We are seeking previously unpublished writing for sixteenth installment, Buckman Journal : Shed. Prose of all genres, styles, and lengths (up to 5,000 words) is welcome. Please adhere to the word limit. We are not accepting poetry at this time. Send .docx or .pdf files only, use a readable font, and keep your cover letter brief--just let us know who you are and where you live.

The submission window for writing will be open December 4th-14th, 2025. There is no entry fee. 

Visit our Submittable page for more details. https://buckmanpublishing.submittable.com/submit

Consider "shed" as both verb and noun. Give us stories in and around the backyard structure, and all sorts of sloughing off. Shed as setting, as itchy renewal, as planetary spilling. We want the pouring forth, the molt, the relinquishing that made all the difference. Tears, of course, blood, watersheds. As always, we appreciate a capacious interpretation of the theme. (Though this one certainly calls for some literal too).