Rock Pebbles | Policy

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EDITORIAL POLICY

While online media are still experimental tools for literary publication and no one can be certain exactly what kinds of differences they will make in linking writers and audiences, it is our assumption that one fundamental editorial principle applies in this realm as it does in the print realm. That sole principle is excellence. Writing published by this journal will be the very best available, and it is the first responsibility of the editors - by selective solicitation, and by intelligent winnowing - to make certain that this is always the case. Each issue of Rock Pebbles will be permanently archived online.

While it is true that excellence can be differently defined, our primary definition will be this: Beyond simple obvious criteria such as "well written in a variety of technical senses," and "original in terms of subject and style," excellent writing challenges traditions in profound ways, and is radical in so far as it is aware of its own origins in tradition and seeks to expand the boundaries of the realm of discourse of which it is a part. The editors are committed to seeking out such writing and to encouraging and challenging writers to produce it.

Rock Pebbles is committed to discovering and publishing the finest new fiction and non-fiction from around the world.

We like stories that start quickly and have a strong narrative arc. Poems that are passionate about subject, language, and image are welcome, whether they are traditional or experimental, whether in formal or free verse (closed or open form). Non-fiction should combine art and fact with the finest writing. We read poetry, fiction and non-fiction year-round.

Don't send more than one submission in a given genre at the same time; please wait to hear our decision on one submission before sending more.

Do send us work you are proud of and do not send your only copy.

To all of us who love writing. Rock Pebbles is a phenomenon, a cult, a faith. Rock Pebbles owes its inception to passion, ingenuity and innovation and its survival and growth is a triumph of the spirit that infected everyone who came in touch with it. We believe every great endeavour is its own reward and we are relentless in our pursuit of creative freedom.

We hope to be timeless.