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For Big Ideas: We are looking for well-articulated, well-formulated pieces of creative non-fiction, including memoirs. Not sure what we publish? Follow us on Substack or check out our website. Max 3000 words. We pay $55 Canadian at this time and as an added bonus, we will illustrate it beautifully and promote widely on social media.
For Fiction: Esoterica looks for fiction that sticks with us for days. We ruminate about it in the shower and recount its key moments with our partners in bed. It's beautiful or devastating or haunting but not in a horror-flick way. It tells us something about what it means to be human.
If that sounds like your piece, please submit to us. We tend to run literary fiction under 3000 words but if it’s a bit over, or not quite literary, just try us. We are also open minded so if it’s a play or a poem, we would still love to take a look and see how it goes. We pay $35 Canadian at this time and as an added bonus, we will illustrate it beautifully and promote widely on social media.
Esoterica is exploring publishing two short story collections. We are looking for submissions that fall under either theme.
The Future of Work: What do you think of when you think of the workplace? Is it AI? The crushing soullessness of the cubicle? Or is it happier, more fulfilling? We are looking for fiction so send us your literary, speculative or even sci-fi interpretations.
Fairytales, Reconsidered: Is there a biblical story that is begging for a rewrite? How about a fairytale or legend? Send us your re-envisioned stories.
We are looking for submission up to 4000 words.
Esoterica Inc. will take on two writers and their book projects in 2023. The work can be fiction or non-fiction/memoir. The selected writers will work with Esoterica's managing editor, who will coach you throughout the year to polish your work with the goal of publishing it, either in excerpts or full with Esoterica or another publishing company. Writers must be committed and willing to pay for weekly coaching sessions.
What you get:
- Private and personalized coaching to get you from page to print ($175 an hour)
- A critical (but sensitive) editor to ensure you work, and that your work is engaging
- Excerpts to be illustrated and published by Esoterica
- Work promoted through Esoterica
- A finished book that we will help you pitch to agents/editors.
Big Ideas: We want your creative non-fiction, your thoughtful memoir, your personalized essay on a topic near and dear to your heart. We will work with you to fine tune your work if we love the topic. Ideally, we want no more than 3000 words. There is no minimum word count. Pay is $55 Canadian.
Must be able to accept PayPal.
Esoterica looks for fiction that sticks with us for days. We ruminate about it in the shower and recount its key moments with our partners in bed. It's beautiful or devastating or haunting but not in a horror-flick way. It tells us something about what it means to be human.
If that sounds like your pieces, please submit to us. We tend to run literary fiction under 3000 words but if it’s a bit over, or not quite literary, just try us. We are also open minded so if it’s a play or a poem, we would still love to take a look and see how it goes. We pay $35 Canadian at this time and as an added bonus, we will illustrate it beautifully and promote widely on social media. We also offer feedback on works we choose to run.