Submissions
Underwater New York is looking for stories inspired by our list of found objects. These are objects discovered by divers or chanced upon by everyday New Yorkers. They are objects with documented histories and objects unexplained. We are looking for the stories these objects evoke, in whatever form such stories might take.
So: Choose an object from our list. Any object. They’re all available for your choosing, even if that object has already inspired multiple creations.
Imagine. Research. Invent. Explore. Create. Dive in.
All that we require is that you remain true to the object with your story – i.e. if it was found in Coney Island Creek, keep the object anchored there.
Now go! Paint. Write. Compose. Photograph. Sing. Experiment. Just be sure to share your story with us when you’re done, and tell us if you find an object to add to our list.
We accept work in any genre. We don’t publish everything, but we publish a lot, and we would welcome the chance to share your work with our audience.
Please email all submissions or inquiries to underwaternewyork (at) gmail (dot) com. We look forward to hearing from you!
SPECIAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
UNDERWATER NEW YORK is looking for flash fiction for a special new initiative we have in the works.
We’ve edited down our list of real-life underwater objects to ten weird, evocative items that no writer yet has been brave enough to tackle.
Choose one and tell us the story it inspires, in under 500 words.
We are looking for invention, but do require you to keep your object anchored where it was found—i.e. we give you the what and the where, you give us the how and the why. It’s always a good idea to read a few of the stories on our site to get a feel for what we publish.
Here are the ten objects we’ve selected for you! Visit our complete list for more information and images:
- A Bag of Lottery Tickets, Prospect Park Pond
- HMS Hussar, Westchester Creek
- Gowanda the Harp Seal, Gowanus Canal
- Baby Doll Heads, Dead Horse Bay
- Two Shipwrecks on top of each other, Hudson River
- Freight Train, Lower Hudson River
- Scooter, Newtown Creek
- 1897 Pocket Watch, Coney Island
- Silicone Breasts, Coney Island
- Hebrew Newspaper Fossil, Dead Horse Bay
Deadline is May 1st—send your submission to underwaternewyork (at) gmail (dot) com. Please include a short biography.
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Objects
- 1600 bars of silver
- 1968 Lincoln Continental
- Abandoned buoy
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- Fish
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- Formica dinette
- Freight train
- Giraffe
- Good Humor Ice Cream Trucks
- Grand Piano
- Green boat
- Headless Dutch Boy figurine
- Heel and Key
- Horse bones
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- Jet Ski
- Kangamouse
- Kawasaki waverunner
- Lightship Frying Pan
- Lottery tickets
- Mermaid
- Minke whale
- Monkey comforter
- Mussel shells
- Mysterious goo
- Oil
- Pan flute
- Pants
- Pipe
- Plane Crash
- Plastic Purse
- Produce
- Rose and carnations
- Scooter
- Sea glass
- Shinbone
- Shipwreck
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- Silicone Breasts
- Silver Rattle
- Sitar Boy
- St. John's Guild Children's Hospital
- State secrets
- Stripped cars
- Submarine
- Submerged barge
- Surveillance Systems
- Tampon applicators
- Tea Pot
- Teredos & Gribbles
- The Abyss
- The General Slocum
- The Princess Anne
- Toilet paper
- Toxins
- Toy airplane
- Volvo
- Waterpod
- Wharf rats
- White boat
- Yellow bear
Body of Water
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