SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
- Must be 18 years or older to submit.
- To submit you must be the original creator of the work you submitted and have been touched by the power of Brainspotting.
- We love a brief cover letter that tells us where you are from and a little about who you are as a creative and a Brainspotter. Please tell us the name or names of the pieces you are submitting in your cover letter. If you are so moved, our readers love to read a brief description of how Brainspotting connects to your creative experience (maximum 300 words). Please include a third person bio (100 words or less).
- Performance art submissions include performing a song (instrumental or vocal), dance, act, comedy skit, poem, creative writing, improv, and digital art. If we have missed a category you would like to submit in, please email the editor at bonetobrain@gmail.com.
- Email one performance art submission in an MP4 format of a high definition (HD), minimum 720 pixels, video. The video can be a recording of you performing or it can be a photo of your choice with the audio being the submission for the performance art alone (such as, submission of singing a song to a video that has a photo of something that resonates for you with the performance art submission).
- A performance art submission can also be made through submission of one MP3 (minimum 128 kbps, clear quality sound) audio and a landscape photo(s) to accompany the audio which will be converted into a video by the editor. The photo(s) must be a minimum 300 dpi resolution.
- Title all video, audio, and image submissions with your name and a title of the performance art piece. Include the type (i.e. music, dance) and medium (i.e. instrument, props) of the performance art with your submission in your cover letter.
- No re-submission of the same work unless a revision was specifically requested.
- Only one submission per genre (poetry and prose poems, fiction/creative non- fiction, art, performance art) until you have heard back from the editors.
- If your work is accepted it will also be posted on our YouTube channel: “Bone to Brain Journal” https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3hTXF1jj3R4
- We strive to be quick. Please query us if you have not heard back within 60 days of submitting at bonetobrain@gmail.com.
Email submissions to: editor.bonetobrain@gmail.com
By submitting to us, you grant us First Serial Rights, the right to publish your work on our site, as well as Archival Rights, the right to archive your work on our website, with credit given to the author. Otherwise, upon publication, all rights revert back to the author under the condition that you will credit Bone to Brain as the original publisher should your work be reprinted. You also grant us the right to publish your work on the International Brainspotting Practitioners Facebook page, Brainspotting for the Creative and Performing Arts Facebook page, and other social media sites to give your work a large audience.
Please note: We are a small and entirely volunteer staff and unable to consider work that does not follow our submission guidelines. In addition, submissions that are defamatory, discriminatory, or plagiarized will not be considered. We strongly discourage the use of AI unless it is integral to your work and the author clearly states the intent behind the use of AI in the cover letter.