WE'RE READING
FROM NOW TILL 28 FEB 2026
WE'RE READING FROM NOW TILL 28 FEB 2026
Building a Catalogue
As a non-profit publisher in Singapore, AFTERIMAGE is invested in giving a platform to literary works written by Singaporeans or in Singapore. In addition to this mandate, we’re committed to publishing poets at every stage of their development, and are also set on debuting new voices in print as much as we can across the calendar year of 2025 and 2026.
We’d like to publish across the genres of poetry and creative nonfiction (as well as translations of poetry and creative nonfiction into English) across the following formats:
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Frequency: >3 per year
Format: Print, E-bookWe intend the standout titles of our catalogue to be AFTERIMAGE’s line of standalone collections. We envision each of these publications to shape the scene and bring something vital and new to Singapore’s literary landscape.
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Frequency: Ad hoc
Format: Print, E-bookOur chapbooks are intended to be textual curios released in time for the holiday season: a compelling and conceptual mid-length selection of work we consider lean, of-the-moment and making a statement.
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Frequency: 1 per year
Format: Print, E-bookNamed after a compound word we found in Arthur Yap’s poem “the circle”, our ALLTHETIME folios present a curated compilation of three poets across the generations whose work we feel are in conversation with one another.
Submission Guidelines (1 Dec 2025):
We will evaluate all submissions e-mailed to us via publishing@singlitstation.com on a rolling basis till 28 Feb 2026, 2359 hours.
All manuscripts, for both our catalogue of printed titles and our OFTHENOW magazine, will be in consideration for 2027 and beyond. For a sense of what gets us going, we encourage you to check out our lineup of existing titles in our webstore.
Include in your submission e-mail:
A subject header using the following format: SUBMISSION ([Genre]): [Title of Manuscript] ([no. of poems / words]). For e.g.: SUBMISSION (Poetry): Lorem Ipsum (10 poems).
A working file of your manuscript, formatted in any manner you wish, so long as the work is legible, accessible and editable by the editorial team;
A .pdf copy of your manuscript, for use as a backup copy or second reference on any questions / formatting peculiarities we might run into;
A cover letter containing 1) a description of who you are and your current literary / artistic plans, 2) a synopsis of your manuscript, 3) a pitch about how your work aligns with our vision and mission as a publisher, and 4) a disclaimer if you are submitting / have submitted the same work elsewhere.
Each manuscript we receive will be first sorted according to its stated genre, and then according to the total length of your manuscript. Here’s a summary of how we’ll do this:
Poetry
Based on the total number of poems¹ you submit to AFTERIMAGE, the editorial team will consider your submission for the following avenues of publication:
5–9 poems: our OFTHENOW magazine
15–19 poems: our ALLTHETIME folio series²
25–30 poems: chapbook³
>40 poems: collection
¹ We welcome submissions of poetry in translation, though we will also require you to 1) include the work in its original language in your manuscript, and 2) present proof of permissions secured from the copyright holder to publish your translation.
² An additional requirement for our folio series is that you will have to be a poet without a full-length, standalone collection of poetry already published or forthcoming for publication.
³ An additional requirement for our chapbooks is that they have a clear, conceptual and project-based bent. Anything sounding remotely generalised or broad will not appeal to us for this specific format; we would in fact encourage you to write more poems so that they might qualify for publication as a full-length collection instead.
Creative Nonfiction
Based on the total number of words³ you submit to AFTERIMAGE, the editorial team will consider your submission for the following avenues of publication:
2,000–4,000 words of creative nonfiction: our OFTHENOW magazine
20,000–30,000 words of creative nonfiction: chapbook⁴
>40,000 words of creative nonfiction: collection⁴
³ We also welcome submissions of creative nonfiction in translation, with the same additional requirements for submissions of poetry in translation. We will need you to 1) include the work in its original language in your manuscript, and 2) present proof of permissions secured from the copyright holder to publish your translation.
⁴ Like our poetry chapbooks, we also want our nonfiction chapbooks to be clear, conceptual and have a project-based bent. Show us what you got!
Other categories:
Fiction: For the time being, we will not be committing any resources to publishing works of fiction in print or in our magazine. Any works of fiction will be automatically rejected by our editorial team.
Translations: Bring us something we’ve never seen before. We want our translated titles (in poetry or creative nonfiction) to strengthen community links and deepen our understanding of the human spirit. And of course: they gotta provide an invigorating, entertaining, life-affirming read. Send your submissions via publishing@singlitstation.com; for more info, read our footnotes in the “Poetry” and “Creative Nonfiction” sections above.
Anthologies: Open to all genres and all manner of subjects and topics, we envision our anthologies to turn niche topics into necessary reading, and inspire debate and deep thinking through pertinent issues. Pitch us something real via publishing@singlitstation.com with a project proposal instead of a manuscript—this should include a pitch / synopsis, a timeline, a budget and a list of writers / topics. The more detailed you are, the more seriously we will consider it.