual or literary.

If you would like to respond or comment on the works of the previous issue, we welcome a Letter to the Editor.

Please keep it under 1,000 words. If you are responding to a particular work in the issue, include the title of it in your letter.

Submit via email to villanellemag@gmail.com with heading “Letter to the Editor” and the issue number.

There is no guarantee that your letter will be included in the subsequent issue.

You will receive an acknowledgement of receiving your email submission.

Your work/s will be under blind review and will then receive notification on whether it has been accepted within one month of submissions closing. We may ask for revisions.

The editors also have a right to refuse to publish your work for any reason.

Publication of Issue Three will be December 2026. Once published, it will be uploaded to the National E-Deposit (per ISSN requirements) and available for purchase in the Villanelle shop.

As a contributor, you will receive a free PDF of the Issue.