Submission Period: Jan 1st - April 30th
Theme: Homer’s Oddities

Odysseus' journey took him to strange new places, encountering the bizarre and unusual, and that's what we are looking for. Whether you draw inspiration from Homer's epic poem or your own imagination, we want to see it.

Send us work that evokes epic journeys and flawed protagonists. Drop us in the middle of temptations and tempests. From the seas of the Mediterranean to the nuclear power plant and taverns of Springfield, we're open to anything, from anywhere.

While we focus on poetry, we also accept visual art and short pieces of non-fiction (essays and memoirs) and fiction (flash, micro, and short stories).

We will consider speculative fiction.

Sequential art should be submitted under the “visual art” category.

• Electronic submissions can be made through WavesReview.Submittable.com

• There are no fees for visual art submissions

• There are no fees for USPS-mailed submissions

• There is a $3 per attachment fee for electronic submissions of creative writing

• Full guidelines available at LudingtonWriters.org/submissions

The editorial board is made up of Editor-in-Chief Nicole Birkett, Visual Arts Editor Linda Sandow, Associate Editor Kathlene Barrett, and Assistant Editors Janice Zerfas and Josh Berliner.

Guest Editors

Making Waves hopes to have at least one high school student participating as a guest editor each issue.

To apply for a position as a guest editor, please email MakingWavesReview@gmail.com with your name, contact information, availability, and any relevant past experience and/or area(s) of interest (e.g. poetry, micro fiction, essays, etc.).

Art by Kathy Bruce, from the 2024 issue of Making Waves.