In today’s world, so many of our foundations are slipping away. Issue VI of TwoTwoOne.NYC asks you to look at your hands. What are you creating, building, protecting or communicating? Who was the last person to hold your hand? What do you and those around you pick up, put down, or hold onto for dear life? Consider the state of your hands. What have you washed off, what stains, scars or stories remain? Tell us the story of your hands.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Each area of submissions - Social Justice Academy, Non-fiction, Performance, Multimedia, Reviews, and Translation - is detailed below. Submissions that do not follow guidelines will not be considered for publication. TwoTwoOne.nyc does not accept simultaneous submissions or work that has been published elsewhere. Please include a headshot. Submissions are currently open on a rolling basis.
Issue VI launches May 21st! If your submission is accepted, you are invited to join us at our launch party. Check out our website and socials for more details.
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PERFORMANCE
Projects eligible for submission include performing arts submissions, either full bodies of work or excerpts. This includes, but is not limited to, scripts, performance videos, and music.
Scripts should not be more than 20 pages and must be submitted as .docx.
Videos should not be longer than 20 minutes and must be submitted as mp4, or .mov.
Music should be no longer than 10 minutes and can be submitted as mp3, mp4, or .mov.
NONFICTION
Projects eligible for submission include research papers, personal essays, interviews, and critical essays.
Research Papers and Personal Essays should not be more than 10,000 words, with no more than three at a time. Work must be submitted in as .docx, in Times New Roman 12 sized font.
Critical Essay should be no more than 5,000 words, no more than three at a time. Work must be submitted in .docx, in Times New Roman 12 sized font.
Please inquire for longer works.
MULTIMEDIA
Projects eligible for submission include podcasts, photos, videos, and illustrations.
Podcasts should be at minimum 5 minutes and maximum 30 minutes. Please upload an mp3 or mp4 version of your podcast. We also accept video versions of podcasts.
Photos include photo essays, a feature from your portfolio, and photo series. Photo compilations of up to 15 photos. Please have photos linked to another hosting site.
Videos should not exceed 20 minutes. We accept videos in the following categories: short films, interviews, documentaries, and music videos.
Illustrations or Comics should be uploaded. Photos must be clear, and the entire piece must be clearly visible. Please upload a mini portfolio of anywhere between 1 to 5 pieces of work.
TRANSLATION
Projects eligible for submission include poetry, short or excerpted fiction, plays, and literary nonfiction. Submissions should not be more than 20 pages in .docx.
Submissions must include: 50 to 100 word biographies of the author.
Permission for online publication of the original text from the author or rightsholder(s) – please check copyright.
Please inquire for longer works.
REVIEWS
Projects eligible for submission include reviews of books, movies, theatre, and music.
Reviews should be in standard essay format and be no longer than 600 words.
Work must be submitted in .docx, in Times New Roman 12-sized font.
Please inquire for longer works.
SOCIAL JUSTICE ACADEMY: Home, Place, & Housing Justice
Projects eligible for submission include those that are part of the 2025 Social Justice Academy.
Two Two One NYC has partnered up with Marymount Manhattan College’s 2025 SOCIAL JUSTICE ACADEMY: Home, Place, & Housing Justice, which encourages radical imagination to envision the future, and how we get there. We seek pieces that evoke life worlds and lessons from past struggles for emplacement, belonging, bodily autonomy, safety, and justice in the context of stolen land, homes, labor, culture, and lives.
Each submission should include a unique outlook on this topic, whether it be written, physical artwork, or digital media.