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Our Liberation Notes – Summer ‘26

The Malaysian Carnation Press accepts unsolicited submissions from the period of 20th January 2026-20th April 2026. Our inaugural issue will be themed with the title Our Liberation Notes.

We intend Our Liberation Notes to be an exploration of what it means to feel liberated and emancipated in contemporary Malaysian society. We are especially interested in highlighting underrepresented voices and taking a look at the identity and experiences of individuals across various societal lines, including class, gender, sexuality, race, and disability. We ask for your stories, reflections, observations, passions and aspirations.

We are unable to compensate artists for their work at this time, but are grateful for their consideration and trust in allowing us to read it. All contributors appearing in print are entitled to a single copy of the issue they appear in free of charge.

Submission Guidelines

Eligible Works

  • We accept works of fiction, flash, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art.
  • Submissions are open to individuals who are either Malaysian or residing in Malaysia at time of submission.
  • We accept previously published work provided we can credit the original publication. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed and encouraged, but we ask that you inform us as soon as possible if your work has been accepted elsewhere.
  • At time of writing, we are only able to edit works in the English language, however we are open to works of translation provided we are given proof of the original author’s consent for the work to be translated as well as a translator’s note.
  • We want work by humans, for humans. We will not consider work that is generated with artificial intelligence.

Finally, we ask that contributors read our mission statement for an understanding of the values we aim to foster. The Malaysian Carnation Press is a left-wing, anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist literary publication. As such, we adhere to the aforementioned values as well as progressivism and intersectionality. We are of the belief that arts and culture can be a means for radical change. We support abolitionism and armed resistance. While we respect a diversity of viewpoints, we ask that contributors familiarise themselves with our ideologies when considering whether or not their work would be a fit for our publication.

Specifications

Contributors may submit their work according to the following specifications:

  • Font Arial, Times New Roman, or Calibri size 12
  • 1.5 spacing
  • Word(.doc/.docx) or OpenDocument(.odt/.fodt) file for written work
  • PDF for visual art or a work that requires specific formatting
  • Word count and submission limits:
    • Fiction: <5000 words, 1 story per submission
    • Flash fiction: <1000 words, maximum of 3 flash fiction stories per submission
    • Creative nonfiction: <5000 words, 1 piece per submission
    • Poetry: <800 words per poem, maximum of 3 poems per submission
    • Visual art: maximum of 5 pieces per submission
  • ONE submission per genre within the above limits (multiple genres are accepted)

Terms and Conditions

Submissions to The Malaysian Carnation Press are voluntary and unsolicited. Choosing to submit your work to The Malaysian Carnation Press publication represents your binding acceptance of, and compliance with, the Terms & Conditions and the submission guidelines. Furthermore:

  • You guarantee that this work is your own and that you have the right to grant the use of it to our publication. You guarantee this work has not been produced with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI).
  • You grant The Malaysian Carnation Press one-time publication and anthology rights, which means we may publish your work in any/all of the following ways: on the World Wide Web as a blog post or in our bi-annual print publication, The Carnation.
  • You retain all other rights, including the rights to modify or sell the work, as long as such modification or sale does not abrogate or infringe upon the rights herein granted to The Malaysian Carnation Press.
  • The writer acknowledges that they shall not receive monetary remuneration or compensation for the publication of his or her work.
  • The writer acknowledges their compliance and agreement with the aforementioned values.
  • The writer acknowledges that all information stated to us is true as of the date that they submit it.
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