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The Chronicles of What?!?!?

Creative work. Thoughtful feedback. A community that helps both grow.

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Bring us something you made.

Submit fiction or standalone visual art through the Contributor Dashboard. Story authors can also provide their own artwork or request a no-cost illustration that begins only after the story is accepted.

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No submission feesCreators do not pay for the chance to have their work considered.
You retain ownershipAuthors, artists, and illustrators keep ownership and grant defined, non-exclusive publication/use permission.
Feedback, not making by committeeFeedback offers perspective. The creator decides how the work changes.
The Spark travels with the workTell us what first sparked the idea, image, question, memory, or possibility behind it.

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

Open submission calls

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Issue 0 – The Pilot

Everything starts with a pilot

This is the first offical issue of The Chronicles of What?!?!?!? It all starts with a spark and an diea. All submissions on any topic are welcome. If you have ideas aroudn beginnings, pilots, or journeys that would be great but not required.

Submission window
September 30, 2026–October 12, 2026
Expected publication
November 9, 2026
Maximum submissions
5 per contributor
General consideration
Eligible

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Sample Issue

Sample

This is a sample to show what a issue may look like. There are no open calls for this issue. The goal is to show what a couple of stories and an illustration look like to give you an exampler of what a finished product could look like

Submission window
September 15, 2026–October 10, 2026
Expected publication
October 2, 2026
Maximum submissions
10 per contributor
General consideration
Eligible

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FICTION

What a story submission includes

Start with a title and short description, choose a specific issue, general consideration, or both, then save until you are ready. The full submission includes the manuscript, byline and bio, The Spark, AI-use disclosure, rights acknowledgements, reader-comment preference, and artwork choice.

Artwork is optional. An author may provide artwork, publish without it, or request an illustrator. Illustration requests stay dormant until the story is accepted; they do not affect the literary decision.

VISUAL ART

Standalone artwork is a publication, not an attachment.

Visual art submissions include the work itself, title and creator information, medium/details, description, The Spark, accessibility/alternative text, rights information, and the same transparent editorial tracking used elsewhere in The Chronicles. Art uses an art-aware desk review and feedback process.

AI, ORIGINALITY & RESPONSIBILITY

The creative work must remain fundamentally yours.

Generative AI may support activities such as brainstorming, feedback, proofreading, clarity checks, accessibility support, or revision help. Meaningful use is disclosed. AI should not replace the creator or be used to pass generated creative work off as the creator’s own. Creators remain responsible for originality, provenance, rights, accuracy, and permissions.

ISSUE PLACEMENT

You choose where the work starts.

When an issue-specific call is open, you may submit there, choose General Consideration, or authorize consideration beyond your first choice when that option is offered. We do not quietly move work between issues without the permission recorded in the submission.

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