ART - Issue Two - Summer 2026

For all genres, we publish the following together:

1. A first or early draft of the work (called Early Draft)
2. A middle to late draft of the work (called Middle Draft)
3. The final and best version of the work (called Publication)

When submitting, you will curate the three versions that our Editorial Team will consider. Your Early Draft might be the second version that you created, and your Middle Draft might be your seventh or thirteenth. We want to see authentic records of your process that show the meaningful artistic decisions that led you to the final version. As you select your versions, consider the story that your revisions tell. We are interested in the genuine evolution of your work, so please submit each version in its true form—i.e., resist the urge to post-hoc edit or polish (no matter how vulnerable or messy that may be). We mean it when we say we want your shitty first draft. 

Explore Issue One for examples across genres.

Artwork: Your submission package may include up to three different artworks, documented via high-resolution PNG photographs. For each piece, include photographs for two early stages/versions as well as the final piece. We welcome submissions of paintings, textile art, sculpture, assemblage, and more — so long as we can accurately represent the work and its process via static online images, we’re open to any medium. 

• We request that you clearly label each PNG file as follows: LastName_Title_Early/Middle/Final. For example, the PNG file for the final draft of “Untamed” by Lisa Cox in Issue One would be titled Cox_Untamed_Final.
• In the body of the email submission, you can also note the dates for your progress on the piece.