Thanks so much for your interest in submitting to Visible Ink’s second digital edition!

Visible Ink is a literary publication with a legacy of over 30 years, produced and published by students from RMIT University’s Professional Writing and Editing programs. Visible Ink is more than a publication. We’re a community united by our passion to support emerging writers, editors and artists of Australia in their creative journey.

For this edition, the Visible Ink team are accepting submissions for fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry under the theme Here and Then. We are accepting submissions from all Victorian university and TAFE students.

We can’t wait to read your submission!

Theme

This year we’re exploring time and space, and everything in between with our theme Here and Then.

We exist in a present that is only understood through the past. Knowledge and experience are the lenses we use to understand the now. Here and Then is a dive into how these states of past and present co-exist. The time layers we live in with family, friends, strangers, nature. How something as grounding as home can shift. All the conclusions we’ve come to, right or wrong, based on what has happened to us or someone we know. Our Here is continually informed by our Then.

Who can submit?

For this issue, Visible Ink is open to all students enrolled at a Victorian university or TAFE and aged 18 and over. Submissions are open from Monday 28 April 2025 to Monday 19 May 11:59 pm.

Not a Victorian student? Don’t worry − we have plans to expand our submissions pool to the wider Australian literary community in 2026. See you then!

What kind of work are we looking for?

The Visible Ink team are accepting submissions that reflect your unique voice and vision for this year’s theme.

We’re accepting submissions in these categories:

· Fiction up to 3,000 words

· Creative Nonfiction up to 3,000 words

· Flash Fiction up to 1,000 words

· Poetry up to 100 lines.

Sorry, we aren’t looking for graphics and visual submissions for this issue.

Can I submit more than one piece of work?

Yes! We’ll accept up to two submissions in two separate categories (e.g. one fiction and one flash fiction) but we’ll only publish one piece per successful contributor.

What if I’ve taken a leave of absence?

Visible Ink is also accepting Victorian university and TAFE students who are on a leave of absence. As long as you have access to your student email you can submit to us.

Is there anything else I need to know?

Names and identifying information will be removed from your submission before we read your work. All submissions are anonymous until they’ve been selected for publication.

The Visible Ink team will select and edit successful submissions.

You’re free to publish your work elsewhere after being published in Visible Ink. We ask you include the following statement: ‘This work was first published in the 2025 issue of Visible Ink.’

The Visible Ink team aren’t able to offer payment or compensation for submissions in this issue.

Submissions can’t contain any previously published or licensed material. 

Contact

Any questions? Email us at visibleink.pwe@gmail.com

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