Submissions are currently CLOSED for Issue IV.
HaluHalo Journal is an online literary and arts journal that publishes on a quarterly basis. We are looking for work that is authentic, fearless, contemplative, and heartfelt. Send us your “halu-halo” pieces – works that are colorful, flavorful, and refreshingly you.
Anyone between the ages of 12-25 is eligible for submission, but we give preference to submissions from writers and artists of Southeast Asian descent. Every submission will receive feedback from our editors!
Genre Requirements
We look forward to hearing from you :)
Please send all submissions (in PDF form) to [email protected].
We welcome previously published work and also allow simultaneous submissions.
If you have not received an update after 6 weeks, please send us a follow-up email at [email protected].
Anyone between the ages of 12-25 is eligible for submission, but we give preference to submissions from writers and artists of Southeast Asian descent. Every submission will receive feedback from our editors!
Genre Requirements
- Poetry: You may submit up to 3 poems, no length limits.
- Prose (Fiction, Flash Fiction, Essays, & CNF): You may submit up to 2 pieces, 6,000 words maximum (across pieces).
- Art (including Photography): You may submit up to 2 pieces.
Please include all art pieces in standard catalogue format:- Title
Medium
Technique
Short description
Date
- Title
- Blog (Personal Memoir, Reflection, Opinion, Advocacy): You may submit up to 2 pieces, no length limits.
We look forward to hearing from you :)
- Please indicate what genre you are submitting to in the subject portion of the email.
- Please include a short biography indicating your name, age, location, and other passions before submitting.
- Please include a title to all works.
- All submissions must be in English, but you may include phrases of a different language.
- Plagiarism or discrimination of any kind (racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, religious discrimination, etc.) is not allowed.
Please send all submissions (in PDF form) to [email protected].
We welcome previously published work and also allow simultaneous submissions.
If you have not received an update after 6 weeks, please send us a follow-up email at [email protected].
Author's Rights
- All authors own the rights to the content they submit/publish.
- All authors have the right to move their pieces to another journal/magazine after accepting our offer of publication. We will take down your work if requested.
- We ask for electronic rights. By submitting to HaluHalo Journal, you give us the nonexclusive rights to publish your work on our online magazine, as well as permission to display and reformat it.
- We may use your pieces to promote our journal (stories/posts on our Instagram), but we will never use your pieces for monetary purposes or sell your work.