qarrtsiluni

First time. There’s a first time for everything. The obvious: first kiss, first love, first sex. The first day of school. Less obvious: first time around the block, first poem, first loss, first Christmas you remember. This first time for everything theme is wide open, so we don’t want to limit you with our suggestions. Surprise us!

We are looking for memoir and essay, for poetry, fiction, photography, artwork. For a form that perhaps we’d be seeing for the very first time.

Submissions may begin immediately and will be considered through December 15, for publication throughout November and December. The word limit remains at 3,000.

— Tom Montag and Kasturi Mattern