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Issue IV
Dreams of the Forgotten
“In dreams I have achieved everything.”
― Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
In the ruins of Earth, death dances with the end of time. Where the mourning lay weeping, where stone-crawling ivy goes creeping, and the morning dew drips, seeping. There, beneath the earth, lay the forgotten. Perhaps a scholar who wrote in vain, and so the world remained unchanged. Perhaps a great master, dead before his art could reach the world. Perhaps a playwright, fallen before the final act. There was a graveyard not of bodies but of dreams.
In this issue, gather those scattered dreams and give them breath once more. Unearth the silenced voices, the half-written verses, the buried brilliance. Let ink become resurrection, and memory defy decay. Make the divine and the forgotten live again. Summon what was lost to time, what slipped between the pages of history, and died only as a whisper.
Length and Number of Submissions
Poetry must be no longer than 1,000 words.
Prose, including flash fiction and short stories, must be no longer than 3,000 words.
You may submit up to three works of poetry and/or prose per submission in the same file.
Simultaneous Submissions and Republication
Simultaneous submissions are allowed. However, if your piece is accepted elsewhere, please let us know as soon as possible.
We do not accept previously published work. However, if your work is published in Candlelit Chronicles, you may republish it in another magazine so long as you credit us as your piece’s original place of publication.
Language
We welcome submissions from writers around the world! To ensure the broadest readership, please submit works written in English.
Other
To avoid bias in the selection process, please do not have your name anywhere in your work (the document submitted).
Please complete all parts of the submission form.
Submission Guidelines
What We’re not looking for
While we love the exploration of universal truths touching upon the themes of humanity, morality, and philosophy, we are not looking for contemporary politics. We also prefer submissions that do not include profanity as we seek to create a cozy atmosphere. We will NOT ACCEPT pieces containing slurs, racial or otherwise.