WordCity Literary Journal’s Winter Issue will be dedicated, especially, but not limited to, those affected by the war between Israel and Hamas, and the hope for peace.
With the understanding that peace is both infinitely simple and complex, whether it concerns the Middle East or Ukraine or any conflict, we invite poetry, fiction and non-fiction that provides both hope and insight. We also welcome works that reveal the terrors of violence.
What we are NOT looking for are any derogatory references to Jewish or Muslim, Israeli or Palestinian people. We are not open to hateful anti-Zionism, but are open to criticism of governments and policies.
We are not open to suggestions that Hamas terrorists/militants are freedom fighters, but open to calls for freedom and dignity and statehood for Palestine. We are not open to promoting the slogan, From the River to the Sea… no matter the intention, as it implies and invites genocide against Jewish people in Israel.
We thank you for your care and consideration of both Israeli and Palestinian lives, those lost and shattered by violence. We will be drawing careful lines
We also invite writing about Ukraine, Yemen and all other places where people are suffering in war and violence.
Please see our Submission Guidelines. We’ll accept work until December 31st.
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