Welter is the University of Baltimore’s premier publication for creative works of fiction, poetry, memoir, essays, and visual art, gathered from writers and artists everywhere. Founded in 1965 by UBalt students and faculty, Welter has grown to national stature as a place where writers of prose, poetry, memoir and other non-fiction, as well as those who create visual art, can have their work published for an audience that numbers in the thousands. We have been thrashing for 59 years in a city that is as chaotic, creative, and charming as the words that grace our pages.
We pride ourselves on publishing high-quality fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art from writers and artists around the world. We publish twice a year; our print journal publishes every spring and our online collection every fall.
As our name implies, we are always looking for work that is provocative, exciting, relevant and full of heat. We accept work from seasoned and emerging writers. If you’re a writer, we welcome your submissions during our opening period. If you’re a reader, we hope the messages and art within Welter serve not only as a beautiful distraction and source of peace during turbulent times, but also as a source of inspiration and empowerment. Read about us in Poets & Writers and view our listing on Chill Subs.
The University of Baltimore is celebrating its hundredth anniversary, and consequently, the Welter team is thinking about time’s passage. For our Fall 2025 Digital Lit issue, we are seeking submissions that respond to the theme Before / After.
For poetry submissions: send 1–3 poems, totaling no more than 3 pages. Please use page breaks between poems. Submissions will be capped at 150 entries.
Please submit in .pdf or .docx format and use a standard, legible font (i.e. Times New Roman, Garamond, etc.). All work should be previously unpublished, including on social media sites. We do not accept work that has been generated by AI in any way. Finally, we read anonymously; please do not include any identifying information in your submission document or file name.
The University of Baltimore is celebrating its hundredth anniversary, and consequently, the Welter team is thinking about time’s passage. For our Fall 2025 Digital Lit issue, we are seeking submissions that respond to the theme Before / After.
For fiction submissions: send only 1 piece, up to 2000 words. Please double-space your work. Submissions will be capped at 150 entries.
Please submit in .pdf or .docx format and use a standard, legible font (i.e. Times New Roman, Garamond, etc.). All work should be previously unpublished, including on social media sites. We do not accept work that has been generated by AI in any way. Finally, we read anonymously; please do not include any identifying information in your submission document or file name.
The University of Baltimore is celebrating its hundredth anniversary, and consequently, the Welter team is thinking about time’s passage. For our Fall 2025 Digital Lit issue, we are seeking submissions that respond to the theme Before / After.
For creative nonfiction submissions: send only 1 piece, up to 2000 words. Please double-space your work. Submissions will be capped at 150 entries.
Please submit in .pdf or .docx format and use a standard, legible font (i.e. Times New Roman, Garamond, etc.). All work should be previously unpublished, including on social media sites. We do not accept work that has been generated by AI in any way. Finally, we read anonymously; please do not include any identifying information in your submission document or file name.
The University of Baltimore is celebrating its hundredth anniversary, and consequently, the Welter team is thinking about time’s passage. For our Fall 2025 Digital Lit issue, we are seeking submissions that respond to the theme Before / After.
Send up to 5 artworks in .jpeg format. Submissions will be capped at 150 entries. We are unfortunately unable to consider time-based media for this call. Work should be previously unpublished in a literary journal, but may have appeared before on the artist’s website or social media. We do not accept work that has been generated by AI in any way. We read anonymously; do not include any identifying information in your submission or file name.