This is not the platform for work rooted in domination, supremacy, and dismissal of collective pain. Any work that even remotely resembles white supremacy, ableism, ageism, classism, sexism, homophobia, racism, xenophobia, or appropriation will be denied.

Fortuna Major Press recognizes the transformative power of the profane and grotesque, however, work that is violent for the sake of violence will not find a home here. This is especially true of sexual violence.

Submissions with graphic content are encouraged to include potential warnings for viewers as well as provide additional reasoning for publication.

Many literary and arts journals do not consider previously published work (approximately 87%-91%, in fact). Here at Fortuna Major Press, we want to illuminate what is transformative — and what is transformative should not be limited to what hasn’t been seen before.

We welcome previously published work and simultaneous submissions given it has the proper copyright to be (re)distributed. It is the responsibility of each individual to ensure they have the proper copyright before submitting and disclose any previous publications for each piece of submitted work.

Fortuna Major Press does not seek First Serial Rights (the right to publish work first). Previously published work is welcome given the work has the proper copyright to be reprinted. It is the responsibility of each individual to ensure they have the proper copyright before submitting.

If a piece you have submitted to any of our publishing opportunities is accepted elsewhere, you must notify Fortuna Major Press immediately with information about where/when even if the other publication is not seeking First Serial Rights. Failure to properly disclose and notify Fortuna Major Press of copyright information and changes will bar you from submitting again in the future, indefinitely.

After publication, you retain the creative rights to your work. You can still publish your work in other places given it meets submission requirements. You will be credited by name in any case where your work is used by Fortuna Major Press (and by extension Astral Cherry Hearing Arts) for promotion of associated publications.

Fortuna Major Press is frequently a home for genre-benders and boundary pushers, so each piece is treated as being completely unique.

Keeping your authentic voice and vision is a priority in our editing process. For writers, you can anticipate minor copy edits as needed with the intent to make your piece the best it possibly can be. As for visual artists and photographers, we may ask you to resize your files upon acceptance to support formatting for our print and digital issues.

Alongside this, Fortuna Major Press strives to notify all those who submit to our publications of their acceptance or rejection. In the case of rejections, we hope to offer genuine and constructive feedback so you can better understand our decision making process and make informed choices for submissions with us in the future.

AI uses a vast array of intellectual property to generate “new” work without the consent of the humans whose work has been used as “inspiration”. At the same time, AI can be a significant accessibility tool at various stages of the creative process across mediums. While a consensus on the ethics and best practices of integrating AI in the creative process are being developed among artists, writers, creatives, programmers, and more it is the policy of Fortuna Major Press to not accept predominantly AI generated artwork or AI generated writing. Acceptance of AI-supported work is determined on a case by case basis.

This policy will likely be in flux.

To enable contributors from all backgrounds to participate in our publishing opportunities, Fortuna Major Press does not charge submission fees and never will.

Unfortunately, at this time, Fortuna Major Press is unable to compensate those whose submissions are accepted. Being able to do is a priority for the development of FMP. As a publishing house being run by a disabled artist, it is a core belief that creatives should be paid for their work.

In the interim, FMP is pursuing other ways to create financial accessibility such as not charging submission or publication fees and keeping creative rights in the hands of contributors.