Paper Brigade, the annual print literary journal of Jewish Book Council, is pleased to announce this year's open call for submissions. The submission period will end February 15, 2023 for fiction, and February 1, 2023 for all other categories.
We encourage authors to familiarize themselves with Paper Brigade before submitting. Submissions will be considered for both the print journal and Paper Brigade's digital arm, PB Daily. All authors will be paid for published work.
We read all submissions carefully, which means it can take six months or sometimes more for us to respond. We understand and accept simultaneous submissions, but please notify us immediately if a piece is accepted for publication elsewhere. There is a reading fee of $3.00 for submissions of poetry and fiction.
About Paper Brigade
Paper Brigade, the annual print journal of Jewish Book Council, provides a snapshot of the previous year’s Jewish literary landscape while also exploring the history of Jewish literature in America and abroad. The publication is comprised of articles, interviews, personal essays, fiction, poetry, photography, and illustrations that, together, highlight the breadth and diversity of Jewish books today.
We are committed to giving voice to Jewish-interest authors of all backgrounds, including those from marginalized communities and writers in translation whose work may not otherwise be available in English. Paper Brigade also seeks to expand the commonly held idea of what constitutes the “Jewish experience.” We are committed to helping authors connect with as broad a readership as possible by striking a balance between scholarship and content that will be accessible to readers, Jewish and non-Jewish, lay and academic.
Paper Brigade, the annual print literary journal of Jewish Book Council, is named in honor of the group of writers and intellectuals in the Vilna Ghetto who rescued thousands of Jewish books and documents from destruction by the Nazis. Comprised of articles, interviews, fiction, poetry, and artwork, the journal celebrates the breadth and diversity of today’s Jewish literary landscape in America and abroad.
Paper Brigade’s editors are committed to amplifying the voices of Jewish-interest authors of all backgrounds, including those from marginalized communities and writers in translation whose work may not otherwise be available in English. We seek to expand commonly held ideas of what constitutes the Jewish experience, and to emphasize ties between Jewish books and the wider literary world.
Stories should be between 1,500 and 7,000 words. We encourage authors to familiarize themselves with Paper Brigade before submitting.
Submissions must be previously unpublished. Please send only one story, together with a $3 reading fee. Additional submissions will not be read. Stories will be considered for both print and Paper Brigade's digital arm, PB Daily. All authors will be paid for published work.
We read all submissions carefully, which means it can take three months or more for us to respond. We understand and accept simultaneous submissions, but please notify us immediately if a story is accepted for publication elsewhere.
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