tarry.

a new literary magazine inspired by the Tarrytowns

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The submission deadline for Volume 1 / Issue 1 has been extended to May 15, 2025.

welcome.

Tarry is an annual literary magazine of original short fiction, poetry, art and other creative works inspired by the people, history, and geography of the Tarrytowns.

At the turn of the 19th century, this area inspired Washington Irving to write some of our nation’s most enduring stories, giving a voice to Americana and forever shaping our country’s folklore.

Tarry builds on that legacy to entertain, delight, and inspire—and to tell some good stories. 

submission guidelines.

Accepted Work

  • Poetry: 1-5 poems, max 100 lines each

  • Fiction: 1 short story, max 7,500 words

  • Flash Fiction: 1 story, 500-1,000 words

  • Creative Nonfiction: 1 essay, max 3,000 words

  • Art: 1-3 pieces (print quality, black & white preferred)

Other important things to consider:

  • Original, unpublished work only

  • Please review our FAQs for further guidelines on what we are looking for.

  • Please keep the submissions PG-13.

  • No age limit for submitting, but our readership will be primarily adults

submission form.

Please read the submission guidelines and faqs before completing the form below.

faqs.

  • We love horror! But Tarry is not exclusively for horror. Washington Irving’s works are more folk tales than anything else, and similarly, we have an expansive view of the types of stories, poems, and art we will publish. Horror is great, but so is literary, sci-fi, speculative, romance, or whatever comes to mind when you think of the Tarrytowns.

    Historical fiction (that is, matching Irving’s setting, style, time period, etc.) is totally fine, but we are not just looking for art contemporaneous to “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” for example. The story doesn’t have to be set here, either.

    However, we will not publish anything with gratuitous violence, or anything that is clearly designed to be offensive without any other aim than to shock.

  • Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow (formerly North Tarrytown), located in Westchester County, New York; “upstate” New York; or the Hudson River Valley, depending on your orientation and proclivities.

    Some say that the towns drew their original name from the word “tarry,” which meant to linger or stay too long, specifically in local pubs or markets. We hope that you can “tarry” just a little bit longer with Tarry. 

  • Nope! We are looking for stories and art inspired by or grounded in the past, present and legacy of the Tarrytowns. So, feel free to submit from wherever you find yourself. (It will probably help if you’ve been here before.)

  • As a new magazine, we cannot pay contributors, unfortunately. All proceeds from the magazine will go to organizations that support the community of the Tarrytowns. We may be able to pay contributors at some point in the future.

  • You can! But we may not be able to publish in color, depending on the costs of printing. Anything you submit should work in black and white as well as color. 

  • Please do! If your submission is accepted we can work with you to support translation options if you are interested.

  • Currently, Tarry is only offered in print format, as a unique discovery for those that visit the Tarrytowns. 

  • Tarry is run by Jeff and Meghan Raderstrong, residents of Webber Park in Sleepy Hollow. Jeff is a writer and Meghan is a reading specialist - both lovers of words! - but they are supported by many other members of the Tarrytowns community to bring Tarry to life.

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