AELA’s Earthwords & Artlings Anthology, Volume 3, will be inviting submissions from January 2027. The Anthology will be published online mid-2027 and will be promoted widely throughout the AELA network during 2027/2028.
The 2027 Anthology will continue to celebrate the theme of ‘Kinship’. AELA will be inviting poetry, creative writing, photography and other artworks that explore the theme of kinship.
SUBMISSIONS WILL BE INVITED FROM JANUARY 2027
AELA’s Kinship program will invite previously unpublished works, that explore the theme of ‘Kinship’.
We will accept:
- poetry (1-2 pages maximum)
- short story (1500 words maximum)
- flash fiction (300-500 words)
- personal and lyric essay (1,000 words maximum)
- photography (no larger than a 2 page A4 spread, high definition images)
- illustration or graphic design (no larger than a 2 page A4 spread, high definition images)
All work needs to be original (previously unpublished), and should creatively engage with ideas of kinship.
More details will be available in late 2026 / early 2027.