Send in your short stories, flash fiction on the theme of dreams for our 21st issue. Submissions close on May 29.

With the production of The Truth Issue well under way (on sale from May 3), we’re throwing open the doors for submissions for the next issue.

Our next theme is dreams. The issue will come out in August. We’d love to read your surrealist stories and your realist rhymes, your hopes and your dreams, your tales of dreamers and The Dreamers. As ever, we are seeking creativity and flair in all genres: humour, thrillers, family sagas, magic realism, melodrama and tragedy.

A few guidelines:

• Poems: 12 to 40 lines
• Short stories: 1,000 to 3,000 words
• Flash fiction: 100 to 1,000 words

Three entries maximum.

The best way to see what we’re looking for is to pick up a copy from WHSmiths or other reputable newsagents. You can also become a regular reader, of course, and subscribe.

If you’d like to see your writing published and illustrated, head to our submit page for the full guidelines. We’re open to original contributions from anyone, anywhere in the world. Submissions are open until 9am GMT on Tuesday, May 29.

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Illustration by Dave Hänggi

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