Publication Venue: 34th Parallel

34th Parallel
34th Parallel is a literary magazine that seeks to harness the every day literary artist in every form, including art and images to pair with stories.  That is, the people with day jobs, the people with a million things to do but just have to write.  The people up at 4 am still working on a story, a poem, or an essay even though they have a meeting first thing in the morning.  There mission is quite simply:  We want it all.
They actually do.  They accept poetry, fiction, non-fiction- essays, reviews, and interviews.




The October Issue (#16)
Since the literary journal can only be purchased online I settled on the latest issue printed.  The issues are downloadable and are $3
This issue has mostly creative nonfiction.  Most of the stories in this issue seemed centered on the individual human experience.  There is a lengthy anecdote about a boy growing up in Nigeria, a woman reminiscent of men in the past, a man’s new found passion for playwright Lee Blessing, etc.

I believe they try to diversify their audience as much as possible by incorporating all different kinds of writers.  Each writer comes from a different country.
The poetry is not the best I have ever seen but I believe it’s along the same lines as the criteria they choose the stories.  “A Parallel Poem”  is once again about human experience in a very personal way as gar as an individuals outlook on life and compromise.


The Boring But Important Stuff
Submissions for Poetry and Stories are required to be between 1500-3500 words.
Art and photography can only be submitted one image at a time.
All Submission are to be sent by email ONLY.