ISSUE 7 IS IN THE HOUSE!

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Well-meaning Wyoming homeowners consider a mercy kill. A flute’s music heals in questionable ways and a lonely practitioner upsets the balance of the universe. An academic’s ego gets the better of him, a desperate OCD sufferer goes to extremes, and the slave of a toxic love affair ends things in a way that jilts even her. In Issue 7, twenty-two artists ruminate on the things we break.

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The downloadable PDF is designed so that it can be printed on double-sided paper for easy reading like a print magazine. As always, the issue is free, but there is a donation link should you choose to contribute.

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Announcing the ToC for ISSUE 7, SPRING 2023 – Coming April 25!

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Heralding the coming of spring and the concept of the fresh start, Issue 7 has another winner from Nigeria’s Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí (Issue 1’s “Christmas Chicken,” about which we STILL get mail!) and a few other 34O alums, as well as work by others familiar and brand-new.

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Plunging into the visceral rip tides of lost love, medieval history, personal agency, folklore, witchcraft, grief, motherhood, and so much more—and rendered in everything from magical realism to soft science fiction, horror, and literary—there’s something for every taste!

Here’s what awaits:

Cover Art: Optic Nerve – Page Sonnet Sullivan

An Old Romantic – Mark Towse

Little Monster – Elin Olausson

The Doe – Brandon McQuade

Wildfire – Alexandra Provins

The Flute – Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí

The Perimeter of Others – Marie-Andrée Auclair

Simulacrum Vehemens – Remo Macartney

Twenty Birthdays with You – Karen Cline-Tardiff

Penelope Learns to Weave a Double Helix – Shelly Jones

The Squealing – McLeod Logue

Where’s Lucy? – W.T. Paterson

The Procedure – Jeff Adams

poisoned earth – Corey Niles

There Is No Tomorrow – David H. West

The Triple G – Gregory Jeffers

I Once Worked There – Christian Hanz Lozada

The Last Day – Elaine Pascale

The Choice – Jenna Moquin

With the Turbulent Flow …  – Angi Shearstone

The Shrine of Saint Amandus – Rex Burrows

How to Make a Vase – Kieran Thompson

You’ll be able to download Issue 7 right from our Issues page here on April 25, 2023!

Enjoy Issue 4’s cover? Take a gander at the artist’s other work!

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If you enjoyed Issue 4 (Autumn 2021)’s cover art—Walter H. Von Egidy’s The Ghosts of the Fair—then you’ll enjoy this post, where you’ll get to see some of his other art.

His 34 Orchard bio:

Walter H. Von Egidy (Cover Art/The Ghost of the Fair) is an American artist, painter and film maker known for his Super 8 photoplays and enamel/oil paintings.

He has had his work exhibited at Gallery 13, The Burnham Library, Housatonic Art League and the White Silo. He has seven finished portrait commissions and private and public collections including a portrait of composer Franz Waxman at Byrd Library, Syracuse University. His work has won first place at various film festivals including the United States Super 8 Film Festival at Rutgers University. He is the owner of New Milford Sign Shop and Von’s Studio. Most recently, his painting “Saturday Night in the Caverns” was chosen as the cover for writer Bob Deakin’s collection, Unruly Mix (Tales of Music, Artists, Posers and Misfits. You can see more of Walter’s work and contact him at www.walterhvonegidy.com.

Walter Von Egidy Art Show Welcome Sign

Every March, Von Egidy holds an exhibit of his works—many of them new—at the Burnham Library in Bridgewater, Connecticut. It’s always a stellar event, with many people we know from town as well as a chance to enjoy Walter’s work up close. One thing about his art—it’s Dali-esque, it’s colorful, and there’s always a good bet you’ll find a piece that speaks to you.

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Writers: Weigh-in on the impact of AI on our community

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AI/LLM writing is a hot-button topic right now in the publishing and literary communities.

Humanity in Fiction (https://humanityinfiction.org) would like to gather the opinions of writers, readers, and others in the publishing industry in an effort to collect data on AI in the process. The organization plans on doing this annually, and the survey shouldn’t take more than about five minutes of your time.

Here is the survey’s direct link: https://sy5qybdoqjl.typeform.com/to/lZdyZvjJ, or, you can access it from the Humanity in Fiction homepage at https://humanityinfiction.org. Feel free to also share this with your writing community peers.

We know that many writers follow our 34 Orchard blog, and so we wanted you all to know about this opportunity to weigh in on this important topic, and how it affects you as a writer. They don’t collect any personal information or your email address (and you can even opt out of entering your name), but your opinion counts! Please support the efforts of Humanity in Fiction.

Thank you!

We’re still making decisions…AND ANNOUNCING OUR SPRING 2023 COVER!

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We’re still finishing up our decisions, and so we have about a hundred more submissions to go through. Everyone will receive an answer by February 28. If you want to check in on the status of your piece before then, please give us a shout at 34orchardjournal@gmail.com.

Meanwhile, we’re thrilled to announce the cover of our Spring 2023 issue, featuring Optic Nerve by Page Sullivan. We’re very excited!

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The Spring 2023 Submissions Window is Now Closed

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Thank you all for your submissions! Our window for the Spring 2023 issue is now closed. If you have submitted and have not yet received a response from us yet, you will receive a response no later than February 28.

If you need to contact us regarding withdrawing a submission, you can reach out to us through our Contact Page, or send an email to 34orchardjournal@gmail.com.

Enjoy the nice weather when it finally arrives! We will be open for submissions for the Autumn 2023 issue from July 1 – July 15, 2023.

Our apologies — broken link…Welcome, 2023! 34 ORCHARD taking submissions now through January 15!

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Thanks to those of you who wrote in letting us know that our link to the “Manuscript Polish Checklist” was broken. We can’t correct it on the email that previously went out, so here is a re-post with the corrected link so you’ll have it right in your email.

Thank you for supporting 34 Orchard!

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We hope your holidays and end-of-year festivities were magical … now it’s time to get back to work!

34 Orchard’s Spring 2023 submissions window is now open! We will only be open from January 1 – 15, 2023, so if you’re planning on submitting, please keep in mind that anything after January 15, 2023, will be deleted unread (and yes, we adjust for all worldwide time zones. So that’s after January 15 at 11:59pm wherever you are).

Need to do a quick final polish on your piece? Check out our Manuscript Final Polish checklist here: https://34orchard.com/2022/06/18/sixty-second-sub…polish-checklist/

Please refer to our guidelines for information on how to submit. Check that out here at https://34orchard.com/guidelines/, and we look forward to reading your work!

Welcome, 2023! 34 ORCHARD taking submissions now through January 15!

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We hope your holidays and end-of-year festivities were magical … now it’s time to get back to work!

34 Orchard’s Spring 2023 submissions window is now open! We will only be open from January 1 – 15, 2023, so if you’re planning on submitting, please keep in mind that anything after January 15, 2023, will be deleted unread (and yes, we adjust for all worldwide time zones. So that’s after January 15 at 11:59pm wherever you are).

Need to do a quick final polish on your piece? Check out our Manuscript Final Polish checklist here: https://34orchard.com/2022/06/18/sixty-second-sub…polish-checklist/ It’s a JPEG, so you can save the list and keep it handy or print it to use for all of your subs in 2023.

Please refer to our guidelines for information on how to submit. Check that out here at https://34orchard.com/guidelines/, and we look forward to reading your work!

ISSUE 6 IS HERE!

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A shocking occurrence unmasks a professor and a ne’er-do-well covers up the truth. A machine exposes the past and lies linger between a dinner’s courses. A bijou boogeyman unleashes a daughter’s rage while ordinary colors and unusual mattresses strip away the pretense of composure. In Issue 6, seventeen artists brood on the secrets we keep, and what happens when they are exposed.

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The downloadable PDF is designed so that it can be printed on double-sided paper for easy reading like a print magazine. As always, the issue is free, but there is a donation link should you choose to contribute.

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ISSUE 6 ARRIVES THIS THURSDAY!

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It’s almost here! Autumn 2022 features a dark tale from India, disturbing looks at real-life events, emotional pieces by newer voices and scary stories by names that frequently haunt anthology tables of contents. Why, even the cover photo has an unsettling tale behind it! Our sixth issue is what you’ll want waiting when you take your break from prepping for the busy holiday season.

ISSUE 6 COVER

Cover Art: Ophelia’s Last Secret – Robert Cedergren

Shrike Song – Zachary Kellian

The Beginning of You – Samantha Bryant

The Gritter – Kurt Newton

The Baron of the Rails – Kurt Newton

The Dusk of Day-shapes – David H. West

And Satyrs Shall Dance There – John Berbrich

The Yakshi Next Door – Hareendran Kallinkeel

Head – Mark Steensland

Memory Foam – Rowan Hill

Her Color – Grace Rolen

Step on a Crack – Jake Jerome

Birthday Dinner, May 28. – Jennifer Judge

All Aboard – KC Grifant

Young People in Love – Sam Lesek

Ugly Cinderella – Molly Greer

Insert Name Here – J. Paul Ross

You’ll be able to download Issue 6 right from our Issues page here in just under two days!