We're open and eager to read your work!
V1.1 contributors have patiently waited four issue cycles and are eligible to submit again! We can't wait to see what you've been working on these past two years.
Submission Instructions: turningleafjournal.com/submissions/
Check out this feature from Brandy E. Wyant's essay "St. Peter's Bones." Read the full piece here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/12/15/b...
And! And! Submissions open tomorrow 👀 So if you've got stuff like this piece, we want it!
Today we are featuring an excerpt from the essay “Things I Observe at my Joint 18th Birthday Party” by Orli Baumgart, paired with art by @allisonanne.com titled “Outgrowth.” Read the full piece, and the rest of V2.2, here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/12/15/o...
This week, we are featuring work by Kate Kadleck paired with art by Vidya Murali 🍂 Read the full piece in out newest issue, V2.2, here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/12/15/k...
Today's feature from V2.2 is a poem titled "I Can't Find God" by Sukriti Patny. We paired this with artwork from Of Thousands, titled "Self Tenderness."
Read the full piece here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/12/15/s...
"All Apologies" is a hybrid piece written by @girlprometheus.bsky.social. This experimental piece makes for an exciting, "choose your own adventure" type of read.
Read the full piece here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/12/15/i...
This piece is paired with artwork from the public domain.
Our first feature from Volume 2, Issue 2 is a poem by Kale Hensley titled "un/a/muse." We paired this with artwork from @allisonanne.com titled "sense of duration."
To read the full poem, and the rest of V2.2, use this link: turningleafjournal.com/2025/12/15/k...
It's here! Volume 2, Issue 2 is out! As always, here are the stats. Today we're celebrating each of these contributors, as well as everyone who submitted work to us this past fall.
Check out the issue here: turningleafjournal.com/volume-2-iss...
All submissions have been sent out! If you haven't heard from us yet, that likely means something went wrong. Please reach out!
Hi! We are still finishing our responses to submissions. The good news is, if you haven't heard from us it's because your work is on our shortlist! We've given ourselves until Nov 20th to make final decisions.
If you need to withdraw a piece, please reach out asap!
The Autumn edition of The Turning Leaflets is now available! Visit our website to download the PDF and read it.
Want to be part of the next leaflet? Submissions for craft essays and book reviews are always open!
turningleafjournal.com/autumn-2025/
Submissions are closing in two weeks! Send us your art, CNF, poetry, & hybrid works! We'd love to see more work centered around themes of transitions, environment, & hope--but are open to submissions of any work categorized loosely within themes "Change."
turningleafjournal.com/submissions/
Announcing our nominees for Best of Net! Sending congratulations to these folks!
We believe in celebrating the work that’s touched us most or is doing something unique, and that’s what this list reflects.
Over 200 publications re-opened today, including @ninthletter.bsky.social @utampapress.bsky.social @echapbooks.bsky.social @cosmicrootsonline.bsky.social @trollbreathmag.bsky.social @turningleafjournal.bsky.social @3lobedmag.com @wallstrait.bsky.social https://duotrope.com...
Opening submissions a few hours early as a treat! Send us work written through gritted teeth, clenched fists. Invite us into the moments that changed your life, for better or for worse. We want it all!
turningleafjournal.com/submissions/
Our final feature from V2.1 is Tanya Nikiforova’s poem, “To Water.”
Read this piece, and the rest of V2.1 here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/06/01/t...
We paired this piece with artwork from the public domain titled “Automatic Dripping (3)” by Ellsworth Kelly.
Today’s feature is an excerpt from Sam Aureli’s poem, “Geometry of Silence.”
Read this piece, the rest of V2.1 here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/06/01/s...
We paired this piece with artwork submitted by Cécile Gonneau titled “Walking Ghosts.”
Today’s feature is an excerpt from @godstained.bsky.social’s poem “on dealing with grief.”
Read this piece, the rest of V2.1 here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/06/01/ad/
We paired this piece with artwork from the public domain titled “Reach,” James Juszczyk.
Submissions open in one week! Yay!
How/What to Submit:
turningleafjournal.com/submissions/
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Open September 1st through November 1st to CNF, Poetry, Hybrid, and Art!
Today’s feature is an excerpt from Suze Kay’s poem, “SELFISH GIRL”
Read this piece, the rest of V2.1 here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/06/01/s...
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We paired this piece with artwork submitted by @lowermelody.bsky.social titled “Matrilineal.”
Today’s feature is an excerpt from Alex Mason’s essay, “Strawberry Fanta.”
Read this piece, the rest of V2.1 here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/06/01/s...
We paired this piece with artwork from the public domain titled “Textile sample,” Unknown Designer. Manufactured by J. Claude Frères & Co
Today’s feature is an excerpt from Jenny Chu’s poem, “Someday My Mother Will Die.”
Read this poem, the rest of V2.1 here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/06/01/j...
We paired this piece with photography from the public domain titled “San Mateo County, California (Coast),” by Minor White.
Today’s feature is an excerpt from Nancy L. Penrose’s essay, “In a Labyrinth, Time is Suspended.”
Link here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/06/01/n...
We commission at least 1 original piece of artwork per issue & worked with Artist @anitaeralieschley.bsky.social to create this one
Today’s feature is an excerpt from Alex Dawson’s poem, “Whale Song”
Read this poem, the rest of V2.1 here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/06/01/a...
We paired this piece with artwork from the public domain by Rudy Pozzatti.
The summer 2025 Leaflet is now available! Featuring an interview with @susanbarryschulz.com
Join us in the conversation 🧵:
How do you find inspiration from art? If you try your hand at ekphrastic writing, share it with us! We'd love to read it.
Link Here: turningleafjournal.com/leaflet-summ...
Today’s feature is an excerpt from Kaavya Butaney’s poem, “Tangerines”
Read this poem, the rest of V2.1 here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/06/01/k...
We paired this piece with artwork titled “Tangerine Sugar,” by Benjamin Schonzeit. Used with permission from Harvard Art Museum/Fogg Museum.
Today’s feature is an excerpt from Christina Lee’s essay, “Wrong Fruit.”
Read this piece, the rest of V2.1 here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/06/01/c...
We paired this piece with artwork from the public domain titled “Composition,” Serge Poliakoff.
Today’s feature is an excerpt from Patty Somlo's essay, “Trusting Water to Hold Me.”
Read this piece, the rest of V2.1 here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/06/01/p...
We paired this piece with artwork from the public domain titled “The Derelict” or “The Lost Boat,” Arthur Wesley Dow.
Today’s feature is an excerpt from Anna Nygren’s poem, “fish calendar.”
Read this piece, the rest of V2.1 here: turningleafjournal.com/2025/06/01/a...
We paired this piece with artwork from the public domain titled “Fish Series, No.6,” Charles Demuth.
I'm excited to see my poem, Geometry of Silence, in @turningleafjournal.bsky.social . It was a difficult one to write. For years, I avoided speaking openly about my childhood, but now I look trauma straight in the eye. Healing sometimes begins by naming what once had no words.
