Wrath-Bearing Tree
GENRE
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
SUBGENRE
Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, War
READING PERIOD
Jan 1 to Dec 31
DESCRIPTION
Work in Wrath-Bearing Tree frequently grapples with conflict, memory, and the lingering effects of war, whether personal, political, or cultural. Essays, fiction, and poetry often carry a stark emotional clarity shaped by firsthand experience or close observation. The tone is steady, unvarnished, and grounded in lived reality.
EDITORIAL TIPS
The publication seeks to expand the conversation on violence, conflict, and war, prioritizing work that explores these themes with depth and nuance. It particularly values submissions that engage thoughtfully with diversity. The editors welcome fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from all writers—military experience is not required, nor is a focus on war. Submissions should be powerful, thought-provoking, and impossible to ignore.