Survivor Chronicles is a small independent publication dedicated to trauma release, healing and survival. We are mostly a poetry magazine, but also invite short fiction/non fiction as we acknowledge the fact that many writers/artists are more comfortable expressing themselves through other styles.

We want to hear from you:

If you have survived a major trauma, or are in the process of surviving it.
If someone close to you has survived a major trauma or is in the process of surviving it.
If you are a social worker or health worker or any other professional and have seen trauma at close range.
If you are a writer or artist who deeply empathizes with the human condition and can portray trauma and its process and/or effects honestly and sensitively.
If you are a photographer who has documented trauma and its survival.


Here are some general submission guidelines:

We prefer shorter pieces to longer ones, owing to the attention span of the average internet reader.

We love poetry, and occasionally well crafted short fiction, and are also interested in analytical opinion pieces (non fiction) and musings about trauma survival and its relationship with leading a meaningful life.

In the body of an email, paste 1-5 poems, or short fiction/non fiction within 1500 words.

Artists and photographers can send 1-5 pieces for consideration; email as separate attachments.

Writer/Artist rights:

We reserve the one time right to publish your work and archive it on our blog forever. (We are using a free wordpress blog to feature the magazine, and will have submissions published on a rolling basis per month.)

However, all rights revert to the author once we publish the work. Currently, we are not interested in previously published work.

If it is important for you to remain anonymous, please feel free to use a pseudonym. Otherwise, please send a short bio.

If at any point after you have sent us a submission but before publication, you feel the need to use a pseudonym please contact us at once. We are very protective of your identity and will not post your name if you feel uncomfortable about it.

Where to send your submissions:

In the subject line of your email, write your Name, Type of Submission, Submission and send it to thesurvivorchronicles@gmail.com.

We tend to reply as soon as a decision has been made. We're still in the process of making major decisions about exactly how we're going to make the layout for the first issue, and will keep authors of accepted submissions updated about them as we go along.

We really appreciate your enthusiastic responses and support. Thank you!