Ascent Aspirations for Artists

Ascent is a literary magazine that specializes in the darker shades of short fiction in all genres, publishes poetry with an edge, and features creative photography and art.

Submissions - Ascent accepts unsolicited manuscripts of short fiction ( under 4000 words), poetry, short philosophical essays on life and the human condition, and reviews of current published works . The emphasis for short fiction is on science fiction, fantasy and horror or dark main stream. Poetry can be about anything provided the work reflects the general tone and quality established in previous issues. Short essays should comment on life, philosophy, mythology and the human condition without preaching for any particular organized mainstream religious system.

Publication is four times a year February, May, August, November.