Themes for future issues
- Healing Arts - Open theme
General Guidelines:
Publication production is back on track and we are open for submissions!
Thank you for your continuous support of San Antonio's only independent literary magazine. Voices de la Luna is making changes that will increase the mission of our nonprofit. We believe that poetry heals and art advances the quality of life. While our current theme and topic is open, Voices seeks to publish well established and emergent writing and art that lends to this belief: "poetry heals and art advances the quality of life." Send us your best works for consideration.
Submissions to Voices de la Luna must be uploaded to Submittable in order to be considered and accepted for publication in an upcoming issue; typically within six months of a submission. Authors whose work is accepted will receive a copy (electronic, print, or both) of the issue in which their piece appears, but no further remuneration, unless negotiated separately.
Visual Art Work- The kind of art we look for must not be previously published online or in print. We typically accept visually stunning, high quality images, that have an important message, layers of ideas and concepts. Works might include, but is not limited to, fine art, photography, illustration, graphic art, or mixed media. Submit no more than 3 images of your visual artwork per quarter. Images must be 300-dpi or higher definition quality for consideration.
Youth Poetry-for poets 18 and younger- Send up to three poems in a single Word document. Poems may be any length, but poems less than 50 lines in length may be given priority. Please use Times New Roman 10 pt. font and left justify your poems. Please include the name of the school you attend and your email address so we can send you a PDF if your work is accepted for publication.
Poetry-Poets Over 18- Send up to three poems in a single Word document. Poems may be any length, but poems less than 50 lines in length may be given priority. Please use Times New Roman 10 pt. font and left justify your poems. Please limit submissions to no more than three poems per quarter.
Essays and Short Fiction- Send your prose submissions in a Word document. The submission should be a maximum of 5000 words in Times New Roman 10pt. font.
Spring/Summer: Spring Equinox and Renewal
Fall/Winter: Autumnal Equinox and the Ancestors
Send your Artist Bio and an Artist Statement to include these on our website and/or printed pages. Voices de la Luna seeks previously unpublished, highly skilled, visual art that fits the magazine issue's theme. The kind of art we look for includes, but is not limited to, fine art, photography, illustration, graphic art, or mixed media. Please submit up to 3 images of your visual artwork. Images must be 300dpi or higher definition, for consideration.
You must disclose the use of Artificial Intelligence in your work and in which ways AI may have contributed to your work, if any.
We publish Spring/Summer and a Fall/Winter issues. Submissions for a particular issue must be uploaded to Submittable by: January 15th or July 15th. If your submission falls past these dates it will be considered for the following issues. Editor will respond to all submitters regarding our decision to accept.
Voices de la Luna will notify you if your submission is accepted for a one time publication. All rights revert back to author after our publication. If published with Voices de la Luna we ask that you give us first North American Serial Rights and electronic media rights to your work, and we ask that Voices de la Luna be acknowledged if the work is subsequently published in book former reprinted in another venue.
Artists whose work is accepted will be celebrated Voices De La Luna Social Media campaign to publicize your beautiful work, but there will be no further remuneration, unless negotiated separately. We would be honored if you also tag Voices de la Luna in your social media posts upon publication.
***Voices de la Luna is aware of our speech acts and will not consider work that makes use of hate-speech in unwise ways such as racism, Xenophobia, sexism, homophobia, Transphobia, ableism, or ageism. At our own discretion we will not publish gratuitous use of obscenities, sex, or violence. We are committed to inclusivity, honoring diverse voices and perspectives --Punto!
Spring/Summer: Spring Equinox and Renewal
Fall/Winter: Autumnal Equinox and the Ancestors
Send up to three poems, as inspired or interpreted by the theme of each issue, in a single Word document.
Poems should be no longer than 40 lines in length. We do our best to honor creative formats and fonts but reserve the right to adjust these items to suit editorial guidelines.
Voices de la Luna recognizes that AI permeates our culture. We prefer to publish authentic works and ask that you please disclose any use of Artificial Intelligence in your work and in which ways AI may have contributed to your work. If your work is found to be AI assisted and not disclosed, your work will not be published. Please use 12 point Times New Roman font.
We publish Spring/Summer and a Fall/Winter issues. Submissions for a particular issue must be uploaded to Submittable by: January 15th or July 15th. If your submission falls past these dates it will be considered for the following issues.
Editor will respond to all submitters regarding our decision to accept.
Voices de la Luna will notify you if your submission is accepted for a one time publication. All rights revert back to author after our publication. If published with Voices de la Luna we ask that you give us first North American Serial Rights and electronic media rights to your work, and we ask that Voices de la Luna be acknowledged if the work is subsequently published in book former reprinted in another venue.
Authors whose work is accepted will be celebrated Voices De La Luna Social Media campaign to publicize your beautiful work, but there will be no further remuneration, unless negotiated separately. We would be honored if you also tag Voices de la Luna in your social media posts upon publication.
***Voices de la Luna is aware of our speech acts and will not consider work that makes use of hate-speech in unwise ways such as racism, Xenophobia, sexism, homophobia, Transphobia, ableism, or ageism. At our own discretion we will not publish gratuitous use of obscenities, sex, or violence. We are committed to inclusivity, honoring diverse voices and perspectives --Punto!
November: Dia de Los Muertos: Celebrating Our Ancestors
January: Healing Arts
Send your prose submissions in a Word document. The submission should be a maximum of 5000 words in Times New Roman 12pt. font. Please include your email address so we can send you a PDF if your work is accepted for publication. If you're not already a subscriber, we welcome you to subscribe! Go to www.voicesdelaluna.org and click Subscribe. You may also purchase a hard copy of the current issue.
Publication publication dates are Feb 15, May 15, Aug 15, and Nov 15. Submissions accepted for publication will be published in an upcoming issue, normally within three months of acceptance, though occasionally we may publish an accepted piece up to six months after acceptance. Authors whose work is accepted will receive a copy (electronic, print, or both) of the issue in which their piece appears, but no further remuneration, unless negotiated separately. Submission of your work grants Voices de la Luna permission to publish it in our magazine.
Thank you for writing this book review! As you know helping authors get their books to readers is paramount. Voices de la Luna would like to encourage book sales for emerging and established authors. We are excited to read you concise and encouraging analysis of a new book. Any book review should be written in a concise and encouraging analysis of the text. Book reviews should include the author's name, bio, and the book title, genre, author, author image, book image, and a book review of 1,200 words or less. Please submit your review as a word document, in Times New Roman, and a 12 pt font.
**Only Accepted book reviews will be published.
**Please wait 3 months for a decision on publication.