Creative Writing - Phase Fourteen
We start with the article, which wasn’t written by me. Followed by a ton of information from small and literary press publishers listed following the article. But this is something you don’t have to read in one sitting. My advice, read a little every day. There might be one or two small-press publishers that might interest you … or not.
I did the best I could to find outlets you can submit to that do not charge anything to read your material. Some do have contests that require a fee, and for those I say ... you make the call.
If you decide to use any of these to submit your work and get published; this then becomes a starting point in your career, and please let me know if you do get in print. It would do my heart good.
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This is from the New York Times Business Section
Dated: August 16, 2012
The Joys and Hazards of Self-Publication on the Web
By Alan Finder
Not long ago, an aspiring writer rejected by traditional publishing houses had only one alternative; vanity publishing. For $3,000 to $10,000, often times more, he could have his manuscript edited and published, provided he would agree to buy many copies himself, generally a couple thousand copies, which usually almost always ended up in the garbage, minus the holiday, wedding and birthday gifts.
Today, digital technology has changed all that. Get turned down today by traditional publishers and you do have many options. Self-publishing through a myrid amount of companies that print-on-demand, in which a paperback or a hardcover book is printed each time it is purchased; and buying an array of services, from editing and design to marketing and publicity, from what are known as assisted self-publishing companies.
Digital publishing and print-on-demand have greatly reduced the cost of producing a book. The growth of e-readers and tablets has expanded the market for e-books which can be published at little or no cost. Writers who self-publish are more likely to control the rights to their books, set the book’s sale price, and keep a large portion of the sales.
One thing hasn’t changed, most self-published books sell fewer than 100 to 150, maybe 200 copies, but there have been breakout successes.
There two basic kinds of self-publishing companies, both Web-based. The first is Assisted Self-Publishing: the focus is primarily on producing hardcover and paperback books, and packages including editing, copy-editing, proofing, marketing, public relations, access to social media and even strategies for drawing search engines to a book.
At LuLu for example: You pay nothing upfront. Each time a print book is sold, you receive 80% of the proceeds, beyond the cost of manufacturing the book. For $450, LuLu offers and editing package for books longer than 7,500 words. They have a designer create a book cover for $130, and it provides groups of services like editing, design and formatting, starting at $729 all the way up to $4,949.
(Keep in mind, this article was written in 2012.)
At CreateSpace, a division of Amazon, the process for producing a book is similar. You go to the web site, sign up for an account, follow the steps to prepare a print book for publication. If you sell your book through Amazon, you receive 60% of the proceeds, minus the cost of printing. Optional service includes copy-editing starting at $120 and converting a print file to an e-book for Kindle, $69. Half a dozen packages, the most expensive, $4,853, provide comprehensive editing, cover and interior design, promotion, publicity assistance, and a video book trailer.
Similar services can be found at many other Web sites including: Aventine Press, Self-Publishing, Inc.; Hillcrest Media, and iUniverse. Xlibris and AuthorHouse, which are among the imprints owned by Author Solutions, a company purchased July 2012, by Penguin, a traditional publishing house, for $116 million.
Smashwords is one of the low-cost Web sites that publish only e-books. As with similar sites, you can publish a digital book free, and then put it on sale at many online retailers, including Smashword’s store, Apple’s iBookstore, Barnes & Nobles, Kobo and Sony.
Proceeds are split this way: You get 60% of the book’s sale price, and Smashwords hets 10%, and the retailer gets 30%. If you sell just through Smashword only, you retain 85%. Smashword doesn’t offer any services as they want to encourage do-it-yourself e-book publishing. Smashword does list inexpensive independent contractors who can help you with formatting an e-book or designing a cover (Always check the notes given you on how to format. That will save you time and money).
Barns & Noble will pay 65%. Apple: 70%. Google: 52% (but they will just provide you an outlet to sell your e-book only.
You can place your e-book on many different e-book sites, it doesn’t have to be strictly the one owned in which you published the e-book.
Make certain to study carefully, the details of each company’s contract, as some charge very high markups for printing hardcover and paperback books and can offer a lower share of the sales. “Buyer Beware."
Getting attention to your book is the hardest part. Nearly 350,000 new print titles were published in 2011, and 150-200,000 were self-published. To get that attention: create your own web page. Go to various sites like: Yahoo, Myspace, Facebook and create free accounts (set a copy link to your web page, as well as where your story is linked to online for sale.
The work begins after the writing is done!
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Other outlets to advertise is Facebook and Twitter. You can also use them to drive traffic (potential customers) to your website, and also by joining other writing groups, somewhat similar to Prose. Some are called writer’s workshops.
The following websites mentioned in the article are still active as of this writing, if you care to check them out:
https://www.aventinepress.com/
http://www.hillcrestmedia.com/
The following one wasn’t listed but worth the time to look into …
Here is some additional info since this article came out.
Amazon is selling more Kindle e-books than print books. The UK’s biggest book retailer Amazon now sells more e-books than hardbacks and paperbacks combined, the company has said. For every 100 print books sold through the site, Amazon said it sold 114 titles for its Kindle e-reader device.
According to Book-Scan, which tracks most bookstore, online, and other retail sales of books, only 299 million books were sold in 2008 in the U.S. in all adult nonfiction categories combined. The average U.S. book is now selling less than 250 copies per year and less than 3,000 copies over its lifetime.
You can estimate how many copies Amazon is currently selling, but you can’t tell how many total copies have been sold. Here’s an example. One of the books from one writer has a current Amazon sales rank of 48,764. According to his publisher, they’ve sold 103,672 copies of that book.
Because Amazon and BN.com provide higher royalties for books priced between $2.99 and $9.99, this is good price range to stay in. In fact, the most commonly purchased e-books range from $2.99 to $3.99, with $3.99 being most popular.
https://www.millcitypress.net/author-learning-center/how-to-price-your-ebook
This web site is here only to give you the opportunity to compare sales prices of your book as well as determine what price your e-book should be.
… and so ends this journey. I wish all those who have followed, or sneaked in for a look-see, I wish you the very best to you and your craft.
This will be the first time in my life I’ve had a classroom full of people I never had to say, “Keep the noise down!”
Take care, and all the best to each and every one of you.
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Literary Publications
2River welcomes submissions of poems, chapbooks, art, and multi-media presentations of poems. Before submitting, please read the guidelines. Currently, not taking submissions as deadline was April 1st. Check back periodically.
https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/580_split
Submission Guidelines: https://580split.submittable.com/submit
Reading Period: Oct 15 to Dec 15
Reporting Time: Less than 3 months
Charges Reading Fee: Yes
Accepts Electronic Submissions: Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: Yes
Number of Debut Authors per Issue: 1-5
Payment: Contributor copies only
Issues per Year: 1
Contact Information:
Deborah Sherman, Managing Editor
5000 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland CA
94613
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African American Review – http://aar.slu.edu/
See website for submission guidelines (too much to put here)
African American Review
Saint Louis University
Adorjan Hall 317 - 3800 Lindell Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63108
AGNI Review website: http://www.bu.edu/agni/submit.html
They do not read submissions sent by email
Manuscripts mailed between June 1st and August 31st will be RETURNED UNREAD, provided sufficient postage is included.
These dates do not apply to subscribers, whose mailed submissions the editors will read year-round.
Read their front page for more details.
(This is where and who submissions are sent. Could not find a contact name.)
AGNI Magazine
Boston University
236 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215
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Alaska Quarterly Review is a literary journal devoted to contemporary literary art, publishing fiction, short plays, poetry, photo essays, and literary non-fiction in traditional and experimental styles. It is published by the University of Alaska Anchorage in partnership with the Center for the Narrative and Lyric Arts. The editors encourage new and emerging writers, while continuing to publish award winning and established writers.
Submissions: The editors invite submissions of fiction, short plays, poetry, photo essays, and literary nonfiction in traditional and experimental styles: Go here for guideline information: https://aqreview.org/writers-guidelines/
FICTION: Short stories and novel excerpts in traditional and experimental styles (generally not exceeding 50 pages).
POETRY: Poems in traditional and experimental styles but no light verse (up to 20 pages).
DRAMA: Short plays in traditional and experimental styles (generally not exceeding 50 pages).
PROSE: Literary nonfiction in traditional and experimental styles (generally not exceeding 50 pages).
PHOTO ESSAYS: Query us before submitting.
Please include the following contact information in your cover letter and/or on your manuscript: mailing address, phone number, and email address if available.
Please include the following contact information in your cover letter and/or on your manuscript:
Mailing address
Phone number
Email address
Instructions:
All manuscripts must be typed and accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) or an e-mail address for notification. Unless a SASE or e-mail address is enclosed with your submission, you will not hear from us unless we are interested in publishing your manuscript. We try to reply within six to 16 weeks.
Correspondence:
All general correspondence should be addressed to The Editors. Please address submissions indicating the genre of your submission (e.g. ’Fiction Editor,” “Poetry Editor,” “Non-Fiction Editor,” or “Drama Editor”) at the following address:
Alaska Quarterly Review
University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Drive (ESH 208)
Anchorage, AK 99508
Important Notes: Unsolicited manuscripts are read between August 15 and May 15.
We review simultaneous submissions and request that they be identified as such in the cover letter.
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WHAT KIND OF MATERIAL DOES THE ANTIOCH REVIEW USE?
The best answer: Read some issues of The Antioch Review. Within these pages you will find information that can help you to develop ideas for subjects and an understanding about treatment, lengths of articles, and the stories we have used. Perusing prior issues of The Antioch Review will be far more rewarding for you than any theories we might postulate. This said, the following may also be helpful:
Nonfiction essays: Our audience is made up of educated citizens, often professional people, who are interested in matters beyond their fields of special activity. With few exceptions, our subjects cover most of the range of social science and humanities. Our approach tries to steer a middle course between scholars speaking exclusively to other scholars in their field and workaday journalists appealing to a broad popular audience; both these approaches have their own journals and audiences. We try for the interpretive essay on a topic of current importance, drawing on scholarly materials for its substance and appealing to the intellectual and social concerns of our readers. We are also interested in reviving the moribund art of literary journalism.
Fiction: We seldom publish more than three short stories in each issue. New writers as well as the previously published authors are welcome. It is the story that counts, a story worthy of the serious attention of the intelligent reader, a story that is compelling, written with distinction. Only rarely do we publish translations of well-known or new foreign writers. A chapter of a novel is welcome only if it can be read complete in itself as a short story.
Poetry: Like fiction, we get far more poetry than we can possibly accept, and the competition is keen. Here, where form and content are so inseparable, and reaction is so personal, it is difficult to state requirements or limitations. Studying recent issues of The Antioch Review should be helpful. No “light” or inspirational verse. Any poetry received without a self-addressed stamped envelope will be discarded if rejected and no notice will be sent. No need to enclose a post card for the purpose of acknowledging receipt of a submission. Do not mix poetry and prose in the same envelope. Please submit three to six poems at one time.
Reviews: We do not publish unsolicited book review’s, and very seldom do we publish essays on literary problems or the canons of significant contemporary writers. The editors and their associates regularly prepare a section of short book evaluations, selectively treating recent publications.
DOES THE ANTIOCH REVIEW PROVIDE FREE SAMPLE COPIES?
Since The Antioch Review is expensive to produce and operates on a precarious financial margin, free sample copies are not provided. If copies are not available at your local newsstand or library, please feel free to browse our archive and choose the issue(s) you would like to read or give as gifts to friends and family.
DOES THE ANTIOCH REVIEW ACCEPT ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS?
At this time, we do not accept electronic submissions.
DOES THE ANTIOCH REVIEW ACCEPT PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED SUBMISSIONS?
No, The Antioch Review does not accept previously published materials, hence, please do not submit materials that have been published in other publications.
WHAT INFORMATION DOES THE ANTIOCH REVIEW NEED IF I AM ALSO SUBMITTING MY MATERIALS TO OTHER PUBLICATIONS?
While we discourage simultaneous submission, if you are also submitting a piece of writing that you are sending us to other publications, indicate this in your cover letter. If another publication accepts your submission, immediately let us know via emailing: cdunlevy@antiochcollege.edu.
WHAT ARE THE ANTIOCH REVIEW’S CRITERIA FOR STYLE, LENGTH, ETC.?
Our literary standards are high. We do not have the staff to engage in major editorial rewriting except on rare occasions when the content justifies the effort.
Length: We have no rigid expectations of length, preferring the content and treatment to determine size. Rarely do we use articles or stories over 5,000 words—and 8,000 at the outside limit.
Style and more: Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced on one side of white, 8.5 x 11 paper. Please spare the editors the task of reading dirty Xerox copies or pages with excessive inter-linear corrections and revisions.
WHAT ARE SOME HELPFUL TIPS FOR MY SUBMISSION TO THE ANTIOCH REVIEW?
We encourage you to include a cover letter that tells us the type of piece you are submitting (fiction, non-fiction, poem, etc.) as well as provides a short bio about you. Please be sure to include your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address in your cover letter.
While our interns and staff do what we can to ensure that all pages submitted by you remain together and in the same order you submitted them, things do happen. As a result, we encourage you to include the following on every page:
page numbers and tell us how many pages are in the piece (Example: Page X of Y)
the title of your piece
your name
your email address
your phone number
WHAT ARE SOME HELPFUL MAILING TIPS FOR MY SUBMISSION TO THE ANTIOCH REVIEW?
Manuscripts: We prefer manuscripts to be mailed flat, fastened by paper clip only, and one at a time, except for poetry.
Envelope: Address your submission to FICTION EDITOR or NONFICTION
EDITOR or POETRY EDITOR, as appropriate, as this will help us to more efficiently process your submission. Note the type of submission on the envelope you use to transmit your material(s):
FICTION
NONFICTION
POETRY
Do not mix prose and poetry in the same envelope.
Self-addressed, stamped envelope: A self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) is required. We do not read domestic submissions that do not include a SASE. International submissions must include either an SASE or an International Reply Coupon (IRC). If an IRC is unavailable, an email response can be requested. Note: Email responses are an option for solely international submissions.
Mailing Address: Submissions should be sent to: The Antioch Review, P. O. Box 148, Yellow Springs, OH 45387, again with the appropriate information noted on the envelope (see above “Envelope” criteria).
WHEN DOES THE ANTIOCH REVIEW ACCEPT SUBMISSIONS?
As noted above, at this time, we do not accept electronic submissions.
Nonfiction Essays: Submissions postmarked with a date between September 1 through May 31 are accepted. We do not accept essay submissions postmarked with a date between June 1 and August 31. Submissions received during this period will be returned unread (if SASE enclosed) or discarded.
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Fiction: Submissions postmarked with a date between September 1 through May 31 are accepted. We do not accept fiction submissions postmarked with a date between June 1 and August 31. Submissions received during this period will be returned unread (if SASE enclosed) or discarded.
Poetry: Submissions postmarked with a date between September 1 through April 30 are accepted. We do not accept poetry submissions postmarked with a date between May 1 and September 1. Submissions received during this period will be returned unread (if SASE enclosed) or discarded.
WHAT OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION CAN THE ANTIOCH REVIEW PROVIDE?
Fee: There is no submission fee.
Processing Time: We try to report on manuscripts as quickly as possible. The process can sometimes take up to four to six months. Your patience during this time is appreciated. We acknowledge receipt of a manuscript only if it is accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope for that purpose. Please do not email inquiries asking for the status of your manuscript.
Payment: Payment is upon printed publication at the rate of $20.00 per printed page (about 425 words) plus 2 copies of the issue. Authors may buy additional copies at an authors’ discount off the cover price.
Rejections: While material read by The Antioch Review is seriously considered, we cannot comment on each rejection.
Questions? Please email cdunlevy@antiochcollege.edu
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Antietam Review
Publisher: Washington County Arts Council
Established: 1982
Frequency: annual
Accepts Email Submissions: No
Website URL: http://www.washingtoncountyarts.com
Description: Award-winning literary and black and white photography magazine
Editor(s): Managing Editor, Mary Jo Vincent
Needs: GUIDELINES FOR WRITERS
FICTION:
Contributors may submit ONE entry for fiction. Editors seek high-quality fiction with fewer than 5,000 words. Short stories are preferred; however, a novel excerpt is considered if it works as an independent piece. Non-fiction, essays, interviews, memoirs, and book reviews are also accepted. Approximately seven works of prose are published in each AR issue. Selected authors receive $50 plus two copies of Antietam Review upon publication.
POETRY:
Contributors may submit up to three poems for the poetry category. Editors seek well-crafted pieces of no more than 30 lines (inspirational verse, doggerel and haiku are discouraged). Approximately 24 poems are published in each AR issue. Selected poets receive $25 per poem plus two copies of Antietam Review upon publication. Submissions received from September 1st through December 1st.
Length: no more than 5000 words for fiction and no more than 30 lines for poetry
Rights: First North American Serial rights
Payment: Fiction: $50
Poetry: $25
Photography: $25
Each category receives 2 contributor copies
Tips: Contributors are encouraged to review past issues. Editors seek contemporary, unique writings that keep a reader involved (and sometimes guessing).
How to Submit: Hard copy via (Send a copy of your work)
Response Time: 2-3 months for submissions and 2 weeks for general queries
Address: 41 South Potomac Street Hagerstown md 21740 USA
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Apalachee Review
Submission Guidelines
Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome. However, we are unable to enter into correspondence with writers about their manuscripts.
Publication schedule: We publish about two times a year. As soon as we have enough good material we publish an issue.
Be nice to us: We try to send a reply in 8 months, but sometimes we get bogged down. This is especially true when we are going to press. Your manuscript is one of hundreds, and we try to read every one. All our editors are volunteers; so if you don’t hear from us, feel free to ask about the status of your manuscript, but be polite.
Do we mind simultaneous submissions? No. You’re crazy if you don’t send simultaneous submissions. In fact, we think that editors who forbid simultaneous submissions can’t possibly be writers. Just drop us a line if you’ve sent us a story or poem that has been taken by another magazine.
S.A.S.E.s: Always send a stamped self-addressed envelope with your submission. Send copies and keep the originals of your manuscript. We will send you a reply and recycle your manuscript unless you clearly request otherwise.
Cover letters: If you choose to write a cover letter, mention a few of your previous publications if you have published before. However, don’t be discouraged if you haven’t published, we are always looking for work by talented unpublished writers.
Fiction: Send only one story (more are acceptable only if the stories are very short.) Stories should be typed, double-spaced, and proofread. Don’t send over 25 pages without a query letter. Don’t send manuscripts of novels or short story collections. We do like to see chapters of novels, but they have to work on their own.
Poetry: Send no more than 3-5 poems, double or single-spaced. Don’t send book manuscripts.
Creative non-fiction: We are delighted to publish interestingly written non-fiction pieces on any subject. We are not looking for journalism, scholarly writing, or book reviews.
Distribution: AR has national distribution and subscribers in all fifty states, as well as in Europe, Asia, and South America.
Payment: two copies.
Rights: All future rights belong to the individual authors or artists.
Apalachee Review, P.O. Box 10469, Tallahassee, Florida 32302
For writers living outside of the United States: please query at ARsubmissions@gmail.comto learn about our policies for submissions by non-U.S.-based writers.
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The Awakenings Review
Submission Guidelines:
The Awakenings Review is an annual literary journal published by The Awakenings Project. The Awakenings Review publishes original poetry, short stories, dramatic scenes, essays, photographs, excerpts from larger works, and black-and-white cover art—all created by persons who have had a personal experience with mental illness.
Editorial Policy
A writer for The Awakenings Review (The AR) need not have a mental illness—we open submissions to family members and friends of people with mental illness. We do prefer that a writer have a mental illness of some type, and be willing to write about it, but that does not have to be the focus of the writings. The AR occasionally publishes special issues dedicated to specific topics or featuring authors who live with a particular illness.
At least two members of The AR editorial board review each submission. If a submission shows merit, but is not deemed publishable as submitted, the reviewers’ comments may be sent to the author along with an invitation to revise and resubmit their work.
Due to the number of submissions we receive, the review process may take more than a year. About one in ten of the submissions received are published in The AR.
Contributors selected for publication are not paid for their work. However, they will receive a complimentary copy of the journal in which their work is published when it becomes available, and additional copies at a discount.
Submissions:
Submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis. Manuscripts should be mailed to:
The Awakenings Review
P.O. Box 177
Wheaton, IL 60187
You will be notified when we receive your submission.
Submission Guidelines
Material must be offered for first publication. We do not accept previously published work. Simultaneous submissions are allowed. However, if a submission is accepted by another publisher as well as by The AR, the author must notify The AR as soon as possible of their preferred publisher.
Individuals may submit up to five pieces of poetry, or one short story (no more than 5000 words) per issue. If this limit is exceeded, the entire submission may be returned unreviewed.
Do not send The AR the original or sole copy of a submission. The AR does not accept responsibility for lost or damaged submissions.
Submissions will not be returned to the creator unless accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope with the correct postage.
Format for Submissions:
Initial submissions are not accepted by email, however, providing us an email address in order to reach you is strongly advised. If there is no email, a writer must include an SASE if he/she wants to hear from us.
Please adhere to the following guidelines:
PROSE and POETRY: A single copy of each submission should initially be mailed to The AR on 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper. For pieces under 300 words, handwritten is acceptable, but the AR does not accept responsibility for errors in typesetting.
The maximum length for all work submitted for a given issue is 5,000 words.
Pages should be numbered, and the writer’s name, address, phone, and email address should appear at the top of the first page of each piece submitted.
Authors should be aware that an individual line of poetry that exceeds 60 characters in length cannot be printed as a single line when published.
Upon acceptance for publication, authors will be asked to email a copy of their works to AR@AwakeningsProject.org in Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. It is also acceptable to send it on a CD
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ARTWORK: The AR accepts B/W photographs, ink drawings, etchings, charcoal drawings, paintings, and graphics to be considered for cover art. Do not submit the original artwork.
The AR accepts photographs up to 8″ x 10″ in size. Do not send the original negative.
For other types of artwork, send a high resolution (600 dpi) digital image, with a description of the original work’s size and medium. Three-dimensional art may be photographed and submitted, with the medium clearly written on the Letter of Authenticity.
Put your name, address, phone number and email on each piece submitted.
Only submissions with a self-addressed, stamped envelope with correct postage will be returned to the sender.
Mental Health History:
Authors are strongly encouraged to include a cover letter describing their experience either as a mental health consumer, survivor of mental illness, ex-patient, family member or friend of someone who struggles with mental illness. While this information is voluntary, and its absence will not preclude your work from being considered, if your work is accepted for publication you will be asked to submit a short biography where we would hope you could supply this information.
Copyright:
Writers and artists retain the copyright to their material. By submitting work, they agree to assign to The AR one-time rights for publication.
Privacy
By agreeing to allow their work to be published in The AR, writers whose work is accepted agree to allow The AR to publish a brief biography of them in the print copy of The AR, and to permit The AR to publish their names and titles of their works on The Awakenings Project web site. With the author’s permission, the work itself may also be published on The Awakenings Project web site. The Awakenings Project will take measures to protect writers’ names from access by Internet “web crawlers” to ensure, to the best of its ability, the writer’s privacy. Access to information published on The Awakenings Project site cannot, however, be guaranteed to be inaccessible to all web crawlers.
Certification of Authenticity
The AR requires that all authors and artists include with their submission a signed certification of originality to warrant the work they are submitting is theirs and does not infringe on an existing copyright, legal contract, or the privacy rights of others. Click on the link below to view the required form.
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Baffler
Do you have the negative capability to contribute to The Baffler? Send your pitch through this page. Muckraking, stem-winding, take-downing, doom saying, and howling with indescribable pain are all to be expected and duly considered—so long as they don’t lack humor.
We’re not interested in covering celebrities; personal journeys of self-discovery; attempts to mark generational touchstones; think-pieces that set out to vindicate some slick new Concept or coinage; conspiracy theories; anything occurring solely on Twitter; those dreams you tried to turn into a story while you were stoned and depressed; and “creative nonfiction.” No, thanks.
Poetry with grace and fiction with personality are most welcome; anything that sounds like an academic “workshop” or writers’ “colony” will be printed out and lit on fire.
All contributions to The Baffler are paid (a little).
For more information: https://thebaffler.com/about/submissions
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Briarcliff Review
http://www.bcreview.org/submit
Their website is the easiest way to see submissions and contests.
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The Carolina Quarterly
We accept submissions year-round.
Poetry: Submit no more than 6 poems at a time. Please group all poems in one file. Poems must be typed, either single- or double-spaced. The submission document must include your full name, home address, and email address.
Fiction: Submit no more than one prose piece, per genre, at a time. Prose must be typed, double-spaced and be no longer than twenty-five pages. Include your full name, home address and email address on all pages. File names should include the title, or a portion thereof, and the author’s last name (ex: carver_smallgood.doc). Novel excerpts are acceptable if self-contained.
Essays: Submit no more than one nonfiction prose piece at a time. Submission must be typed, double-spaced and be no longer than twenty-five pages. Include your full name, home address and email address on all pages. Files should be saved as PDF. Our nonfiction section encompasses personal essays, travel writing, memoirs, and other forms of creative nonfiction.
Visual Art: CQ aims to feature a diverse range of contemporary artists, both established and emerging. We feature national and international work, in all printable mediums. We especially like art that is engaged with issues in the contemporary moment. Each issue typically has one color spread of up to fifteen images, along with one image featured on our cover and an artist’s statement.
Expect four to six months for a decision. We do not reprint previously published work. We do accept simultaneous submissions, expecting that the author will notify us should another journal accept the work.
Submission is on their website: https://thecarolinaquarterly.submittable.com/submit
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Cimarron Review is now accepting both electronic and postal submissions. Please read these guidelines before submitting. The link to the online system appears at the end of these guidelines.
We accept submissions year-round in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art. All postal submissions must be accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. Please, regardless of whether you’re submitting electronically or by postal mail, include a cover letter with your submission.
Please send 3-6 poems or one piece of fiction or nonfiction. Address all work to the appropriate editor (fiction, poetry, or nonfiction) and mail postal submissions to:
Cimarron Review
205 Morrill Hall - English Dept.
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
Artists and photographers interested in having their work appear on an upcoming cover of the Cimarron Review should query by E-mail at cimarronreview@okstate.edu. If our editors are interested, we’ll reply and request to see more work.
We do not accept the following:
Previously published work (includes work published online)
(This would be published work, not what is put on Prose).
E-mailed submissions of any kind.
Handwritten Manuscripts.
We no longer accept international reply coupons from writers living outside the United States.
We do not publish theme issues. We are interested in any strong writing of a literary variety, but are especially partial to fiction in the modern realist tradition and poetry that engages the reader through a distinctive voice—be it lyric, narrative, etc. When submitting fiction, please do not include a summary of your story in the cover letter.
Allow the work to stand on its own. For nonfiction, we are seeking literary essays of all kinds (memoir, lyric essay, personal essay, nature writing, literary journalism, etc), as long as they have emotional depth, crisp language, an engaging voice, and a strong, coherent structure. Essays should surprise us with their imagery and their insights about life. We have no set page lengths for any genre, but we seldom publish short-shorts or pieces longer than 25 pages. There are, however, exceptions to every rule. Our guiding aesthetic is the quality of the work itself.
For fiction and nonfiction, please number each page.
When submitting electronically, poets should include all poems for submission in a single file.
We do not accept more than one story—even if the stories are very short—in a single submission. Please send only one story at a time.
When sending postal submissions, do not staple the manuscript; paperclips are the preferred fastener.
Electronic submissions should be doc, docx, pdf, or rtf files and should include your contact information in the upper left or right-hand corner of each page.
Response time varies, but we typically respond to submissions within 3-6 months, often much sooner. At times, however, due to a backlog, and especially for work submitted in the summer, a response may take longer. If you have not heard from us after six months, please feel free to query by sending an E-mail to cimarronreview@okstate.edu. Please do not query before six months.
Simultaneous submissions are welcomed, but please contact us immediately through postal or E-mail (with the date and genre of your original submission) should your work be accepted elsewhere. Please also withdraw electronically-submitted stories accepted elsewhere through the online submission manager system. Unless poets wish to withdraw all poems from a submission, they should withdraw individual poems by E-mail or postal mail only.
For publication, Cimarron Review acquires First North American Serial Rights. After publication, rights revert to the author. At this time, the Cimarron Review pays its contributors two copies of the issue in which their work appears.
You may contact us through postal mail or at cimarronreview@okstate.edu. Also, please do not submit again to the Cimarron Review until you have heard from us. We reserve the right to send multiple submissions back to the author with no response.
Submit electronically to Cimarron Review by clicking HERE.
To do so go to this website: https://cimarronreview.com/submit/
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Colorado Review
FICTION & NONFICTION
We consider short fiction and personal essays with contemporary themes (no genre fiction or literary criticism). There is no specific word or page count; generally, however, Colorado Review prefers short stories and essays that are somewhere between 15 and 25 manuscript pages. Please submit one story or essay at a time.
POETRY
We consider poetry of any style. Please limit poetry submissions to no more than five poems with a maximum of 15 pages at a time.
BOOK REVIEWS
We do not accept unsolicited book reviews. If you would like to submit a book review, please send queries to respective editors listed on our guidelines. Reviewers are compensated with a one-year subscription to CR. Please note that we now publish reviews only on our website.
FORMAT FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS
Fiction & poetry manuscripts are read from August 1 to April 30; nonfiction manuscripts, however, are read year-round. Note: as of April 1, 2018, we are closed to poetry submissions. Please check back on August 1, 2018 to submit poetry. Fiction & poetry manuscripts received between May 1 and July 31 will be returned unread.
All manuscripts must be typed (double-spaced for fiction and nonfiction; poetry may be single-spaced).
All manuscripts should be printed on white letter-sized paper.
Please include a cover letter.
Be sure your full name and address appear on the manuscript.
We accept submissions via mail or online here. There is no fee to submit via mail. The fee for online submissions is $3. Do not submit manuscripts to our e-mail address.
Submissions sent via US mail MUST include a self-addressed stamped envelope OR an e-mail address for response.
Please tell us in your cover letter if you want your manuscript returned and include proper postage on your SASE.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted; writers must notify us immediately if the work is accepted elsewhere.
If the Colorado Review has published your work in the last two years, please refrain from submitting so that we may continue to feature new voices.
With the exception of book reviews, Colorado Review does not publish the work of CSU faculty (current or emeritus), staff, or students; CSU alumni may submit three years after their graduation.
We consider only previously unpublished work.
We accept translations of previously published or unpublished work. Upon submitting a translation, writers must provide proof of permission to translate.
Colorado Review Purchases First North American Serial Rights; all rights revert to the author upon publication in CR. We pay $10 per page ($30 minimum) for poetry and $200 for short stories and essays. Authors also receive two copies of the issue in which they are published and a one-year subscription to CR.
We strongly encourage writers to be familiar with our magazine before submitting to it. Examples of work published in Colorado Review are posted on our website; sample copies are also available for $10 each, including postage.
SEND MANUSCRIPTS TO:
Colorado Review
9105 Campus Delivery
Dept. of English
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-9105
QUESTIONS ABOUT SUBMISSIONS?
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The Comstock Review
The 2018 Comstock Writers Group Chapbook Contest
Accepting submission from Aug 1st to Oct. 31st (postmark)
First Prize: $1,000 plus publication and 50 author’s copies.
Entry Fee: $30/chapbook (includes copy of winning chapbook)
Submissions accepted after August 1 — to postmark October 31, 2017
FINAL JUDGE: Peggy Miller (Comstock Review editor)
SEND TO:
The Comstock Review Chapbook Contest
4956 St. John Drive
Syracuse, NY 13215
OR Submit Online - go here: http://comstockreview.org/comstock-writers-group-chapbook-award-for-2014/
(scroll to bottom of page on their website.)
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Crazyhorse
Crazyhorse welcomes general submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from September 1st through May 31st, with the exception of the month of January, during which we only accept entries for the Crazyhorse Prizes, and the month of July, during which we only accept entries for Crazyshorts!, our annual short-short fiction contest.
We ask that submissions of fiction and nonfiction be between 2,500 and 8,500 words in length. Exceptional work that falls outside this range has found a home in Crazyhorse in the past, but it is an unusual occurrence. For poetry, please submit a set of 3-5 poems. More specific guidelines for each genre can be found below.
We are happy to consider simultaneous submissions. For prose, please withdraw your work from consideration if it has been accepted elsewhere. For poetry, should any of the poems in your submission be accepted elsewhere while under consideration with Crazyhorse, please add a note to your submission to alert us that they are no longer available.
Our response time is typically 16 weeks. If your work is under serious consideration, it may take longer.
FICTION
Crazyhorse is open to all narrative styles and forms and are always on the lookout for something we haven’t seen before. Send a story we won’t be able to forget.
Recent fiction contributors include: Michael Kardos, Molly Reid, Ben Fowlkes, Julialicia Case, Erika Krouse, Shubha Sunder, Mark Jude Poirier, and Patrick Ryan.
POETRY
Crazyhorse aims to publish work that reflects the multiple poetries of the twenty-first century. While our taste represents a wide range of aesthetics, from poets at all stages of their writing careers, we read with a discerning eye for poems that demonstrate a rhetorical and formal intelligence—that is, poems that know why they are written in the manner that they are. We seek poems that exhibit how content works symbiotically with form, evidenced in an intentional art of the poetic line or in poems that employ or stretch lyric modes. Along with this, poems that capture our attention enact the lyric utterance through musical textures, tone of voice, vivid language, reticence, and skillful syntax. For us, overall, the best poems do not idly tell the reader how to feel or think, they engender feeling and thought in the reader.
We are happy to accept simultaneous submissions of poetry. Should any of the poems in your submission be accepted elsewhere while under consideration with Crazyhorse, please add a note to your submission to alert us that they are no longer available.
Recent poets include: Terrance Hayes, Esther Lee, Jamaal May, Beth Bachmann, Kim Garcia, Kevin McLellan, Shelly Wong, Raena Shirali, Wayne Miller, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, and Sasha Pimentel.
NONFICTION
Crazyhorse publishes four to six essays each year, so we call for the very best writing, period. We believe literary nonfiction can take any form, from the letter to the list, from the biography to the memoir, from the journal to the obituary. All we call for is precision of word and vision, and that the truth of the matter be the flag of the day.
Recent nonfiction contributors include: Douglas Whynott, Aaron Gwyn, Lia Purpura, Peter Stine, M. Owens, and Daniel Groves.
PUBLICATION RIGHTS & AUTHOR PAYMENT
Crazyhorse acquires First North American Serial Rights to published works, which means that copyright for any works published in Crazyhorse revert to the author upon publication. As part of the journal’s publication contract, we request your permission to feature published works or excerpts on Crazy Horse’s website and in its advertising.
Payment for accepted work: $20 per page of layout with a maximum $200 payment.
You must go to their website to submit work: http://crazyhorse.cofc.edu/submit/
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Denver Quarterly
Submissions:
Unsolicited manuscripts of fiction, essays, interviews, reviews, and poetry are welcomed from October 15 to February 15. Poetry submissions should be comprised of 3-5 poems; fiction and non-fiction manuscripts should generally consist of no more than 15 pages.
We ask that you wait to hear back from us regarding your current submission before sending another piece of writing.
We strongly encourage online submissions through Submittable:
https://denverquarterly.submittable.com/submit.
If this is not possible, please send your submission to the following address along with a self-addressed stamped envelope:
DENVER QUARTERLY
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
2000 E ASBURY
DENVER, CO 80208
Sample copies of the Denver Quarterly can be purchased at your local bookstore or by following the instructions on the subscriptions page of this site.
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Fantasy & Science Fiction
We have no formula for fiction. We are looking for stories that will appeal to science fiction and fantasy readers. The SF element may be slight, but it should be present. We prefer character-oriented stories. We receive a lot of fantasy fiction, but never enough science fiction or humor. Do not query for fiction; submit the entire manuscript. We publish fiction up to 25,000 words in length. Please read the magazine before submitting. A sample copy (print edition) is available for $7.00 in the US and $15.00 elsewhere (to NJ address).
We do not accept simultaneous submissions. Prepare your submission according to standard guidelines you can find at: www.sfwa.org/2008/11/manuscript-preparation/
If you’re mailing your manuscript, put your name on each page, and enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Writers are encouraged to submit their work electronically.
We prefer not to see more than one submission from a writer at a time. Allow 8 weeks for a response.
Payment is 7-12 cents per word on acceptance. We buy first North American and foreign serial rights and an option on anthology rights. All other rights are retained by the author.
Our columns and non-fiction articles are assigned in-house. We do not accept freelance submissions in those areas.
Since we use so little art—just six covers a year, no interiors—we have no separate artist’s guidelines. Please send art samples to Gordon Van Gelder at the address below.
Send cartoon queries as well as orders for sample copies to Gordon Van Gelder, Fantasy & Science Fiction, P.O. Box 3447, Hoboken, NJ 07030.
Send story submissions to C.C. Finlay – Editor, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, P.O. Box 8420, Surprise, AZ 85374.
You can submit stories to him online at: ccfinlay.moksha.io/publication/fsf
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Faultline
Faultline welcomes previously unpublished submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translations, and art. We read submissions between August 15th and January 31st. Submissions received at any other time will not be read. To familiarize yourself with the sort of stuff we tend to like here at Faultline, we recommend stopping by our archive issues page to order one of our glittering issues from years past.
ONLINE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Poetry: up to five poems.
Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: one submission, up to twenty pages.
Translation: up to five poems and up to twenty pages for fiction and nonfiction translations. Please include the original author’s name.
Art: up to five 8 x 10 color or black and white prints (slides may be necessary if work is accepted for publication).
Submit At: http://faultline.sites.uci.edu/submit/
MAILED SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Poetry: up to five poems.
Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: one submission, up to twenty pages.
Translation: up to five poems and up to twenty pages for fiction and nonfiction translations. Please include the original author’s name.
Art: up to five 8 x 10 color or black and white prints (slides may be necessary if work is accepted for publication).
All submissions should include a cover letter with the author’s name, mailing address, email address, and titles of work submitted along with an SASE. Indicate in the cover letter if it is a simultaneous submission. Please contact the editors at faultline@uci.edu to withdraw the manuscript upon acceptance elsewhere. Manuscripts will not be returned.
SEND MAILED SUBMISSIONS TO:
Faultline
UCI Department of English
435 Humanities Instructional Building
Irvine, CA 92697-2650
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The First Line
We love the fact that writers around the world are inspired by our first lines, and we know that not every story will be sent to us. However, we ask that you do not submit stories starting with our first lines to other journals (or post them online on public sites) until we’ve notified you as to our decision (usually two to three weeks after the deadline).
When the entire premise of the publication revolves around one sentence, we don’t want it to look as if we stole that sentence from another writer. If you have questions, feel free to drop us a line.
(Also, we understand that writers may add our first line to a story they are currently working on or have already completed, and that’s cool. But please do not add our first line to a previously published story and submit it to us. We do not accept previously published stories, even if they have been repurposed for our first lines.)
One more thing while I’ve got you here: Writers compete against one another for magazine space, so, technically, every literary magazine is running a contest. There are, however, literary magazines that run traditional contests, where they charge entry fees and rank the winners. We do not - nor will we ever - charge a submission fee, nor do we rank our stories in order of importance. Occasionally, we run contests to help come up with new first lines, or we run fun, gimmicky competitions for free stuff, but the actual journal is not a contest in the traditional sense.
Fiction: All stories must be written with the first line provided. The line cannot be altered in any way, unless otherwise noted by the editors. The story should be between 300 and 5,000 words (this is more like a guideline and not a hard-and-fast rule; going over or under the word count won’t get your story tossed from the slush pile). The sentences can be found on the home page of The First Line’s Web site, as well as in the prior issue.
Note: We are open to all genres. We try to make TFL as eclectic as possible.
Non-Fiction: We accept 500-800 word critical essays about your favorite first line from a literary work.
All Stories: Writers should include a two- to three-sentence biography of themselves that will appear in the magazine should their story run.
Multiple Submissions: We don’t mind if you want to submit multiple stories for the same issue. However, it is unlikely we will use more than one of your stories in the same issue.
Four-Part Stories: If you think you are up to the challenge, you can write a four-part story that uses the spring, summer, fall, and winter sentences. However, all the parts must be submitted at once (a single e-mail or snail mail) before the February 1st deadline. (If selected, each part will be published in its respective issue.)
Submissions: We prefer you send manuscripts via e-mail to submission@thefirstline.com. We accept stories in MS Word or Word-Perfect format (we prefer attachments). Please do not send pdf versions of your story or links to Google docs. Make sure your name and contact information, as well as your bio, are part of the attachment. Stories also can be sent to The First Line’s post office box. No manuscripts will be returned without an accompanying SASE with sufficient return postage.
Here is an example for their submission schedule for 2017:
Spring:
Leo massaged the back of his neck, thankful the meeting was finally over.
Due date: February 1, 2018
Summer:
“I wanted you to be the first to know,” Rowan tentatively confided in me.
Due date: May 1, 2018
Fall:
The window was open just enough to let in the cool night air.
Due date: August 1, 2018
Winter:
As she trudged down the alley, Cenessa saw a small _________________. [Fill in the blank.]
Due date: November 1, 2018
*** (Check their website for all future dates) ***
Notification: We don’t make decisions about stories until after each issue closes. We typically send notices out within two to three weeks after the issue’s deadline to everyone who submitted a story. You can also check the home page of the Web site as we will indicate each issue’s production status there.
Payment: We pay on publication: $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction (all U.S. dollars). We also send you a copy of the issue in which your piece appears. You’ll receive your money and issue at the same time.
Note to our international writers: Postage cost for sending author copies overseas is becoming outrageous, so we are reducing international author payment by the amount it would cost to send one author copy overseas. However, if you would like to receive an electronic version of the issue (PDF) instead of a hard copy, author payment will not change.
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Georgia Review
Submission Guidelines
The Georgia Review accepts submissions both online and by post. We do not accept submissions via fax or e-mail.
We do not consider unsolicited manuscripts between May 15 and August 15. Submissions received during that period will be returned unread. All manuscripts receive serious, careful attention; we try to respond within three to five months, but sometimes the ebb and flow of manuscripts causes delays.
Work previously published in any form will not be considered. Please let us know in your cover letter if your submission is simultaneously being considered elsewhere, and please let us know immediately if your work is accepted by another publication. Likewise, please notify us if any part of your submission is known to be included in a book already accepted by a publisher (including the anticipated date of book publication).
The Georgia Review does not consider book manuscripts. Please direct all such works or queries about them to the University of Georgia Press.
The Loraine Williams Poetry Prize—$1,000 & publication for a single poem
Submissions for The Loraine Williams Poetry Prize are accepted April 1 through May 15. Please see website for details.
Fiction
Please submit only one story. Manuscripts should be double-spaced. We have no standard submission length; we have published stories ranging in length from less than one of our pages to more than sixty. Ordinarily we do not publish novel excerpts, and we discourage authors from submitting these.
Poetry
Please submit three to five poems for consideration.
Essays
Please submit only one essay. Manuscripts should be double-spaced. We are seeking informed essays that attempt to place their subjects against a broad perspective. For the most part we are not interested in scholarly articles that are narrow in focus and/or overly burdened with footnotes. The ideal essay for The Georgia Review is a provocative, thesis-oriented work that can engage both the general reader and the specialist.
Book Reviews
In most cases, selection of titles to be reviewed and assignments to specific reviewers are made by the editors. However, we certainly welcome submissions from outside reviewers—but we request that these submissions not be simultaneous.
In addition to standard reviews (3–5 double-spaced pages) and book briefs (maximum length 2 double-spaced pages), both of which usually focus on only one book, we also publish essay-reviews. An essay-review is almost always a discussion of more than one book, and it should develop a strong thesis that not only links the books under consideration but also reaches out to comment on literature or culture beyond the texts at hand. Typical essay-reviews run 2–4 double-spaced pages per book reviewed.
Visual Art
We publish full-color reproductions of a wide range of artwork: paintings, photography, sculpture, woodcuts, ink drawings, and more. Usually we feature one work each on the front and back cover plus an interior layout of eight to twelve additional works; our preference is for groupings that display an engaging variety within some overall thematic unity. Submissions should include fifteen to twenty images.
Online Submissions
As of September 27, 2016, we have switched to Submittable and are no longer accepting submissions through Submission Manager.
All new work should be sent to our Submittable account.
Go Here: https://thegeorgiareview.com/submit/
Subscribers to The Georgia Review may submit online at no cost; all other online submissions require a $3 processing fee.
Go here to submit: https://thegeorgiareview.com/submit/
Paper Submissions
All paper manuscripts must be accompanied by a postage-paid-self-addressed-return envelope. No submission fee is required. Submissions should be addressed to:
The Editors
The Georgia Review
706A Main Library
320 S. Jackson St.
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-9009
Payment & Copyright
The Georgia Review pays all contributors; the current standard rates are $50 per printed page for prose and $4 per line for poetry. Essay-reviews and standard reviews earn honoraria of $50/printed page; book briefs carry a fixed honorarium of $50. In addition, all contributors receive a one-year subscription to The Georgia Review, an extra copy of the issue in which their work appears, and a 50% discount on additional copies of that issue. Subscriptions begin upon acceptance; honoraria are paid upon publication.
The Georgia Review buys first North American serial rights only. All other rights revert to the author at publication, but we offer formal, written reassignments upon request. We ask that whenever an author reprints work that first appeared in our pages, The Georgia Review must be given acknowledgment for the specific work(s) involved.
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Hawaii Pacific Review
Submissions
HPR seeks poetry, short fiction, and personal essays that speak with a powerful and unique voice. It encourages experimental narrative techniques and poetic styles. While we often feature work from and about Hawai`i and the Pacific, we are interested in high-quality literature from all regions and on all topics. Our pieces have been featured in the Best of the Net Anthology and the Pushcart Prize Anthology.
Submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction are accepted year-round, though responses generally take longer during the summer months. HPR is edited by the students and faculty at Hawai`i Pacific University. HPR acquires first serial internet rights to the pieces we publish. All other rights remain with the author.
Work by students and current employees of Hawai`i Pacific University is not considered.
All submissions must be made through our online submissions manager.
https://hawaiipacificreview.org/submissions/
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The Idaho Review considers polished short stories and poetry for annual publication. Please indicate your genre in your cover letter and upload your piece to our online submission manager: Submittable.
Our submission period is currently open and will close on March 9, 2018. If you have any other questions, please refer to our FAQs below. Best of luck with your writing—we look forward to reading your work!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Can I still send my submission by mail?
We prefer you to use our online submission manager. However, we do accept submissions by post. Please send your submission with an enclosed SASE to the following address:
Idaho Review
Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, Idaho 83725
Is there a page limit for fiction and poetry?
Although we don’t have a designated page limit for fiction, most of the stories we publish are under 25 double-spaced pages. For poetry submissions, we consider up to five poems.
Is there a limit to how many times I can submit in a year?
Yes. Due to the high volume of submissions we receive, we ask that you submit only once each reading period.
When is the Idaho Review’s reading period?
The reading period is currently closed but will reopen on September 1, 2014. All manuscripts sent outside of the submission period will be returned unread.
Do you accept creative nonfiction?
Although we do not regularly publish creative nonfiction, we are open to reading CNF submissions.
Do you accept novel excerpts, chapbooks, or novellas?
Yes. Please submit them through our submission manager Submittable.
When can I expect to hear a response?
Although we try to be prompt in our reply, please remember we have a small working staff and typically will respond in six months or less. Because of the volume we receive, it is not possible for us to respond individually to story submissions. After six months, inquiries may be emailed to our editor at mwieland@boisestate.edu.
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Literary Magazine
Manuscripts must be submitted online. Once you have prepared your manuscript according to the instructions for authors , please visit the online submission web site to submit.
Go Here: https://academic.oup.com/litimag/pages/Submission_Online
Preparing Your Manuscript
Follow the instructions for authors regarding the format of your manuscript and references. Note requirement to submit only one poem per manuscript.
Prepare your manuscript, including tables, using a word processing program and save it as a .doc or .rtf file. All files in .doc or .rtf formats will be converted to .pdf format upon submission. Prepare your figures at publication quality resolution, using applications capable of generating high-resolution .tif files (1200 d.p.i. for line drawings and 300 d.p.i. for colour and half-tone artwork). The printing process requires your figures to be in this format if your paper is accepted and printed.
When naming your files, please use simple file names and avoid special characters and spaces. If you are a Macintosh user, you must include the three-letter extension at the end of the file name (e.g., .doc, .rtf, .tif, .pdf, .mov).
The online submission software will automatically create a single .pdf file containing your main text and reduced-resolution version of any figures you have submitted. This document will be used when your manuscript undergoes peer review. Your submitted files will appear in this .pdf sequentially, as specified by you on the submission page, and you will have an opportunity to enter figure captions and check the .pdf file prior to final submission.
Notes on Contributors
Please provide brief (2 to 3 sentences) biographical information on yourself and any co-authors.
Submitting Your Manuscript
Now that your files are ready, please visit the online submission web site to submit.
First, you will need to log into the system. Note: Before you begin, you should be sure you are using an up-to-date version of Windows 7 through 10.
If you know your login details (i.e., you have submitted or reviewed a manuscript on this system before), use your User ID and Password to log on.
If you do not know your login details, check to see if you are already registered by clicking on the ‘Forgot your password’ button and following the on-screen instructions. If you are not already registered, you can register by clicking on the ‘Create account’ button on the login screen and following the on-screen instructions.
If you have trouble finding manuscripts or have other problems with your account, do not create another account. Instead, please contact the journal’s editorial office.
To submit a new manuscript, go to the ‘Author Centre’, choose ‘Submit a Manuscript’, and then follow the on-screen instructions. There are up to 7 steps for you to follow to submit your manuscript. You move from one step to the next by clicking on the ‘Next’ button on each screen or back to the previous screen by clicking on the ‘Previous’ button. Please note that if you click on the ‘Back’ or ‘Forward’ buttons on your browser, the information you have entered will not be saved. At any stage you can stop the submission process by clicking on the ‘Main Menu’ button. Everything you have typed into the system will be saved, and the partially completed submission will appear under ‘unsubmitted manuscripts’ in your ‘Author Centre’. To return to the submission process you will need to click on the button ‘Continue Submission’ against the relevant manuscript title.
When submitting your manuscript, please enter your manuscript data into the relevant fields, following the detailed instructions at the top of each page. You may like to have the original word-processing file available, so you can copy and paste the title and abstract into the required fields. You will also be required to provide email addresses for your co-authors, so please have these to hand when you log onto the site.
When you come to upload your manuscript files via the ‘File Upload’ screen:
Enter individual files using the ‘Browse’ buttons and select the appropriate ‘File content’ type.
Select the document’s designation from the pull-down menu. The designation choices may vary from journal to journal but will always include a ‘Main Document’ (your manuscript text).
Upload your files by clicking on the ‘Upload files’ button. This converts your files to a PDF and may take several minutes. Repeat these steps until you have uploaded all your files.
When the upload of each file is completed, you will see a confirmation window and will be prompted to provide figure captions and ‘file tags’ that will link figures to text in the HTML proof of your main document.
Once you have uploaded all files, indicate the order in which they should appear in your paper. This will determine the order in which they appear in the consolidated PDF used for peer review.
After the successful upload of your text and images, you will need to view and proofread your manuscript. Please do this by clicking on the blue HTML button or a PDF button.
If the files have not been uploaded to your satisfaction, go back to the file upload screen where you can remove the files you do not want and repeat the process.
When you are satisfied with the uploaded manuscript proof click on ‘Next’ which will take you to the ‘Review & Submit’ screen. The system will check that you have completed all the mandatory fields and that you have viewed your manuscript proof. It will also present you with a summary of all the information you have provided and give you a final chance to edit it. When you have finished reviewing this information press ‘Submit’.
After the manuscript has been submitted you will see a confirmation screen and receive an email confirmation stating that your manuscript has been successfully submitted. This will also give the assigned manuscript number, which is used in all correspondence during peer review. If you do not receive this, your manuscript will not have been successfully submitted to the journal and the paper cannot progress to peer review. If this is the case your manuscript will still be sitting in the ‘Unsubmitted Manuscripts’ section of your ‘Author Centre’ awaiting your attention.
If you return to your ‘Author Centre’ you will notice that your newly submitted manuscript can be found in the ‘Submitted Manuscripts’ area. Among the information listed there, the ‘Processing Status’ section provides information on the status of your manuscript as it moves through the review process.
Submitting a Revised Manuscript
Logon to the online submission web site as before and, in the ‘Author Centre’, click on ‘Manuscripts with Decisions’. require a revision in the list at the bottom. Create a revision of this manuscript by clicking on ‘create a revision’ under Actions. You will now be able to see the editor and reviewer comments and will be able to respond to these.
You will need to upload the files that constitute your revised manuscript. To facilitate the production process, it is essential that you upload your revised manuscript as a .doc or .rtf file, and not in .pdf format. If you wish to finish this another time, you will find the ms in your ‘Revised manuscripts in draft’ list.
If you click on ‘View comments/respond’ you will see the editor’s letter to you together with the referees’ comments. You may cut and paste your responses into the text areas at the bottom of thescreen.
IMPORTANT: As detailed above, your images are required as high-resolution .tif files (1200 d.p.i. for line drawings and 300 d.p.i. for colour and half-tone artwork). For useful information on preparing your figures for publication, go to art.cadmus.com/da/index.jsp. Please note that publication of your manuscript will not proceed until figures suitable for reproduction are received.
Getting help. If you experience any problems during the online submission process, please consult the Author’s User Guide which provides more detailed submission instructions and ‘movie tutorials’ explaining how to submit your paper. Alternatively, please contact the journal’s editorial office who will be pleased to assist you.
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Louisville Review
General Guidelines
We accept unsolicited submissions of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and drama year-round. All work must be previously unpublished. Reply time is 3-6 months. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify us promptly if your work is accepted elsewhere. All submissions are considered based on quality of writing above all else.
Withdrawals
Entire submissions can be withdrawn by logging into the submissions manager. For partial withdrawals (single poems, for example), send an email to louisvillereview@spalding.edu.
Fiction and Nonfiction
Prose submissions should be double-spaced and page numbered. While we do not have a set word limit, please know that our editors are less likely to choose longer pieces simply because it leaves less room in the journal for other work.
Poetry
Poetry (up to 5 poems) need not be double-spaced. If submitting online, please be sure all poems are in a single document before uploading.
Drama
Drama should appear in standard format. While we do not have a set word limit, please know that our editors are less likely to choose longer pieces simply because it leaves less room in the journal for other work. You are welcome to submit selections of a longer work, though pieces that are able to stand alone work best.
Go here to submit: http://www.louisvillereview.org/submissions/
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Nimrod International Journal
Subjects:
High-quality poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. Two issues annually. The spring issue is thematic, with the theme announced the previous summer. Previous themes have included Writers of Age, Range of Light: The Americas, Australia, China Today, Who We Are, Islands, and Crossing Borders. The fall issue is our Awards issue and contains the winners and finalists of the Nimrod Literary Awards. Most issues also contain general submissions.
General Submissions:
Accepted from January 1st to November 30th each year. Nimrod is closed to general submissions in December. Turn-around time for general submissions is one to five months. Simultaneous submissions are accepted as long as they are noted and withdrawn immediately if accepted elsewhere.
Fiction:
Work must be previously unpublished. 7,500 words maximum. We seek vigorous, fresh writing, with well-developed and believable characters. Dialogue should be realistic without being banal.
Poetry:
Work must be previously unpublished. Up to 7 pages, no more than one poem per page. Poetry is open to all styles and subjects. We seek poems that go beyond one word or image, honor the impulse to reveal a truth about, or persuasive version of, the inner and outer worlds.
Thematic Submissions:
In the summer of each year, Nimrod announces a theme for the following spring issue. The guidelines for thematic submissions are the same as for general submissions, except that thematic submissions are sometimes accepted in December. (Very occasionally we may choose a theme from previously accepted manuscripts, and then will not announce one for that year.) Check our website’s “Call for Manuscripts” section for upcoming themes.
Nimrod Literary Awards: The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction and The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry
Nimrod hosts an annual contest, which begins January 1 and ends April 30. First prizes of $2,000 and second prizes of $1,000 and publication are awarded. Each entry is $20. For the complete rules, visit our website or send a SASE for guidelines.
Manuscript Format:
Fiction: double-spaced, 1” margins on all sides, word-processed, one side of plain white paper only. Poetry: word-processed, no more than one poem per page, one side of plain white paper only.
How to Submit:
You may submit by mail or through our online submission manager system.
Go Here to find it: https://nimrod.utulsa.edu/submissions.html
Postal submissions:
General and thematic postal submissions are free. Send SASE for notification and/or return of manuscript. Postal submissions should be sent to the main Nimrod address:
Nimrod International Journal
University of Tulsa
800 S. Tucker Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74104
Online submissions:
You may submit online using our online submission manager system . General and thematic online submissions entail a $3 fee associated with them to cover the administrative costs associated with the online submission system.
Email Submissions:
Nimrod does not accept email transmissions unless the writer lives overseas and is unable to submit using our online submission manager system. For those sending email submissions, please paste work into the body of an email.
All work submitted to Nimrod must be previously unpublished. We take First North American rights for work published in Nimrod.
Reading a sample issue before submitting a manuscript is recommended.
Issue Format:
Each issue is approximately 200 pages, perfect bound with a four-color cover.
Payment:
Nimrod pays with two contributors’ copies. Winners of the Nimrod Literary Awards receive $2,000 for first prize, $1,000 for second prize, and publication.
Sample Issues:
$11 each. Sample issues can be purchased on the website.
Questions:
(918) 631-3080
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Poet Lore
Poetry
Submit up to 5 poems. Please wait 4 months before entering another submission. We limit the submissions to 5 poems or less because we have a small staff and we make it a priority to have each set of poems reach the hands of our executive editors.
Mail Submission Guidelines are below:
You may submit up to 5 poems.
Please prepare 2 duplicate submissions: one for each of our executive editors. All poems must have a duplicate copy. Provide a duplicate of your cover letter & include the titles of all poems in your cover letter (bullet points or numbers are easiest).
All poems must be typed with name and address on each poem.
If a poem is more than one page, please indicate if the second page begins with a new stanza.
No staples.
We accept simultaneous submissions, however, let us know in your cover letter if poems are simultaneously submitted, and please inform us immediately if a poem is accepted elsewhere.
A self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) must accompany all submissions for response only. As of August 15, 2016, we can no longer return manuscripts.
Poet Lore will recycle any submission that does not provide contact information; therefore, any submission that does not provide a return address with a SASE will not receive a reply as to the editorial decision.
Mail paper submission to:
Poet Lore
c/o The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
Essays & Reviews
Essay submissions should be emailed as attached Word documents to Jean Nordhaus, Review Editor. Double-spaced.
We do not accept unsolicited reviews. However, prospective reviewers may send a query, along with a sample review to Jean Nordhaus, Review Editor.
View their guidelines on their website.
Response Time
We will respond to all submissions between 2-4 months. Do not query regarding the status of your submission until 4 months have passed.
A Note on Publication Rights
Poet Lore requires first serial rights and anthology rights (for its own anthology projects and those of The Writer’s Center). It requests (but does not require) the right to publish accepted poems electronically on its Web page. All other rights revert to the author upon publication; although, Poet Lore expects to be credited when poems are republished.
Go Here to Submit: https://poetlore.com/submit/
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Potomac Review
Best thing is to go to: https://potomacreview.submittable.com/submit
Peruse their webpage and decide for yourself if you want to do this or not. The information they give is general, but sparse.
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Quarterly West
Quarterly West is currently open for submissions. We accept submissions via Submittable only. To go directly to our submissions categories, click the link below:
Go Here to Submit: https://www.quarterlywest.com/submit/
QW is looking for writing that is: Exciting. Challenging. Risky. Unpredictable. And Different.
We could say what different means, but then we might receive a slew of submissions that are all different in the same way. Different will be victim to form—to the “fragment sentence,” “non-linear plot,” and “hybrid genre.” Different will be beholden to space, time, story, and moment. This does not seem the way to open the door for Different.
We think Different doesn’t open a door, actually. Different doesn’t know doors or windows. Different stomps in. Maybe it seeps in. Sometimes, and in our favorite works, different is always already there and it strikes flint and blazes. This is what we look for.
Send us your work. Seep in. Stomp in. Strike us. Set the familiar voice on fire.
THE NITTY GRITTY
(Nitty Gritty is a parent magazine with Quarterly West)
We are happy to accept simultaneous submissions, though if your work is accepted elsewhere, we request that you withdraw your manuscripts promptly through Submittable (do not email us to withdraw work). To withdraw individual poems, please use the “comments” section on Submittable.
A note about the submissions fee: as with many endeavors within the literary arts, Quarterly West hopes to move toward a more economically sustainable model. We have implemented a modest fee ($2.00) for Poetry and Fiction submissions to help cover the costs of operation.
Unfortunately, we are unable to return any print manuscripts sent for online publication. Any manuscripts that are sent to us, even with a SASE, will be recycled.
Please do not submit more than one entry per genre at a time. No previously published work will be considered.
Quarterly West acquires First North American Serial Rights for the work we publish. All rights revert back to the author upon publication. If your work is later republished, we request you note its initial publication in Quarterly West.
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Seattle Review
The Seattle Review no longer accepts paper submissions. However, we do accept online submissions through our submission manager year-round.
The Seattle Review publishes, and only publishes, long poems, novellas, and long essays. Poetry submissions of less than ten pages in length, and prose submissions of less than forty pages, will be returned unread.
We are looking for exceptional, risk-taking, intellectual and imaginative (as if these two could ever be separated) poems between ten and thirty pages in length.
The long poem can be:
· a single long poem in its entirety
· a self-contained excerpt from a book-length poem
· a unified sequence or series of poems
We are also looking for novellas (see above description of poetry sought): stories between forty and ninety pages long.
Contributors will receive four copies of the issue in which their work appears, and a year’s subscription to the Seattle Review.
No simultaneous submissions.
Currently, we do not consider, use, or have a place for genre fiction (sci-fi, detective, etc.) or visual art.
To submit: https://depts.washington.edu/seaview/submission.html
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Southwest Review
For Submission Click Here:
https://www.smu.edu/SouthwestReview/Submissions
Note: Regular submissions are not accepted during the months of June, July, and August. Please check back after September 1st. Contest entries are accepted at any time.
Mailed submissions should be typed neatly, double-spaced (for articles and short stories), on white paper. Manuscripts must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope, or include an email address, for reply and will not be returned unless SASE includes sufficient postage. Please do not send a Universal Postal Union coupon for international postage. Mailed submissions should be sent to:
Southwest Review
P.O. Box 750374
Dallas, TX 75275-0374
There is no fee for submissions sent by mail. Online submissions require a $2.00 administrative fee.
Upon verification of fee receipt, please email your piece(s) to swr@smu.edu specifying essay, fiction, or poetry category in the subject line. Preferred format is a Word document, but we can accept most basic file types. Submissions sent without fee payment will not be processed for reading.
Regular manuscripts will not be accepted during the summer months of June, July, and August. Contest manuscripts are accepted at any time prior to their entry deadline.
Simultaneous submissions are permitted. Please notify us immediately if the work has been accepted elsewhere. The Southwest Review does not consider work that has been published previously.
Due to the volume of submissions, the editors cannot respond with suggestions or comments.
Southwest Review is published quarterly. Accepted piece(s) receive nominal payment upon publication and five gratis copies of the issue in which the work appears.
Nonfiction Articles
Articles published by the Southwest Review embrace almost every area of adult interest: contemporary affairs, history, folklore, fiction, poetry, literary criticism, art, music, and the theatre. Material should be presented in a fashion suited to a quarterly that is not journalistic and not terribly overloaded with academic apparatus or jargon. It should not be too specialized, after the manner of papers that appear in “learned journals” of different fields of study. Please submit one essay at a time. Preferred length: 3,500 to 7,000 words.
Fiction
Stories published in Southwest Review include works by established, new, and first-time authors and represent a wide range of styles. We recommend reading past issues before sending us your work. Please submit only one story at a time. Stories must be original and previously unpublished. Please include a cover letter with your name, contact information, and word count. Preferred maximum length: 8,000 words.
Poetry
It is hard to describe the Southwest Review’s preference in poetry in a few words. We always suggest that potential contributors read several issues of the magazine to see for themselves what we like. But some things may be said: We demand very high quality in our poems; we accept both traditional and experimental writing; we place no arbitrary limits on length; we have no specific limitations as to theme. Please limit your submission to six poems.
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Story Quarterly
Submissions
What Story Quarterly Is Looking For:
We are interested in literary fiction, including short stories, short shorts, and novel excerpts up to 6,250 words in length, and creative nonfiction. We select work on the basis of style, craft, freshness, and vision.
How To Submit: http://storyquarterly.camden.rutgers.edu/submissions/ click: Submittable.
Simultaneous Submissions:
We welcome simultaneous submissions but ask contributors to notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Reporting Time:
Reporting time is usually four to six months. Given occasional backlogs, potentially successful contributors may experience additional delays. Our print edition appears in January of each year.
Payment:
We normally pay $50 for contributors to our print edition. We offer a standard contract for first North American serial rights.
Contest Entries:
We begin accepting entries for our Annual Fiction Contest in June of each year, with the contest closing in October. We begin accepting entries for our Annual Nonfiction Contest in March of each year, with the contest closing in August.
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Tin House
There are presently no open calls for submissions.
Tin House accepts submissions in the months of September and March.
If you would like to submit work for online publication, submit to Tin House Online at tinhouseonline.submittable.com/submit.
Or Go Here To Submit: https://tinhouse.submittable.com/submit
If you submitted work during our last open reading period but have not heard from us, thank you for your patience! We will respond as soon as possible. If you have new work you’d like to submit instead, please withdraw your older submission first.
We are currently reading for all open issues as well as one upcoming theme:
Summer 2019: No theme, just some quality fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to cool off with in the shade.
Fall 2019: theme TBA.
As always, we are looking for any and every angle on those themes. Our summer and winter issues are not themed. We consider each submission for all upcoming issues regardless of theme, but please make a note in your cover letter if you wish to be considered for a particular theme.
Tin House Writers’ Guidelines:
Please submit only one story or essay (ten-thousand-word limit), or up to five poems at a time. Multiple submissions will not be read. We will do our best to respond within six months, however, in some cases this period may be longer. [Currently it is much longer. Please bear with us.] We do ask that you please wait until you hear back from us before submitting new work for consideration.
Tin House does accept simultaneous submissions. In the event that the work is accepted for publication elsewhere, please do us the courtesy of informing us promptly.
Only previously unpublished works will be considered for publication.
Cover letters should include a word count, brief publication history (if applicable), and indicate whether the submission is fiction, nonfiction, or poetry.
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Water-Stone Review
The next submission period for Water Stone Review is October 1- December 1, 2018. The reading period is December-April. All submissions should be original, unpublished work. We welcome and encourage diversity in voice and form.
The following guidelines apply to the general submissions only.
All submissions should be original, previously unpublished work. (This also excludes work published on any website, including author’s own site, from being submitted for consideration.)
Fiction and creative nonfiction submissions must be limited to 8,000 words. Novel and memoir excerpts are acceptable as long as they stand on their own. Short and flash forms are welcome in both CNF and fiction and up to three pieces in these forms, with the total number of words for all pieces combined not exceeding 8,000 is acceptable.
Poetry submissions must be limited to three poems or fewer.
Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but the writer must withdraw the manuscript immediately if it has been accepted elsewhere.
Entrants may submit only one submission per genre/category. It is preferred that entrants submit in only one genre per issue, creative nonfiction, fiction, or poetry. If submitting in more than one genre/category please communicate this in the cover letter to avoid clerical confusion.
All submissions are now online only.
Payment is in two copies of the issue in which the author’s work appears.
Check this website from time to time.
https://waterstonereview.submittable.com/submi
They are currently not taking submissions until October 1 - December 1.
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Witness
Witness seeks original fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and photography that is innovative in its approach, broad-ranging in its concerns, and that dazzles us with its unique perspective. We often enjoy material that ventures into international terrain.
Witness is published three times a year: one themed print issue in the Spring, and two non-themed online issues in Summer and Winter. Unsolicited work is welcome for all issues.
Reading periods
January 15–March 31: Themed print issue. The theme for Spring 2019 is “Disarm”.
September 1–November 15: Non-themed Summer and Winter online issues. All submissions will be considered for both issues. Please do not submit thematic work during the general reading period and vice versa. Visit our Submittable page for details.
Go Here: https://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/submit/
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Zoetrope
Submission Guidelines
Thank you for your interest in Zoetrope: All-Story. We are a staff of two, assisted by a small team of brilliant and generous volunteers, who are collectively dedicated to reading and responding to the 12,000 submissions All-Story receives annually. To aid us in this commitment, writers should submit only one story at a time and no more than two stories a year.
Before submitting, non-subscribers should read several issues of the magazine to determine if their works fit with All-Story. Electronic versions of the magazine are available to read, in part, at the website; and print versions are available for purchase by single-issue order and subscription.
To read back Issues Go To: http://www.all-story.com/index.cgi …… then click: Back Issues on far-left side.
We consider unsolicited submissions of short stories and one-act plays no longer than 7,000 words. Excerpts from larger works, screenplays, treatments, and poetry will be returned unread. We do not accept artwork or design submissions. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, and first serial rights and a one-year film option are required. Each submission must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE). We do not respond to writers who omit an SASE, nor do we accept unsolicited revisions.
All-Story does not accept submissions via e-mail. Send stories to:
Zoetrope: All-Story
Attn: Fiction Editor
916 Kearny St.
San Francisco, CA 94133
We invite writers to take advantage of the Virtual Studio, a free online writers’ workshop sponsored by All-Story and its publisher, Francis Coppola. Writers are encouraged to support the small and independent publications to which they submit; magazines such as All-Story depend on subscriptions to survive, ensuring forums for publication of new and emerging writers.
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Zyzzyva
We accept submissions only from January 1 through May 31 and September 1 through November 30. Please send previously unpublished fiction, poetry, essays, and artwork to:
ZYZZYVA
57 Post Street, Suite 604
San Francisco, CA 94104
Please note: We do not accept any online submissions.
POETRY AND PROSE GUIDELINES
Please submit only one story or one nonfiction piece at a time, and no more than five poems at a time. You may submit work as many times as you wish, but we ask that you wait to hear back from us before submitting further work for consideration. There is no maximum page count for submissions, and we are not currently seeking work about any particular theme or topic; that said, reading recent issues is perhaps the best way to develop a sense for the length and quality we are looking for in submissions. Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for a reply, and be sure to include all your contact information, including phone number and e-mail address. We do accept simultaneous submissions, though we certainly appreciate the courtesy of exclusive submissions. Please do let us know immediately if your work has been accepted elsewhere.
ARTWORK GUIDELINES
If you are submitting artwork, please mail us scans on disc or copies on paper. We are happy to consider original artwork in black and white and in color. Please do not submit photos of sculpture or performances. Include all caption information for each piece: title, year, medium, dimensions, and any relevant ‘courtesy of’ information (e.g., gallery, etc.).
Go To: http://www.zyzzyva.org/category/archive/
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