How to submit
We will be open for submissions from Dec. 15, 2025, to Jan. 4, 2026, for Issue 1: Darkness. Submissions sent outside of these dates will be deleted unread.
Starting on Dec. 15, you can click the button below to submit your work for consideration. Best of luck to all submitting!
Guidelines
Knee Brace is focused on chronic illness, disability, and neurodivergence and creators who are part of this community. We operate in good faith that our submitters come to us genuinely and honestly as members of our community. We will not require anyone to disclose a diagnosis or condition, nor do we expect everyone to have an official diagnosis. If you wish to share that about yourself in your bio, we welcome that.
We will accept a limited number of submissions that are not relevant to each issue’s theme.
Stories and art do not necessarily need to center around chronic illness, disability, and mental illness. Our lives are wide and varied, and our art is too. It’s our mission to provide space for the voices of this community for any stories you want to tell.
The theme of our next issue is Darkness. Interpretation of that theme is up to you. We’ll provide some of our own inspiration and thoughts, but any takes on the theme are welcome. We look forward to hearing what it means to you.
Fiction: Submit up to one story of no more than 10,000 words.
Nonfiction: Submit up to one essay of no more than 10,000 words.
Poetry: Submit up to three poems in one document.
Book excerpts: Submit up to one standalone excerpt of no more than 5,000 words.
Art: Submit up to three photos. Please include a short description of 20-200 words for each photo. Audio and video submissions must be no more than 10 minutes in length.