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Stonecrop No. 09
Submissions will be accepted August 25, 2025 through December 12, 2025
Fiction
Poetry
Nonfiction
Art
Micro Fiction Contest December through February 20
Visit our website for more info: www.stonecropmag.com
Formerly known as Basalt, Stonecrop Magazine is a non-profit open access publication designed and edited by students of College of Western Idaho. Stonecrop is funded by CWI's Arts & Humanities Department.
We publish original works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art, with new issues printed each Spring. Our review period begins in January and extends through March.
Stonecrop is proud to collaborate with Storyfort, an integral branch of Treefort Music Fest held in downtown Boise, Idaho. As part of its annual tradition, Storyfort invites literary minds near and far to write, read, and enrich.
The top three winners of the Storyfort Micro Fiction Contest receive prizes and get their stories published in the spring issue of Stonecrop Magazine.
Look for Storyfort on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram: @storyfortfestwww.treefortmusicfest.com/forts/storyfort/. We thank the artist, Alexey Adonin, for use of the image, "The Sea and the Sunshine," which won the Stonecrop 2022 Cover Contest and can be found on the cover of Stonecrop No. 05. You can find Alexey here.
Stonecrop Magazine's spring publication is now available for purchase!
Stonecrop No. 08, 2025
Stonecrop No. 07, 2024
Stonecrop No. 06, 2023
Stonecrop No. 05, 2022
Stonecrop No. 04, 2021
Stonecrop No. 03, 2020
Stonecrop No. 02, 2019
Stonecrop No. 01, 2018
Basalt Magazine back issues available:
Issue 05, 2017
Issue 04, 2016 *Out of stock
Issue 03, 2015
Issue 02, 2014
Issue 01, 2013 *Out of stock
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Previously unpublished original fiction, any genre. Must stand alone (no chapters).
There is a 25 page limit for all works of fiction. However, works of length must be of exceptional quality.
Remove all submitter identification from the manuscript--no names, emails, etc.
Previously unpublished original nonfiction, general interest or personal narratives.
Complete, stand alone (no chapters).
There is a 25 page limit. However, works of length must be of exceptional quality.
Remove all submitter identification from the manuscript--no names, emails, etc.
Previously unpublished original poetry in any style or format.
Single poems, or groups in a single upload, are accepted. Limit to 5 poems per document file.
If submitting multiple document files, please upload these individually. For the sake of our review team and to ensure each poem receives proper attention, we do not offer multiple uploads in a single submission. To upload multiple documents, you must return to the Poetry submission form and begin a new upload process. Once you have completed a submission (one document file containing 5 poems max.), you will be redirected to our Submittable home page where you can access the Poetry form to begin your next upload.
**Remove ALL submitter identification from the manuscript--no names, emails, etc.
Our art content is not theme-based. We encourage artists to submit works demonstrating personal skill and aesthetic.
Original art of any style and medium. Previously unpublished work only.
Individual works, groups, and series are accepted. If submitting groups or series, clearly label each submission (ex. Snowfall 1 of 4, Snowfall 2 of 4). Please rename your files with the title of the work and your name (ex. snowfall_jane-doe).
All art submitted for general publication will be considered for the cover.
- All forms of media accepted
- B&W and Color
- Dimensions of final printed publication: 6 ½ " W x 7 ½ " H
- Minimum page dimensions for printed publication: 5" W x 6" H
- High resolution files only: approximately 300 ppi/dpi. Strictly enforced. Though image post-editing may be possible by the artist or Stonecrop staff, image files that fall below 270ppi/dpi may be subject to elimination.
- Suggested file types:
- PSD, JPG, PNG
*Remove all submitter identification from the image--no visible watermarks, names, emails, etc.
Storyfort 2026 Micro Fiction Contest: "The Future of Our Nature"
Write a story. Win a Treefort pass. Open to all.
Opens 7:00pm (MST) December 4, 2025
Closes 12:00pm (MST) February 20, 2026
Stonecrop is now accepting submissions for the 10th annual Storyfort Microfiction writing contest. Writers are encouraged to send their microfiction on the theme, "The future of our nature.”
College of Western Idaho’s literary magazine, Stonecrop, is proud to collaborate with Storyfort, a branch of Treefort Music Fest held in downtown Boise, Idaho, to host this writing contest. All are invited to participate. The top three winners receive Treefort passes, get their stories published in the spring issue of Stonecrop, and are invited to read their winning pieces at Storyfort.
This year's guest judge will be announced shortly.
Look for Stonecrop on Facebook, Instagram, and online:
www.stonecropmag.submittable.com/submit
www.treefortmusicfest.com/forts/storyfort/
Theme and Guidelines
1. This year’s theme invites writers to submit microfiction that explores the “future of our nature.”
Nature is an inner force that drives us, tripping the wires of our instincts, desires, and appetites. It lives and breathes; the wild calls to us, and we call it Mother. Our nature encompasses the natural world, but also our dispositions, temperaments, and essential characters. Our complicated digital lives yearn for a return to nature and the promise of simplicity and independence. We live in harmony with our nature or in conflict against it; it impedes our progress or aids it; our nature inspires or terrifies. Look into the future. What do you see? What do you feel? What will our nature be in ten years? Fifty? Two hundred?
2. Maximum length is 500 words.
3. $5 reading fee for each entry
4. All submissions are anonymous. Name and contact details must not appear on the submissions.
5. No submissions accepted from staff or organizers of Treefort Music Fest, Storyfort, Duck Club, or Stonecrop.
Prizes (non-transferable)
- 1st place: 5-day Treefort pass
- 2nd place: Single day Treefort pass
- 3rd place: Storyfort shirt and SWAG
- All winning submissions will be published in Stonecrop magazine's Issue 09, spring 2026, and winners will receive a contributor's copy. All winners are invited to read their winning submissions during Storyfort 2026 and at the launch party for Stonecrop 09.