'The Soliloquist Journal' seeks submissions of poems and soliloquies for Summer 2026 issue

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Deadline: July 10, 2026

Email your work as a single Word or PDF document to thesoliloquistmag@gmail.com.
Subject Line: Summer 2026 Submission – [Your Name]

What to send: Up to 5 original, unpublished poems or soliloquies.
Length: Maximum of 40 lines per poem.
Bio: Include a 50–70 word author bio written in the third person.

Publication: July 15, 2026

Theme: The Architecture of Solitude

Solitude is rarely a vast, empty space—it is built. It has walls we erect to protect our innermost selves, windows through which we watch a noisy world, drafty corners of loneliness, and sacred sanctuaries of deliberate peace.

For our Summer 2026 Issue, The Soliloquist Journal invites poets and writers to map these internal structures. Show us how you inhabit your quietest hours. What does the room of the self look like when the door is closed and the world is locked outside?

We are looking for raw, vulnerable, and authentic poetry and soliloquies that interrogate the blueprints of our private lives.

Subthemes to Inspire You

Sanctuaries and Strongholds: Spaces built for healing, private rituals, and self-preservation.

The View from the Window: The tension between watching the world pass by and being part of it.

Liminal Spaces: Corridors, thresholds, and navigating the quiet phases of becoming.

Inhabiting the Quiet: The sensory experience of being completely alone—when the internal monologue grows loud.

Shared Solitudes: The unique loneliness that occurs even while standing in a crowd.