House of Becoming—Accepting Submissions Through Sunday, April 24
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE COVER IN THE COMMENT BOX!!!!
Calling All Retreat House Authors, Poets, Photographers, and Artists!
House of Becoming Accepting Submissions Through Midnight on Sunday, April 24, 2026
Reveal Party: Friday, June 12, 2026
Can you believe we’re publishing our 22nd book? Submissions may speak to one or more themes. Essays are limited to 2700 words. Artwork is limited to high-resolution (600 dpi) grayscale photographs or photographs of original artwork. Full color photo submissions for cover art are welcome.
Vote for the Cover
House of Becoming: Writing Prompts on the Inner Landscape
House of Becoming: Writing Prompts on Rupture & Threshold Moments
House of Becoming: Writing Prompts on Origins & Identity
House of Becoming: The First Set of Writing Prompts
Photos: We love family or personal photos that relate to your stories! We can do some basic retouching for old photos, and we’ll send you a copy. We can’t use photos from the internet because, as published books, we have to be careful with copyrighted works.
Author Fee of $100 defrays the publication cost and entitles authors and artists to 3 books; additional books may be pre-ordered at the author rate of $5 per book. After the initial print run, books are $10. Discount for first-time authors: $50 fee.
Scholarships are available on a first come-first served basis by contacting Lil Smith (lil@retreathousecommunity.org). Scholarships must be approved before you submit. Receiving a scholarship in the past does not guarantee receiving a scholarship for this book. Donations to the scholarship fund or full author sponsorships are gratefully accepted.
Ready to submit? Questions on submitting? Nervous as a first-time author? Contact Gretchen Martens, your friendly editor, at GretchenMartens@gmail.com.
