About Grist.... Grist: The Journal for Writers, a new literary journal and website coming out of the University of Tennessee, is a concerted effort of the graduate students in the creative writing program to put together a new kind of literary journal. Above all, we seek to present Grist as a guidebook to writers—a resource for the discussion and demonstration of the strategies of the writer’s craft. Our review will be distinguished by its commitment to the writer's occupation; we endeavor to articulate and frame the process through which innovative literature is conceived and brought to the page. Grist is currently published once a year. Each issue will feature nearly three hundred pages of quality stories and poems, as well as interviews with writers and creative nonfiction devoted to discussions of craft and the writing process. The print journal will showcase the best-of-the-best of submissions received, while the website will seek to house a consortium of writers’ works in a more fluid and permanent fashion.

Submissions

Grist is seeking work from both emerging and established writers, whose work is of high literary quality and value. Currently, we read submissions year round. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable as long as we are notified if the piece is accepted elsewhere. Submissions will be considered for publication in both the print and online versions of the journal, but publication on the website does not ensure print publication.

Please send the following—

Fiction: Experimental or traditional forms. 20,000 words max.

Poetry: Avante-garde, free-verse, traditional. Submit 3-7 poems.

Nonfiction: Literary nonfiction about the writing process. Nonfiction manuscripts can be submitted along with fiction and poetry submissions. No book reviews please.

Submissions should be sent to

Grist: The Journal for Writers
c/o Poetry, Fiction, or Nonfiction Editor
English Department
301 McClung Tower
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-0430

Include a SASE and cover letter with each submission. Pays 2 contributor’s copies plus reduced cost on additional copies. Please send questions to the appropriate editor.