ARTISTS FROM MARYLAND

A collection of writing and art by Maryland artists

issue one released!

About

This project intends to highlight the creativity of the wonderful state of Maryland. Through creative writing (poetry and prose in all of its forms), visual art, and anything experimental that can be shown on a page, we want to see how Maryland influences you as a creative. From photographs of your life to poetry about the Inner Harbor, if it stems from your life in Maryland in some way, we'd love to see it!If you are an artist that also resides in Maryland, we are hoping to see some work from you!

ABOUT THE EDITORS OF THE COLLECTION

ALDRIN BADIOLA

Aldrin Badiola (he/him) is a Filipino poet. His works can be found in Fleeting Daze Magazine, Cutbow Quarterly, and elsewhere. He is the editor-in-chief of Artists from Maryland and an Adroit Journal 2024 mentee in poetry. He can be found at aldrinbadiola.carrd.co.

JENNA NESKY

Jenna Nesky (she/they) is an autistic poet and a senior at Carver Center for Arts and Technology. From Maryland, she is a graduate of the Adroit Mentorship Program, the Iowa Young Writers Workshop, and Kenyon Young Writers. She is a co-founder and co-president of Young Poets Workshop, and is currently working on a manuscript titled “The New Life,” which deals with her autistic identity.

Issues

Issue One: July 2024

The cover image of "Artists from Maryland," stating "ARTISTS FROM MARYLAND: Issue One" and "a journal of Maryland literature"

Contributors:

  • Thu Nhat Pham

  • Otis Sprow

  • nat raum

  • Patricia Adelizzi

  • Deidra Greenleaf Allan

  • Jenna Nesky

  • Ivy L. James

  • Aaliyah El-Amin

  • Frances Altman

  • Doug Dawson

  • Lois Perch Villemaire

  • Madeleine Schneider

Submit

The following is necessary for your submission to be considered:

  • A cover letter. Nothing too fancy! Just explain whether what you’re submitting is a simultaneous submission, if it has been previously published, and tell us about who you are and where in Maryland you are from!

  • A short artist bio (around 50 words, but a bit higher or lower is never a problem), since we want to get to know you and promote anywhere you may have been published before!

  • Where you found the submission call

Genre specific guidelines (you can submit to up to two genres and four pages):

  • 1 to 3 poems, each on a new page, as a .pdf or .doc/.docx file

  • 1 to 2 pieces (fiction or nonfiction, max. of 2000 words) each on a new page, as a .pdf or .doc/.docx file

  • 1 to 2 pieces of art as separate .jpeg or .png files

Expect a response within a month after submissions close. If you do not receive one, please query.

If you submit anything discriminatory in nature, excessive gore, or gratuitious sexual content, your submission(s) will be immediately deleted with no response.

We are not interested in work that has in some way been directly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI). If you used AI to create it, assume that it won’t be accepted.

Previously published pieces are only welcome if you have permission from the previous publisher to republish it. We also allow any pieces here to be published elsewhere after it is published!

Simultaneous submissions are also allowed! Just notify us if the piece is published elsewhere before the collection is published so we can congratulate you!

Submissions are currently CLOSED. Any pieces emailed to us will be deleted unread.https://forms.gle/VkejS2ArCv7oDgmi7