SUBMISSIONS OPEN
Boxes in the Attic – Theme Exploration
In places where memories go to rest, we are often left to reckon with the boxes they’ve been stored in and what will steal our senses when we re-open them.
Issue 21: “Boxes in the Attic,” challenges our submitters to contend with what they might find in the recesses of their memories. Whether in pieces, whole and distinct memories, or fragments of truth and fantasy put together, we are excited to read what you find within yourself.
For Issue 21, The Missing Slate asks that you submit your process as well as the final piece. Perhaps a previous draft, the marks of an editing process, sketches, and brainstorming. We want to watch your piece grow, and reminisce in the memories of what it took to make it. We want to explore the entirety of the repository of your work.
However you explore memories of your past, your dreams, the hopes of futures that have come and gone, are up to you. The Missing Slate is looking forward to basking in all we can rummage through, putting together the concepts as we understand the full impact of your work.
Much like the image of “Boxes in the Attic,” we want the dust, the uncertainty, the process of reopening and exploring something already known to you, and what will be found when we take everything out of the box and splay it for all to see.
Poetry, Fiction, Flash-Fiction, Short Prose, Non-fiction, Art, and hybrid pieces are all welcome. We work to uplift historically underrepresented creatives, and will be offering free editing opportunities for this Issue, as we’d love to unpack what you create together alongside you. Please see our Instagram for dates.
We are so excited and humbled to witness the vulnerability of “unboxing,” understanding the weight of processing, sorting, and reminiscing. We so look forward to your submissions!
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The Missing Slate Team
Submissions Open
For more information on Submissions, please go to our submissions page.
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The TMS Backstory
We started our journey as an international art and literary magazine in 2010. We were based in South East Asia, seeking to unite creators under a single umbrella regardless of where they were in the world.
After a short hiatus, we returned to a world that was still healing from the mass carnage of the last decade. We hoped to provide you, our hurting artists and writers, with a safe space. More than that, we intimately knew the unique challenges women and marginalized voices face in today’s world, and we remain here still only for you.
In fact, the only reason we’re back at all is because of you.
Does that make us a little idealistic?
Sure, but we’re betting that you are, too.
The Concrete Sanctuary for the TMS Dream
The core value of The Missing Slate (TMS) is to amplify and promote representation of voices from marginalized communities through literary and artistic works and all editorial decisions. The core and editorial team working in the background believes it is paramount to uphold their integrity as editors, managers, and writers for this purpose. TMS upholds a strict policy against discrimination of any form, ensuring a safe, fair, and inclusive environment for contributors and all individuals.
No individual on the editorial team or otherwise is permitted to derive financial gain directly from their involvement with TMS, and TMS will never impose any fees for submissions or access to its content. Participation through any means with TMS is voluntary, allowing individuals the flexibility to come and go as travelers contributing their part to a grand adventure.
The TMS Dream
TMS dreams of supporting marginalized communities through actively uplifting and standing in solidarity with marginalized communities. The core and editorial team that helps in the realization of this dream does so by maintaining a platform for free expression for literary work and art, nurturing an environment where diverse voices can be heard without censorship or suppression.