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Open Call for Issue 02Deadline
1 Jan 2025 - 15 March 2025

We are now accepting submissions for flash fiction, short fiction, non-fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, illustration and photogaphy for our May 2025 issue.We look for a variety of voices from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and nationalities. There is no specific theme for Issue 02, however, we admire writers have their own unique, quirky voices and works that punch us in our guts or, at the very least, make us think in a way we haven’t before.

ILLUSTRATION, ART & PHOTOGRAPHYWe accept illustrations or photographs, a maximum of one each. Submissions will be considered for cover art too. If a piece is chosen as cover art, we also publish a short interview of the artist within the pages of the journal.We accept .jpg or .jpeg or .png or .pdf files only which are 10 MB or less and are 150-200 DPI. Please include the title of your work as the filename.

FICTION & CREATIVE NON-FICTIONFlash Fiction: 500-1000 words
Short Fiction: 1001-4000 words
Non-Fiction: 1200-4000 words
Creative Non-Fiction: 1001-4000 wordsWe accept .doc or .docx or .pdf formats only. Text should be 12 pt, Times New Roman, and double spaced, with 1-inch margins. Please include the title of your work within the file and as the filename.

POETRYPoetry: 50-1000 wordsWe accept .doc or .docx or .pdf formats only. We prefer that the text is 12 pt, Times New Roman, double spaced with 1-inch margins. However, we are open to unique formats that may be necessary for your work. Please include the title of your work within the file and as the filename.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

About

ōrātōris m genitive singular of ōrātor (“orator, speaker”)

Oratoria was established in 2018 as a literary magazine based in London, UK specifically focusing on new voices. We are a small group of writers and editors who love stories and poetry and art and are keen to read works that push the edge of thoughts, beliefs and identities.

After its initial release right before COVID19, the magazine suffered in terms of loss of team members. However, since 2022 we have churned out our small batch, independent press with some success and now are in a position to continue with the literary magazine again! We hope you are able to join us in our renewed journey.We publish fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art and photography, and interviews of the cover artists. Since our taste in work is varied, we invite sumissions from writers of any race, gender, and nationality. We are looking to start publishing book reviews and interview features in the upcoming issues.

CONTACTFeel free to email us [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @oratoriamag.

Cover Art

Issue 01
"Girlfriends"
Andréa Acker

"Girlfriends" is an empowering visual commentary on what happens when women support each other. It's a plea to women all over the world to stick together and reach out to one another, genuinely sharing their strength and inspiring each other with the purpose of reviving the ancient matriarcal societies ideals.

Andréa is a visual artivist from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Her artworks act as political, historical, socioeconomic and ecological commentaries. Andréa is highly inspired by the Surrealist movement, the symbolism found in the Neolithic period artifacts and the indigenous and tribal arts. The artist holds a degree in Fashion Design, so both the design and the fashion aspects can be identified in her work.