Seam Allowance is the invisible expanse between the cutting line and the stitching line.

Seam Allowance celebrates literary experimentation and unconventional style.

Seam Allowance is a margin of excess.

"The phrase that is always in my mind is 'never before seen'. When I see it on the catwalk, I am shocked, because I never expected it to be what it is. It never is what I expect. It's always gone beyond that."
— Vivienne Westwood
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What should you send?

• 'Never before seen' poetry or prose (under 1,000 words).
• Send writing about anatomy, biology, technology, fashion, sexuality, architecture, astronomy, asymmetry, metamorphosis, decay, alchemy, ritual, the uncanny, etc.
• ​Book reviews (under 1,000 words).
• Daring multilingual constructions and translations.
• Sublime abstractions and blurred lines.
• Unexpected materials and designs.
• Subversive, multivalent wordplay.
• Hybridity and dissymmetry.

Notes on Publication

• If selected for publication, your writing will be paired with an introductory editorial note and a garment of the editor's choosing.
• Simultaneous submissions are permitted. We kindly ask that you notify the editor if your submission is chosen for publication elsewhere.
• All submissions should include a cover letter, a third-person biographical note, and any relevant social media handles.
• Response time can take up to three months.

Send something faster than the eye can follow to seamallowancejournal (at) gmail (dot) com