Thanks so much for your interest in submitting to Visible Ink’s first digital publication! 

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 produce and publish emerging writers, editors and artists of Australia.

After a break during the 2020 pandemic, the Visible Ink team are accepting submissions for fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry.

We can’t wait to read your submission!

Who can submit?

For this issue, Visible Ink is open to all current RMIT students aged 18 and over. Submissions are open from Wednesday 12 June 2024 to Sunday 7 July 2024 11:59 pm.

Not a current RMIT student? Don’t worry − we have plans to expand our submissions pool to the wider Australian literary community in 2025. See you then!

Update: We've extended the deadline for creative nonfiction submissions! The creative nonfiction category will be accepting submissions until Sunday 14 July 2024 11:59 pm.

What kind of work are we looking for?

The Visible Ink team are accepting submissions that reflect your unique voice and highlight the writing prowess within the RMIT community. There’s no theme for this issue.

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.

Is there anything else I need to know?

Names and identifying information will be removed before we read your work.

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 2024 issue of Visible Ink.’

Visible Ink isn’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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