How to submit your work:

Thank you for your interest in submitting to Colectivo Tabú. We publish quarterly, and though we especially welcome submissions that follow the upcoming issue’s theme, all submissions are encouraged.

Submissions for Issue 004, “Odes,” are currently OPEN.

The deadline to submit is January 15, 2024.

  • Colectivo Tabú is delighted to announce the theme for the Spring ‘24 Issue, “Odes.”

    Odes are traditionally known for being lyrical celebrations of a place, person, thing, idea, event, or emotion. They can take something as effortlessly occurring as dew on a blade of grass, and honor it as one would a victory. They can give shape to intangible miracles, give us new ways to look at the worlds around us and within us and lead us toward unexpected revelations. They can be meditative just as much as they can be ridiculous, and witty.

    We are looking for pieces that, in their own way, interact with the ode genre. Works that are focused, sharp, cunning — unafraid to placate themselves in their stance. Whether that be in a poem, in prose, a conversation, or visual art.

    This issue hopes to entwine works that center themselves around personal landscapes, ideological infrastructures, romanticism, and exploration to honor the more porous boundaries of contemporary odes.

    SUBMISSIONS CLOSE ON JANUARY 15, 2024.

  • This is an overview of how to submit your work:

    Email ALL submissions to dani@colectivotabu.com

    Attach ALL submissions as either a PDF or a DOCX file.

    The subject line of the email should read “Submission [ISSUE NAME], [GENRE],” if you’re submitting for two different genres, please send one email with all of your work.

    In the body of the email, please write a short, third-person (100 words max), and your name, preferred pronouns, and location.

  • For fiction, and creative non-fiction, we are looking for pieces under 5,000 words, as well as a short bio (50 words max.)

  • For photography, paintings, collages, and mixed media pieces, we ask that you please send up to 10 files with image titles and the year that they were created, as well as a short bio (50 words max.)

  • For interviews, please send your proposal or the transcription of the interview. If your interview is accepted we will need the written or recorded consent of the other party in order to be able to publish it in our magazine. Please send short bios of the interviewer and interviewee(s) — (50 words max, each.)

  • Pitches & Other Queries

    For pitches, please send your proposal in the body of the email with the subject line “PITCH,” and a short bio (50 words max.)

    For other queries, please email dani@colectivotabu.com