Submit to the Whistle Tree

Submission Guidelines

The WhistleTree Project is a literary journal you can hear. We publish original fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry — and we read selected pieces aloud on YouTube and TikTok so stories don’t just sit quietly on the page — they get heard.

We’re here for bold voices, quiet truths, weird little gems, and stories that might not fit in other places. Send us your best.

What We’re Looking For:

• Flash Fiction or Flash Creative Nonfiction
  Up to 800 words

• Fiction or Creative Nonfiction
  Up to 3,000 words

• Poetry
  Up to 3 poems or 6 pages total

We love work that feels alive when read aloud. Work that breathes. Work that lingers.

What We’re Not Looking For:

• Anything generated by AI

• Previously published work (unless invited)

• Work that is intentionally unkind, mocking, or written to harm — we love bold writing, but not mean writing.

How to Submit:

1. Choose your tier (Standard, Expedited, or Feedback).

2. Pay the submission fee.

3. Fill out the submission form and upload your piece as a PDF or DOCX.

We read blind — please remove your name from the file.