Founded in 1974, Bombay Gin Literary Journal is the flagship publication of The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics—created by Anne Waldman and Allen Ginsberg—at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. Edited by students, Bombay Gin Literary Journal publishes innovative poetry and prose, as well as art, translations, and interviews. Emerging from the Outrider lineage, which operates outside the cultural mainstream, Bombay Gin Literary Journal honors a heritage of powerful scholarship and counter-poetics through the publication of work that challenges the boundaries of language, form, and genre.
BOMBAY GIN LITERARY JOURNAL IS OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR ISSUE #49
in the strangler fig
We want writing that holds its own tongue,
art that bites through the vines in its mouth,
ideas that dig life into death.
We are looking for poetry, prose, visual art, and mixed media work that explores the dichotomy between parasite and host, growth and decomposition, origins and apocalypse.
Create from your endangered imagination.
This issue also coincides with Naropa University's 50th anniversary--please join us in celebrating this historic occasion!
Bombay Gin Literary Journal is seeking work for its 49th issue, set to come out Summer 2025.
in the strangler fig
We want writing that holds its own tongue
art that bites through the vines in its mouth
ideas that dig life into death.
We are looking for poetry, prose, visual art, and mixed media work that explores the dichotomy between parasite and host, growth and decomposition, origins and apocalypse.
Create from your endangered imagination.
Note: While we encourage interdisciplinary work, we are a print journal. Please take into consideration how your work will live on the page.
General Guidelines
We will not review submissions which do not adhere to these guidelines.
- 1-5 pages of previously unpublished poetry, lyrical poetry, prose poetry or translations of poems.
- For translations, please include both the original language and English version; it is the writer's responsibility to receive publication rights for the original piece.
- If your piece includes artwork, it should be submitted as a PDF or jpg, with minimum 720DPI; please keep the size of the file under 5mb; note: ALL ARTWORK WILL BE PRINTED IN GRAYSCALE.
- Simultaneous submissions are welcome, however, if your piece is accepted by another publication before ours, please let us know so we can withdraw it from our consideration.
- Rights to your piece remain your own. If your piece is subsequently published, we ask that you note that its original publication was in Bombay Gin Literary Journal.
Bombay Gin Literary Journal does not offer monetary rewards, however, each contributor receives a complimentary issue. International contributors should be aware that there may be constrictions placed on mail from the USA. For international shipping, we are able to give a discount rate.
If you'd like to be put on the mailing list for the Jack Kerouac School to receive the announcement for the next theme and reading period, as well as other news regarding year-round programming and SWP, please write to bgin@naropa.edu
Bombay Gin Literary Journal is seeking work for its 49th issue, set to come out Summer 2025.
in the strangler fig
We want writing that holds its own tongue
art that bites through the vines in its mouth
ideas that dig life into death.
We are looking for poetry, prose, visual art, and mixed media work that explores the dichotomy between parasite and host, growth and decomposition, origins and apocalypse.
Create from your endangered imagination.
Note: While we encourage interdisciplinary work, we are a print journal. Please take into consideration how your work will live on the page.
General Guidelines
We will not review submissions which do not adhere to these guidelines.
- 1-5 pages of previously unpublished poetry, lyrical poetry, prose poetry or translations of poems.
- For translations, please include both the original language and English version; it is the writer's responsibility to receive publication rights for the original piece.
- If your piece includes artwork, it should be submitted as a PDF or jpg, with minimum 720DPI; please keep the size of the file under 5mb; note: ALL ARTWORK WILL BE PRINTED IN GRAYSCALE.
- Simultaneous submissions are welcome, however, if your piece is accepted by another publication before ours, please let us know so we can withdraw it from our consideration.
- Rights to your piece remain your own. If your piece is subsequently published, we ask that you note that its original publication was in Bombay Gin Literary Journal.
Bombay Gin Literary Journal does not offer monetary rewards, however, each contributor receives a complimentary issue. International contributors should be aware that there may be constrictions placed on mail from the USA. For international shipping, we are able to give a discount rate.
If you'd like to be put on the mailing list for the Jack Kerouac School to receive the announcement for the next theme and reading period, as well as other news regarding year-round programming and SWP, please write to bgin@naropa.edu
Bombay Gin Literary Journal is seeking work for its 49th issue, set to come out Summer 2025.
in the strangler fig
We want writing that holds its own tongue
art that bites through the vines in its mouth
ideas that dig life into death.
We are looking for poetry, prose, visual art, and mixed media work that explores the dichotomy between parasite and host, growth and decomposition, origins and apocalypse.
Create from your endangered imagination.
Note: While we encourage interdisciplinary work, we are a print journal. Please take into consideration how your work will live on the page.
General Guidelines
We will not review submissions which do not adhere to these guidelines.
- 1-5 pages of previously unpublished poetry, lyrical poetry, prose poetry or translations of poems.
- For translations, please include both the original language and English version; it is the writer's responsibility to receive publication rights for the original piece.
- If your piece includes artwork, it should be submitted as a PDF or jpg, with minimum 720DPI; please keep the size of the file under 5mb; note: ALL ARTWORK WILL BE PRINTED IN GRAYSCALE.
- Simultaneous submissions are welcome, however, if your piece is accepted by another publication before ours, please let us know so we can withdraw it from our consideration.
- Rights to your piece remain your own. If your piece is subsequently published, we ask that you note that its original publication was in Bombay Gin Literary Journal.
Bombay Gin Literary Journal does not offer monetary rewards, however, each contributor receives a complimentary issue. International contributors should be aware that there may be constrictions placed on mail from the USA. For international shipping, we are able to give a discount rate.
If you'd like to be put on the mailing list for the Jack Kerouac School to receive the announcement for the next theme and reading period, as well as other news regarding year-round programming and SWP, please write to bgin@naropa.edu