Wrath-Bearing Tree is a 501(c)3 non-profit established by combat veterans and maintained by a diverse board of veterans, military spouses, and writers compelled by themes of social justice and human resilience. The Wrath-Bearing Tree publishes essays, reviews, interviews, fiction, poetry, and visual art on topics related to military, economic, and social violence written by those who have experienced military, economic, and social violence or their consequences. All in all, we use art to work towards the enhancement of public perception of social justice and human resilience in the context of all communities affected by violence and histories of trauma. We have published critically acclaimed award-winning authors and true debut writers alike. We particularly enjoy work that is weird, funny, or otherwise surprising.
Let us know if any part of your submitted work has been previously published, when and by whom.
Please tell us in your cover letter if your submission is simultaneously being considered elsewhere, and please let us know if your work is accepted by another publication. Likewise, notify us if any part of your submission or any of version of your submission is to be included in a book already accepted by a publisher.
We look forward to reading your work!
We publish poetry compelled by themes of social justice and human resilience, often on topics related to military, economic, and social violence written by those who have experienced military, economic, and social violence or their consequences. All in all, we use art to work towards the enhancement of public perception of social justice and human resilience in the context of all communities affected by violence and histories of trauma. We have published critically acclaimed award-winning authors and true debut writers alike. We particularly enjoy work that is weird, funny, or otherwise surprising.
We have no minimum or maximum word count for poetry submissions, and submissions of multiple poems are allowed. If you submit multiple poems, please submit them in a single document rather than as multiple files. Please allow three to six months to hear back from our editors. Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Wrath-Bearing Tree publishes fiction compelled by themes of social justice and human resilience, often touching on subjects related to military, economic, and social violence written by those who have experienced military, economic, and social violence or their consequences. We use art to work towards the enhancement of public perception of social justice and human resilience in the context of all communities affected by violence and histories of trauma. We have published critically acclaimed award-winning authors and true debut writers alike. We particularly enjoy work that is weird, funny, or otherwise surprising.
Length is flexible with no minimum word count, though we have found that between 1,500 and 3,000 words is a good sweet spot. We have published flash fiction and longer pieces.
Please allow two to four months to hear back from us after submission. Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Let us know if any part of your work has previously been published.
We are looking for personal essays and book and film reviews on military, economic, and social violence written by those who have experienced military, economic, and social violence or their consequences. We especially like work that uses personal experience to make us rethink what we know about the past and the present.
Length is flexible, although 3,000 words is a good middle ground to keep in mind for readability. Please allow up to six months to hear back from us. Simultaneous submissions accepted.