Waxing & Waning is proud to present The Academy—a place for scholarly articles published outside the ivory tower. We are looking for articles in Chicago standards under the broad subjects of Literature, Art, Philosophy, and Criticism, offering new perspectives, radical reinterpretations, deep investigations, and thorough analyses of  literature, art, and philosophical thought. We want articles that freshly engage current events, re-examine the aporias in critical dialogue, and propose new, well-researched revelations that expand and diversify our intellectual conversations. The Academy is a home for those who would like their work available to the general public, without a subscription to a database or a login from a university--academic contributions to reach the masses. We want articles that breathe fresh life into our intellectual conversations, helping to reimagine a world where intelligent thought can exist and engage beyond ivory towers.

Page count requirements: Up to 15 pages, though we prefer publishing articles under 10 pages.

Style requirement: Chicago

Abstract (required): 100-500 words.

Note: We do not have the support staff to peer-review submissions. By submitting, you agree that all sources are cited correctly and that the article is free from plagiarism or Artificial Intelligence.

Submissions are open to fiction or creative nonfiction novellas that range from 20,000-40,000 words. Potential submitters are strongly encouraged to visit https://aprilgloaming.com/about and read through what we are looking for in our publications. Novellas that fall outside of this will have a much smaller chance of being awarded the winner.

Speaking of the winner, one novella will be notified by May/June 2026 of its award and will be published in Summer 2027. The winner will receive royalty payments twice per year after their novella has been published, and it will be available worldwide.

Submissions are open to poetry chapbooks that range from 25-50 poems, or 25-50 pages. Potential submitters are strongly encouraged to visit https://aprilgloaming.com/about and read through what we are looking for in our publications. Poetry that falls outside of this will have a much smaller chance of being awarded the winner.

Speaking of the winner, one poetry chapbook will be notified by May/June 2026 of its award and will be published in Summer 2027. The winner will receive royalty payments twice per year after their chapbook has been published, and it will be available worldwide.

The editors of Waxing & Waning want whatever is deep and true. The moon represents this idea: what is dark, what is light, what is wild, what is crescent and changing. Work submitted to Waxing & Waning should be honest and well-executed. It should scream coherently, holler into the abyss, invite the dark or show the light, the places in between. It should rage in truths, wallow in the absurd, reach for the new, and give new meaning to the things of old. Work here should come to change literature & art. 

The moon is dynamic, always moving forward, night after night, revitalizing life as it shifts through its phases, a vital piece of this evermoving universe. Work submitted here should represent this. It should move us. It should move us forward. It should balance the duality of this world and bathe in the light of the moon.

GUIDELINES:

• 12-pt Times New Roman font
• Spaced accurately
• 1-5 poems, up to 3,000 words

The editors of Waxing & Waning want whatever is deep and true. The moon represents this idea: what is dark, what is light, what is wild, what is crescent and changing. Work submitted to Waxing & Waning should be honest and well-executed. It should scream coherently, holler into the abyss, invite the dark or show the light, the places in between. It should rage in truths, wallow in the absurd, reach for the new, and give new meaning to the things of old. Work here should come to change literature & art. 

The moon is dynamic, always moving forward, night after night, revitalizing life as it shifts through its phases, a vital piece of this evermoving universe. Work submitted here should represent this. It should move us. It should move us forward. It should balance the duality of this world and bathe in the light of the moon.

GUIDELINES:

• 1 piece
• 12-pt Times New Roman font
• Double-spaced
• 100-5,000 words 

The editors of Waxing & Waning want whatever is deep and true. The moon represents this idea: what is dark, what is light, what is wild, what is crescent and changing. Work submitted to Waxing & Waning should be honest and well-executed. It should scream coherently, holler into the abyss, invite the dark or show the light, the places in between. It should rage in truths, wallow in the absurd, reach for the new, and give new meaning to the things of old. Work here should come to change literature & art. 

The moon is dynamic, always moving forward, night after night, revitalizing life as it shifts through its phases, a vital piece of this evermoving universe. Work submitted here should represent this. It should move us. It should move us forward. It should balance the duality of this world and bathe in the light of the moon.

GUIDELINES:

• 1 piece
• 12-pt Times New Roman font
• Double-spaced
• 100-5,000 words 

The editors of Waxing & Waning want whatever is deep and true. The moon represents this idea: what is dark, what is light, what is wild, what is crescent and changing. Work submitted to Waxing & Waning should be honest and well-executed. It should scream coherently, holler into the abyss, invite the dark or show the light, the places in between. It should rage in truths, wallow in the absurd, reach for the new, and give new meaning to the things of old. Work here should come to change literature & art. 

The moon is dynamic, always moving forward, night after night, revitalizing life as it shifts through its phases, a vital piece of this evermoving universe. Work submitted here should represent this. It should move us. It should move us forward. It should balance the duality of this world and bathe in the light of the moon.

GUIDELINES:

• 1 piece
• 12 pt font
• Typical screenplay/play format
• Up to 25 pages
• May be a part of a whole

The editors of Waxing & Waning want whatever is deep and true. The moon represents this idea: what is dark, what is light, what is wild, what is crescent and changing. Work submitted to Waxing & Waning should be honest and well-executed. It should scream coherently, holler into the abyss, invite the dark or show the light, the places in between. It should rage in truths, wallow in the absurd, reach for the new, and give new meaning to the things of old. Work here should come to change literature & art. 

The moon is dynamic, always moving forward, night after night, revitalizing life as it shifts through its phases, a vital piece of this evermoving universe. Work submitted here should represent this. It should move us. It should move us forward. It should balance the duality of this world and bathe in the light of the moon.

We are currently accepting submissions for art, both moving and plastic.

GUIDELINES:

• Please submit 1-5 pieces of art to be considered for our journal, both online and print.
• We accept .GIF, .JPEG, .PNG, .MOV, MP4, .AVI, .FLV, and .M4V. 
• If you're submitting a painted piece, we'd like them to be as cropped to the canvas as possible with indirect or natural lighting to avoid glare, but because we want a lot of visual stuff, we'll be more lenient with these particular guidelines.

The editors of Waxing & Waning want whatever is deep and true. The moon represents this idea: what is dark, what is light, what is wild, what is crescent and changing. Work submitted to Waxing & Waning should be honest and well-executed. It should scream coherently, holler into the abyss, invite the dark or show the light, the places in between. It should rage in truths, wallow in the absurd, reach for the new, and give new meaning to the things of old. Work here should come to change literature & art. 

The moon is dynamic, always moving forward, night after night, revitalizing life as it shifts through its phases, a vital piece of this evermoving universe. Work submitted here should represent this. It should move us. It should move us forward. It should balance the duality of this world and bathe in the light of the moon.



GUIDELINES:

• 3-10 pages, black-and-white or color

The editors of Waxing & Waning want whatever is deep and true. The moon represents this idea: what is dark, what is light, what is wild, what is crescent and changing. Work submitted to Waxing & Waning should be honest and well-executed. It should scream coherently, holler into the abyss, invite the dark or show the light, the places in between. It should rage in truths, wallow in the absurd, reach for the new, and give new meaning to the things of old. Work here should come to change literature & art. 

The moon is dynamic, always moving forward, night after night, revitalizing life as it shifts through its phases, a vital piece of this evermoving universe. Work submitted here should represent this. It should move us. It should move us forward. It should balance the duality of this world and bathe in the light of the moon.



GUIDELINES:

• Up to 15 minutes
• Pushes boundaries
• Artistically driven
• Masterfully crafted