No. 1  ·  Spring 2026

When Tigers Smoked

Submissions

Submit Your Work

Please read the following carefully before submitting your work.

  • We do not charge submission fees.
  • We do not currently offer payment for accepted submissions.
  • Digital artwork is welcome; however, AI-generated artwork or literary works will not be considered.
  • You may only submit work that is entirely your own or for which you hold all necessary publication or sharing rights.
  • We accept multiple submissions across formats and genres. However, volume-based limits may be introduced from time to time.
  • We reserve the right to decline any submission.

We do not publish material that is pornographic, promotes hatred or extremism, deliberately targets individuals or communities, encourages illegal activity, or glorifies violence without meaningful artistic purpose.

We aim to respond to submissions within one week and will endeavour to notify you of the outcome regardless of our decision. As we are a small team of writers, artists, and editors, we appreciate your patience should there be any delays.

Written Submissions

Send your work as an email attachment to submissions@whentigerssmoked.com with the subject line: Submission — [Title] — [Type]

Formatting requirements:

  • Attach as a Word document (.doc or .docx)
  • For English language submissions — Font: Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri only
  • Font size: 11 or 12 point
  • Line spacing: 1.5

Please state in the body of your email:

  • Submission type — select from: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Essay, or Poetry
  • Genre — select from the list below
  • A short third person biography (no more than five sentences)
  • Your city and country of residence

Literary genres:

Memory
Autobiographical Fiction
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Magical Realism
Surrealism
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Fan Fiction
Humour
Satire
Political Fiction
Horror
Crime
Romance
Experimental
Other

Artwork Submissions

Send your work as an email attachment to submissions@whentigerssmoked.com with the subject line: Submission — [Title] — Artwork

File requirements:

  • Format: JPEG, PNG, or PDF
  • Minimum resolution: 300 DPI
  • Maximum file size: 10MB per file
  • We publish one carefully selected piece of artwork per week.

Please state in the body of your email:

  • Style — select from the list below
  • A short third person biography (no more than five sentences)
  • Your city and country of residence
  • Title of the work and medium used

Art styles:

Sumi-e / Ink
Watercolour
Oil
Sketch / Drawing
Abstract
Surrealism
Gothic
Expressionism
Impressionism
Cubism
Classical / Figurative
Folk / Naive
Digital Art
Photography
Mixed Media
Other

Before You Submit

No submission fees. We aim to respond within one week regardless of our decision.

You retain ownership of your work. We ask only for a non-exclusive licence to publish.

We Accept

Flash Fiction · Short Stories · Essays · Poetry · Artwork

Languages

Arabic · English · French · Hindi · Japanese · Turkish · Urdu

Artwork may be submitted regardless of language.

We Do Not Accept

AI-generated work. Pornographic material. Content promoting hatred, extremism, or illegal activity.

Questions

Contact us before submitting if you have any questions about eligibility or guidelines.

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