Tentacular is currently closed for submissions, except for elsewhere pieces. Look out for a new call in spring 2025.

Poetry

Open to any work that plays with purpose, challenges boundaries, ‘Selves, goes itself’.  Please send 4 poems or fewer, on a maximum of 4 pages.  Translations (with permissions if required), visual poems, audio and short video pieces very welcome.

Responses

A seeing again, a reflection, a response in whatever form to something in whatever form.  A fragment, an essay, a classic review, an experimental review, a poem or image that responds to something else.   Pitch ideas at any time, or just send on spec by the deadline above.

Art & Photos

Up to ten images.

Or – a reasonable-length hybrid of any of the above.  

Please use standard formats such as Word doc, pdf, jpeg, mp3 etc if you can.  We will work with you to ensure the visual quality of your contribution is preserved as far as possible, whether in the house style or as an image. Follow this link for more details about how to lay out your work - not compulsory but saves us time.

Include a short bio.  Send to us at:  tentacularmag@gmail.com. 

Turnaround time: for this issue we will be in touch by Xmas latest with a decision, and we will aim to publish the magazine in mid January.

Elsewhere

Elsewhere is a rolling blog-type section - for your more immediate write-ups of a launch or event, a time-critical opinion piece, or a response to a new issue of an online or offline magazine.  The most recent post also goes onto the front page.  For this, feel free to suggest contributions at any time. We can normally put up your piece within a few weeks.