Volume One now open for submissions Issue 01
Contribute

Got something worth printing?

The Santa Monican is built by the people who live here. Send us your work. You keep the rights, we put it on paper, and the whole city gets to read it.

What we publish

Bring us anything good

Fiction Poetry Essays Nonfiction Photography Illustration whatever else is cool

The guidelines

Written pieces run roughly 300 to 1,500 words. Photography and art should be high resolution and original. Everything you send has to be your own work.

The fine print

You keep ownership of your work and grant us first print rights. We may lightly edit for length and clarity, always keeping your voice. We read every submission and reply within two weeks.

Not sure if it fits?

Send it anyway. The best stuff usually doesn't fit a category. If you have a question first, email kane@thesantamonican.com.

Got it. Thank you.

We read every submission and will be in touch within two weeks.