I Love This Feeling
For the last few weeks, I have been immersed in viewing and evaluating all the work published in Issue 4. It’s a weird process …
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Issue 5 Theme & Prompt
The theme and prompt for Issue 5, to be published May 13, have been posted to the Theme & Prompt page. cc bovarismehe/him – …
Issue 4 Responses Completed
We believe we have responded to all submissions for Issue 4. If you submitted for Issue 4 and haven’t heard from us, please reach …
Frighten the Horses
We’ve got a side project in the works: it’s like a miniature Lit Journal for experimental works. It’s inspired by a few other experimental …
Cahun/Moore Art
We’ve got a small gallery of artworks by Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore available for inspiration. cc bovarismehe/him – Editor of Exist Otherwise. Poet …
No We Don’t
We opened this journal with the intention of only accepting black and white photography (for visual art). After three issues we have been disappointed …
Issue 4 Theme & Prompt
The theme for Issue 4, to be published in March, is, “I want to change skin: tear the old one from me.” The visual …
Gravity’s Rainbow
Review of the poetry collection, Gravity by Ari Lohr. Ari’s poem Essay on Coming Back Home appeared in Issue 2. I read this without …
Editor’s Note for Issue 2
After distributing a final PDF proof of Issue 1 to contributors, we received this lovely note from one of them: “Congratulations it’s an amazing …
January Theme & Prompt Are Live
The theme for Issue 3, to be published on January 13, is “The anguish of sleep.” The prompt is a picture you can see …
Find Us on Substack
We’ve created a Substack. If you’re not familiar with Substack, it’s a platform for newsletters and other kinds of long-form essays. It’s a subscription-based …
Submissions are OPEN
We are conducting an experiment. Until further notice, submissions are always open. What will open and close is our reading/response period. Reading periods are …
All Submission Responses Have Been Sent
To the best of our ability, we have responded to all current submissions. However, one submitter included an incorrect email address and a few …
Editor’s Letter
Here it is. Honestly, I didn’t give myself the time I should have between announcing and launching, but we did it. I’m going be …
Issue 2 Prompt is Live
It’s early, but we’ve gone ahead and posted November’s theme and prompt. Feel free to ignore them. cc bovarismehe/him – Editor of Exist Otherwise. …
Submission Replies Are Complete!
Are they? We hope so. We were overwhelmed with the quantity and quality of submissions received and we have done our best to reply …
Submissions are Closed
Submissions for Issue #1 are closed, We have begun sending out notices. If you haven’t heard from us by September 1, let us know. …
How to Respond to Prompts
Submitted work does not have to respond to the Issue Theme or Prompt. We give a slight preference to responses but all work will …
We Are Overwhelmed
But in a good way! The number and quality of submissions have been fantastic. We are so excited. We are on track to close …
Submissions Are Extended!
Submissions have been extended through August 17! Submissions are open through August 13, 2022. Before you submit, please read About Us. Then read Submissions. …
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