CURRENT SUBMISSIONS THEME: HYBRID


hy·brid
ˈhīˌbrid/
noun
noun: hybrid; plural noun: hybrids
  1. 1.
    Biology
    the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties.

It is said that a hybrid is greater than the sum of its parts and, whether by nature or by man, in botany a hybrid species can be more beautiful, more fruitful, and more resistant to the conditions of a changing environment.  Bread wheat is a hybrid of three grasses, ornamental lilies combine the best traits of their parents, sweet corn is both sweeter and more disease resistant. And we, ourselves, can be hybrids of race, community, class, and culture, navigating through space and time bearing the hopes and dreams of our ancestors.

This issue is open to everyone.

The theme explores resistance, hope, change, transformation, and the straddling of different worlds. The deadline is November 30th, 2018.

Please remember that work should at least loosely relate to botany.

Poets

  • You may submit 1 to 3 original/unpublished poems, of any length. If the poems have been posted on your blog, the editors will considered them published.
  • State theme, titles of your poems and your name (the name you want to be published under) in your subject line before you email your submissions. Put "SUB" before theme and titles of poems. A brief cover letter will suffice.
  • Font will be Times New Roman, size 12.
  • We will accept .rtf, .doc and .docx files. We will not accept PDFs.
  • Umbel & Panicle does not tolerate graphic violence or incitation of hate or intolerance. Such submissions will be deleted straightaway.
  • If your poem is accepted, the editor will ask you for a 50-word bio.

Photographers

  • You may submit 1 to 2 original/unpublished photographs. They should be 300 dpi/high res. If you have posted them before on your blog (social media sites included), they will not be accepted.
  • State theme, titles of your photographs and your name (the name you want to be published under) in your subject line before you email your submissions. Put "SUB" before theme and titles of photographs. A brief cover letter will suffice.
  • Photographs should be botanical, botanical adjacent, or inspired by botany.
  • The photographs will be either TIFF, PNG or JPEG.
  • Short descriptions should also accompany the submission of photographs.
  • Umbel & Panicle does not tolerate graphic violence or incitation of hate or intolerance. Such submissions will be deleted straightaway.
  • If your photograph is accepted, the editor will ask you for a 50-word bio.

ARTISTS

  • You may submit 1 to 2 original/unpublished digital art pieces. If you have posted them before on your blog (social media sites included), they will not be accepted. A brief cover letter will suffice.
  • State theme, titles of your artwork and your name (the name you want to be published under) in your subject line before you email your submissions. Put "SUB" before theme and titles of artwork. A brief cover letter will suffice.
  • Art should be botanical, botanical adjacent, or inspired by botany.
  • The files will be either TIFF, PNG or JPEG and be 300 dpi/high res.
  • Short descriptions should also accompany the submission of artwork.
  • Umbel & Panicle does not tolerate graphic violence or incitation of hate or intolerance. Such submissions will be deleted straightaway.
  • If your artwork is accepted, the editor will ask you for a 50-word bio.
If you're ready, send your submission (poetry or photography) to umbelpanicle@gmail.com.