Tint Journal is dedicated to publishing creative work by writers for whom English is a second or non-native language. ESL writers bridge borders and blend cultures without the third party of the translator and offer the purest and deepest understanding of their fiction and nonfiction worlds. Our mission is to create a platform for emerging and established ESL writers and shine a light on the ways that authors all over the globe can contribute to what we know as literature in English.
See our OPEN CALLS for our upcoming issue below.
Submissions for our biannual literary issues (short stories, personal essays, flash and poetry) are only accepted by writers who have learned or acquired the English language after being fluent in another language and within an open call for submissions.
Submissions for our In Conversation section (reviews, interviews, and profiles focusing on ESL writing) are welcome year-round by writers of all linguistic backgrounds.
We also welcome art submissions to accompany the literary texts featured in our biannual issues. These are only accepted within an open call for submissions.
There is no submission fee. However, donations of any amount are highly appreciated and will help to ensure quality and quantity of our work as well as to increase the range and impact of the journal. Find out more about how to support Tint here.
Pieces which do not follow our guidelines will not be considered.
**Note**: If we have reached our limit of Submittable submissions, please email your submission directly to submissions@tintjournal.com. Please note that the submission guidelines do apply.
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Tint showcases the original work of writers for whom English is a second or non-native language. Submissions for our In Conversation section (reviews, interviews, and profiles focusing on ESL writing) are welcome year-round by writers of all linguistic backgrounds.
Guidelines:
- For review, interview, and profile submissions, please submit one piece between 700 and 1,500 words at a time. It must focus on work by ESL writers or the ESL writers themselves. Accompanying photo material (with source of photo included) is highly appreciated.
- Reviews should discuss original, published work by an ESL author: a novel, short stories, poems, memoir, or other literary creations. Reviews can either focus on one or multiple pieces.
- Interviews should be submitted in the form of a Q&A and should be conducted with a published ESL writer. They can include comments of the interviewer about surroundings, situation, and anything else. ESL writing does not have to be the focus of the interview.
- Profiles should focus on one published ESL writer. The goal of profiles is to portray the life and work of the writer in question and give our readers a good understanding of the writer. As with interviews, profiles do not have to focus on ESL writing exclusively.
- We also welcome text types besides reviews, interviews and profiles if they are on ESL writing. Be creative!
- We can remunerate In Conversation contributers with € 25,- per published text, two Tint Journal bookmarks of your choosing, access to all full-length audios and assistance in claiming a free press copy from the publisher (in the case of a review).
- Please contact our In Conversation editors Andrea and Chiara at inconversation@tintjournal.com for further inquiries.
If this form of submission represents an obstacle to the writer, please contact the journal at info@tintjournal.com.
Submissions which do not follow these guidelines will not be considered. Accepted submissions will be edited for clarity and content in consultation with the writer.