In honor of the birth of this magazine, we invite you to explore the idea of rebirth. From the paintbrushes of Botticelli to the studios and streets of Harlem, our very first issue calls for works inspired by the renaissances of the past.

Perhaps you will take us to the House of the Medici, or to the cities of the Ottoman Empire. In the rebirth of antiquity and cultural revolution, how do people respond to change in art and scholarship? Show us the trailblazers. The artists and poets, scientists and philosophers. Show us thinkers who were kept from the limelight of history, art and discoveries made in silence. The politics of a new era, the fashion, the attitudes. What does rebirth mean to you? What did it mean to those who came before?

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

FICTION

✧ Your short story can be any interpretation or reimagining of history. Blur the lines between reality and myth, and show us the past through scenes of your own.

✧ Up to 2 pieces.

✧ 1,000 - 3,500 words.

✧ 12 pt. font, double spaced.

NONFICTION

✧ Personal and creative essays are welcome! Show us how the facts of history connect to you on a personal level, or, alternatively, how events of the past had an impact on people and places both then and today.

✧ Up to 2 pieces.

✧ 1,000 - 3,500 words.

✧ 12 pt. font, double spaced.

POETRY

✧ All forms of poetry are welcome! Use form and meter to show what history means to you, whether it be a moment captured in time, or using echoes of the past to contemplate the present.

✧ Up to 3 pieces.

✧ Up to 3 pages, no more than 1,000 words.

✧ All pieces must be in Times New Roman font.

✧ All work must have a title.

✧ Once a piece is accepted, we ask for first-time publication rights, but you’re free to publish it anywhere after release. We’re okay with simultaneous submissions. However, if your piece will be published elsewhere, we ask that you let us know immediately.

✧ Under no circumstances will we accept work that glorifies or condones discrimination and hate speech. We condemn bigotry of any kind, including but not limited to racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. While history inherently calls for conversations about the darker sides of humanity, CLIO UNBOUND intends to explore these issues without justification.

✧ We will not accept or consider any AI-generated work.

Forms will open once submissions begin on December 7th!