Receives about 1,000 submissions/year. Accepts around 10%.P.O. Box 150384, Kew Gardens NY 11415. E-mail: editor@the-teachers-voice.org. Website: www.the-teachers-voice.org. Contact: Andres Castro, founding/managing editor. The Teacher’s Voice, was founded as an experimental hardcopy literary magazine and is now free and online. Publishes poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction, and essays that reflect the many different American teacher experiences. Wants all styles and forms. Asks to see critical creative writing that takes risks without being overly self-indulgent or inaccessible. Welcomes work that ranges from “art for art’s sake” to radically social/political. Writing that illuminates the most pressing/urgent issues in American education and the lives of teachers gets special attention. Has published poetry by Edward Francisco, Sapphire, Hal Sirowitz, and Antler. Acquires first electronic rights. Guidelines on website.
Receives about 1,000 submissions/year. Accepts around 10%.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Cover letter is preferred. Does not accept responsibility for submissions or queries not accompanied by a SASE with adequate postage. Poems are circulated to an editorial board. Send up to 5 pages of poetry.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION “Since we publish open as well as theme issues (that require enough thematic pieces to be compiled) and do rely on readership financial support, our publishing schedule and format may vary from year to year. We publish hardcopy limited press collections when funds allow. Our production goal is to showcase strong cohesive collections that support our mission and satisfy the needs of particular issues. For the moment, our new focus on electronic publishing is a matter of survival that offers many new possibilities and opportunities in keeping with the changing times.”
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS Sponsors The Teacher’s Voice Annual Chapbook Contest and The Teacher’s Voice Annual Poetry Contest for Unpublished Poets. Final contest judges have included, Sapphire, Jack Hirschman, and Taylor Mali. Guidelines for both contests available for SASE, by e-mail, or on website.
TEARS IN THE FENCEPortman Lodge, Durweston, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 0QA, England. E-mail: tearsinthefence@gmail.com. Website: tearsinthefence.com. Tears in the Fence, published 3 times/year, is a “small-press magazine of poetry, fiction, interviews, essays, and reviews. We are open to a wide variety of poetic styles and work that shows social and poetic awareness whilst prompting close and divergent readings. However, we like to publish a variety of work.” Time between acceptance and publication is 3 months. Sample: $13. Subscription: $60/3 (£40/3) issues.
Tears in the Fence is 176 pages, A5, digitally printed on 110-gms. paper, perfect-bound, with matte card cover. Press run is 600.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Books for review to Ian Brinton, Brescia House, 2 Capel Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8RL, England. Submit 6 poems at a time. Accepts e-mail (pasted into body of message). Cover letter with brief bio is required. Poems must be typed; include SASE. Has published Aidan Semmens, Hannah Silva, Jennifer K. Dick, Pansy Maurer-Alvarez, Carrie Etter, Nathaniel Tarn, Chris McCabe, Sheila E. Murphy, Robert Vas Dias, and Sarah Crewe. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
ALSO OFFERS The magazine runs a regular series of readings in Dorset and an annual international literary festival.
Terrain.org, P.O. Box 19161, Tucson AZ 85731-9161. E-mail: contact2@terrain.org. Website: www.terrain.org. Reviews Editor address: P.O. Box 51332, Irvine CA 92619-1332. Contact: Simmons B. Buntin, editor in chief. Terrain.org is based on, and thus welcomes quality submissions from, new and experienced authors and artists alike. Our online journal accepts only the finest poetry, essays, fiction, articles, artwork, and other contributions’ material that reaches deep into the earth’s fiery core, or humanity’s incalculable core, and brings forth new insights and wisdom. Terrain.org is searching for that interface—the integration among the built and natural environments, that might be called the soul of place. The works contained within Terrain.org ultimately examine the physical realm around us and how those environments influence us and each other physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.” Acquires one-time rights. Sends galleys to author. Publication is copyrighted. Publishes mss 5 weeks-18 months after acceptance. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; in 2-3 months to mss. Sometimes comments on/critiques rejected mss. Guidelines available online.
Beginning March 2014, publication schedule is rolling; we will no longer be issue-based. Sends galleys to author. Publication is copyrighted. Sponsors Terrain.org Annual Contest in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction. Deadline: August 1. Submit via online submissions manager.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Accepts submissions online at sub.terrain.org. Include brief bio. Send complete ms with cover letter. No erotica. Length: open.
TIPS “We have 3 primary criteria in reviewing fiction: (1) The story is compelling and well crafted. (2) The story provides some element of surprise; whether in content, form, or delivery we are unexpectedly delighted in what we’ve read. (3) The story meets an upcoming theme, even if only peripherally. Read fiction in the current issue and perhaps some archived work, and if you like what you read—and our overall enviromental slant—then send us your best work. Make sure you follow our submission guidelines (including cover note with bio), and that your mss is as error-free as possible.”
Dos Gatos Press, 1310 Crestwood Rd., Austin TX 78722. (512)467-0678. E-mail: editors@dosgatospress.org; managingeditor@dosgatospress.org. E-mail: https://dosgatospress.submittable.com/submit. Website: www.dosgatospress.org. Contact: Scott Wiggerman and David Meischen, publishers. Texas Poetry Calendar, published annually in July, features a “week-by-week calendar side-by-side with poems with a Texas connection.” Wants “a wide variety of styles, voices, and forms, including rhyme, though a Texas connection is preferred. Humor is welcome! Poetry only!” Does not want “children’s poetry, erotic poetry, profanity, obscure poems, previously published work, or poems over 35 lines.” Publishes 1-2 months after acceptance. Single copy: $13.95 plus $3 shipping. Make checks payable to Dos Gatos Press.
Texas Poetry Calendar is about 144 pages, digest-sized, offset-printed, spiral-bound, with full-color cardstock cover. Receives about 600 poems/year, accepts about 80-85. Press run is 1,000; 80-85 distributed free to contributors. Reads submissions February-May.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3 poems through Submittable: https://dosgatospress.submittable.com/submit. No fax, e-mail, or snail mail submissions; only electronic submissions via Submittable. Cover letter is required. “Include a short bio (100-200 words) and poem titles in cover letter. Also include e-mail address and phone number. Do not include poet’s name on the poems themselves!” Never comments on rejected poems, but nominates poems for Pushcart Prizes each year. Deadline: February 21 (postmark). Length: up to 35 lines/poem, “including spaces and title.”
Texas Review Press, Department of English, Sam Houston State University, Box 2146, Huntsville TX 77341-2146. (936)294-1992. Fax: (936)294-3070. E-mail: eng_pdr@shsu.edu; cww006@shsu.edu. Website: www.shsu.edu/~www_trp. Contact: Dr. Paul Ruffin, editor/director; Greg Bottoms, essay editor; Eric Miles Williamson, fiction editor; Nick Lantz, poetry editor. “We publish top-quality poetry, fiction, articles, interviews, and reviews for a general audience.” Semiannual. Pays on publication for first North American serial, one-time rights. Sends galleys to author. Publishes ms 6-12 months after acceptance. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; 3-6 months to mss. Sometimes comments on rejected mss. Sample copy: $5. Guidelines available on website: https://texasreview.submittable.com/submit.
Texas Review is 6×9; 148-190 pages; best quality paper; 70 lb. cover stock; illustrations; photos. Receives 40-60 unsolicited mss/month. Accepts 4 mss/issue; 6 mss/year. Publishes some new writers/year. Does not read mss May-September. A member of the Texas A&M University Press consortium.
MAGAZINES NEEDS No previously published poems or simultaneous submissions. Include SASE. Reads submissions September 1-April 30 only. Seldom comments on rejected poems. Pays one-year subscription and 1 contributor’s copy (may request more).
ALSO OFFERS Sponsors the X.J. Kennedy Poetry Prize (for best full-length book of poetry), the Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize (for best poetry chapbook), the George Garrett Fiction Prize (for best book of stories or short novel), and the Clay Reynolds Novella Prize (for best novella.) Publication of winning mss and 50 copies of book. Entry fee: $20.
THEMAThema Literary Society, P.O. Box 8747, Metairie LA 70011-8747. E-mail: thema@cox.net. Website: http://themaliterarysociety.com. Contact: Gail Howard, poetry editor. “THEMA is designed to stimulate creative thinking by challenging writers with unusual themes, such as ‘The Box Under the Bed’ and ‘Put It In Your Pocket, Lillian.’ Appeals to writers, teachers of creative writing, and general reading audience.” Acquires one-time rights. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms, on average, within 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 week to queries. Responds in 5 months to mss. Sample $10 U.S./$15 foreign. Upcoming themes and guidelines available in magazine, for SASE, by e-mail, or on website.
THEMA is 100 pages, digest-sized professionally printed, with glossy card cover. Receives about 400 poems/year, accepts about 8%. Press run is 400 (230 subscribers, 30 libraries). Subscription: $20 U.S./$30 foreign. Has published poetry by Beverly Boyd, Elizabeth Creith, James Penha and Matthew J. Spireng.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 3 poems at a time. Include SASE. “All submissions should be typewritten on standard 812x11 paper. Submissions are accepted all year, but evaluated after specified deadlines.” Specify target theme. Editor comments on submissions. “Each issue is based on an unusual premise. Please send SASE for guidelines before submitting poetry to find out the upcoming themes.” Does not want “scatologic language, alternate lifestyle, explicit love poetry.” Pays $10/poem and 1 contributor’s copy.
Western State Colorado University, Gunnison CO E-mail: drothman@western.edu; susandelaneyspear@msn.com. Website: www.western.edu/academics/graduate-programs/master-fine-arts-creative-writing/think-journal. Contact: Susan Spear, managing editor. “Think Journal, established in 2008 by Christine Yurick, was acquired by the graduate program in creative writing at Western State Colorado University in 2013. Think publishes twice yearly and focuses on words that have meaning, that are presented in a clear way, and that exhibit the skills demanded by craft. The journal prints work that achieves a balance between form and content. The most important traits considered are form, structure, clarity, content, imagination, and style.” Responds in 2-4 weeks to queries. Editorial lead time 6 months. Yearly subscription: $15. Contact the webpage on Western’s site at www.western.edu. Direct any questions to Susan Spear, managing editor, at susandelaneyspear@msn.com.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems on https://think-journal.submittable.com/submit. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
Western Michigan University, English Dept., 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo MI 49008-5331. Website: www.thirdcoastmagazine.com. Contact: Laurie Ann Cedilnik, editor in chief. “Third Coast publishes poetry, fiction (including traditional and experimental fiction, shorts, and novel excerpts, but not genre fiction), creative nonfiction (including reportage, essay, memoir, and fragments), drama, and translations.” Acquires first North American serial rights. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 4 months to queries and mss. Sample copy: $6 (back issue). Make checks payable to Third Coast. Guidelines available online at www.thirdcoastmagazine.com/submit. Third Coast only accepts submissions submitted to its online submission manager. All hard copy submissions will be returned unread.
Third Coast is 176 pages, digest-sized, professionally printed, perfect-bound, with 4-color cover with art. Reads mss from September through December of each year.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Has published poetry by Marianne Boruch, Terence Hayes, Alex Lemon, Philip Levine, David Shumate, Tomz Salamun, and Jean Valentine. Submit up to 5 poems via online submissions manager. No simple narratives or any simplistic poetry. Pays 2 contributor’s copies and one-year subscription.
ALSO OFFERS Sponsors an annual poetry contest. 1st Prize: $1,000 and publication. Guidelines available on website. Entry fee: $16, includes one-year subscription to Third Coast.
TIPS “We will consider many different types of fiction and favor those exhibiting a freshness of vision and approach.”
THIRD WEDNESDAY: A LITERARY ARTS MAGAZINE174 Greenside Up, Ypsilanti MI 48197. (734) 434-2409. E-mail: submissions@thirdwednesday.org; LaurenceWT@aol.com. Website: http://thirdwednesday.org. Contact: Laurence Thomas, editor. “Third Wednesday publishes quality (a subjective term at best) poetry, short fiction, and artwork by experienced writers and artists. We welcome work by established writers/artists, as well as those who are not yet well known but headed for prominence.” Acquires first North American serial rights, electronic rights. “TW retains the right to reproduce accepted work as samples on our website.” Rights revert to author upon publication. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 3 months after acceptance. Responds to mss in 6-8 weeks. Sometimes comments on/critiques rejected mss. Sample copy: $12; includes postage. Subscription: $40. Guidelines available for SASE, or via e-mail. Does not welcome submissions by snail mail.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Receives 800 poems/year. Has published poetry by Wanda Coleman, Philip Dacey, Richard Luftig, Simon Perchik, Marge Piercy, Charles Harper Webb. Submit 1-5 poems at a time. Wants “all styles and forms of poetry, from formal to experimental. Emphasis is placed on the ideas conveyed, craft and language, beauty of expression, and the picture that extends beyond the frame of the poem.” Does not want “hate-filled diatribes, pornography (though eroticism is acceptable), prose masquerading as poetry, first drafts of anything.” Pays $3 and 1 contributor’s copy.
TIPS “Of course, originality is important, along with skill in writing, deft handling of language, and meaning, which goes hand in hand with beauty—whatever that is. Short fiction is specialized and difficult, so the writer should read extensively in the field.”
P.O. Box 4823, Irvine CA 92623. E-mail: 34thParallel@gmail.com. Website: www.34thparallel.net. Contact: Tracey Swan, Martin Chipperfield, editors. 34thParallel Magazine, published quarterly in digital and print editions, seeks “to promote and publish the exceptional writing of new and emerging writers overlooked by large commercial publishing houses and mainstream presses. Wants work that experiments with and tests boundaries: anything that communicates a sense of wonder, reality, tragedy, fantasy, and brilliance. Does not want historical romance, erotica, Gothic horror, or book reviews.” Submit via online submissions manager (Submittable). Guidelines on website.
"Milan Kundera wrote that fiction is like a parallel reality (okay, so he didn't say that exactly). But reality and fiction mix up, don't you think? Our lives exist in words; it's how we make our reality. But maybe the fiction is truer? What if in our writing we reach out beyond the parallels of reality and fiction? Question life, challenge the boundaries, confront our perceptions and misconceptions. Welcome again to the 34thParallel.”
MAGAZINES NEEDS Pays 1 contributor’s copy in PDF format and offers print-edition copy at cost from print-on-demand publisher Lulu.
TIPS “We want it all, but we don’t want everything. Take a look at the mag to get a feel for our style.”
P.O. Box 9131, Berkeley CA 94709. (510)849-4545. E-mail: wlesser@threepennyreview.com. Website: www.threepennyreview.com. Contact: Wendy Lesser, editor. “We are a general-interest, national literary magazine with coverage of politics, the visual arts, and the performing arts.” Reading period: January 1-June 30. Buys first North American serial rights. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Responds in 1 month to queries; in 2 months to mss. Sample copy: $12, or online. Guidelines available online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS No poems without capital letters or poems without a discernible subject. Length: up to 100 lines/poem. Pays $200.
TIPS Nonfiction (political articles, memoirs, reviews) is most open to freelancers.
Tiger’s Eye Press, P.O. Box 9723, Denver CO 80209. (541)285-8355. E-mail: tigerseyepoet@yahoo.com. Website: www.tigerseyejournal.com. Contact: Colette Jonopulos and JoAn Osborne, editors. Tiger’s Eye: A Journal of Poetry, published annually, features both established and undiscovered poets. Acquires one-time rights. Publishes ms 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 6 months after reading period. Journal submissions accepted from September 1-January 31. Guidelines available in magazine or on website.
Tiger's Eye nominates for The Pushcart Prize.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “Besides publishing the work of several exceptional poets in each issue, we feature 2 poets in interviews, giving the reader insight into their lives and writing habits.” Wants “both free verse and traditional forms; no restrictions on subject or length. We welcome sonnets, haibun, haiku, ghazals, villenelles, etc. We pay special attention to unusual forms and longer poems that may have difficulty being placed elsewhere. Poems with distinct imagery and viewpoint are read and reread by the editors and considered for publication.” Length: no more than 5 pages. Pays 1 contributor’s copy to each poet, 2 to featured poets.
ALSO OFFERS Tiger’s Eye Chapbook Contest (see separate listing in Contests & Awards). “Our annual poetry chapbook contest awards $100 and 25 copies of your chapbook. Chapbook submissions accepted April 1-August 31. Send no more than 20 poems, cover letter with poet’s name and contact information (no identifying information on mss pages), SASE, and $15 entry fee.
E-mail: timberjournal@gmail.com. Website: www.timberjournal.com. Timber is a literary journal, run by students in the MFA program at the University of Colorado Boulder, dedicated to the promotion of innovative literature. Publishes work that explores the boundaries of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and digital literatures. Produces both an online journal that explores the potentials of the digital medium and an annual print anthology. Responds in 2-3 months to mss. Guidelines online.
Reading period: August-March (submit just once during this time). Staff changes regularly; see website for current staff members.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems in single document via online submissions manager. Include 30-50 word bio. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
TIPS “We are looking for innovative poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and digital lit (screenwriting, digital poetry, multimedia lit, etc.).”
TIME OF SINGING: A JOURNAL OF CHRISTIAN POETRYP.O. Box 5276, Conneaut Lake PA 16316. E-mail: timesing@zoominternet.net. Website: www.timeofsinging.com. Contact: Lora Zill, editor. “Time of Singing publishes Christian poetry in the widest sense but prefers literary type. Welcomes forms, fresh rhyme, well-crafted free verse. Likes “writers who take chances, who don’t feel the need to tie everything up neatly.” Acquires first North American serial rights, acquires first rights, acquires one-time rights, acquires second serial (reprint) rights. Publishes ms within 1 year of acceptance. Responds in 3 months to mss. Editorial lead time 6 months. Sample copy: $4/each or 2 for $7 (postage paid). Subscription: $17 USD, $21 USD Canada, $30 USD overseas. Guidelines for SASE or on website.
TOS is 44 pages, digest-sized, digitally printed. Receives more than 800 submissions/year, accepts about 175. Press run is 250 (150 subscribers).
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants free verse and well-crafted rhyme; would like to see more forms. Accepts e-mail submissions (pasted into body of message or as attachment). Poems should be single-spaced. Comments “with suggestions for improvement if close to publication.” TOS has published poets from the U.S., Canada, England, South Africa, Mexico, New Zealand, Scotland, Russia, Australia, Germany, Slovakia, Albania, and Ireland. Has published poetry by John Grey, Luci Shaw, Bob Hostetler, Tony Cosier, Barbara Crooker, and Charles Waugaman. Does not want “collections of uneven lines, sermons that rhyme, greeting card type poetry, unstructured ‘prayers,’ and trite sing-song rhymes.” Length: 3-60 lines. All contributors receive 1 copy of the issue in which their work appears and the opportunity to purchase more at the contributor’s rate.
ALSO OFFERS Sponsors theme contests for specific issues. Guidelines available for SASE, by e-mail, or on website.
TIPS “Read widely and study the craft. You need more than feelings and religious jargon to make it into TOS. It’s helpful to get honest critiques of your work. A cover letter is not necessary. Your poems speak for themselves.”
McCormack Communications, P.O. Box 10500, Portland OR 97296. (503)219-0622. E-mail: info@tinhouse.com. Website: www.tinhouse.com. Contact: Cheston Knapp, managing editor; Holly MacArthur, founding editor. “We are a general-interest literary quarterly. Our watchword is quality. Our audience includes people interested in literature in all its aspects, from the mundane to the exalted.” Buys first North American serial rights, anthology rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 6 weeks to queries; in 4 months to mss. Editorial lead time 6 months. Sample copy: $15. Guidelines online.
Reading period: September 1-May 31.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit via online submissions manager or postal mail. Include cover letter. Pays $50-150.
E-mail: toadsuckreview@gmail.com. Website: http://toadsuckreview.org. Contact: Mark Spitzer, editor in chief. “The innovative Toad Suck Review is a cutting-edge mixture of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translations, reviews, and artwork with a provocative sense of humor and an interest in diverse cultures and politics. No previously published work. ‘Previously published’ work includes: poetry posted on a public website/blog/forum and poetry posted on a private, password-protected forum. Reads mss in the summer.” Prefers submissions from skilled, experienced poets; will consider work from beginning poets. Acquires one-time rights. Pays contributor’s copy upon publication. Publishes ms 4-8 months after acceptance. Responds to mss in 1 week-9 months. Sample copy: $15. Lifetime subscription: $75. Guidelines available free for SASE or on website.
The journal received a Library Journal award for being one of the 10 best lit mags published in 2012. Has published work by Charles Bukowski, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Edward Abbey, Gary Snyder, Anne Waldman, Ed Sanders, Tyrone Jaeger, Jean Genet, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Antler, David Gessner, C.D. Wright, and Amiri Baraka.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “All forms and styles are welcome, especially those that take risks and shoot for something new.” Submit in e-mail as attachment. Receives about 777 poems/year; accepts 17. Sometimes comments on rejected poems. Does not want rhyming, repetitive, pastoral, or religious poetry. Length: 1-111 lines. Pays contributor’s copy.
TIPS “Our guidelines are very open and ambiguous. Don’t send us too much, and don’t make it too long. If you submit in an e-mail, use Word or RTF. We’re easy. If it works, we’ll be in touch. It’s a brutal world—wear your helmet.”
E-mail: editors@toasted-cheese.com. E-mail: submit@toasted-cheese.com. Website: www.toasted-cheese.com. “Toasted Cheese accepts submissions of previously unpublished fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and book reviews. See site for book review requirements and guidelines. Our focus is on quality of work, not quantity. Some issues will therefore contain fewer or more pieces than previous issues. We don’t restrict publication based on subject matter. We encourage submissions from innovative writers in all genres.” Acquires electronic rights. Responds in 4 months to mss. Sample copy online. Follow online submission guidelines.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Receives 150 unsolicited mss/month. Accepts 1-10 mss/issue; 5-30 mss/year. Publishes 15 new writers/year. Send complete ms in body of e-mail; no attachments. Accepts submissions by e-mail. Sponsors awards/contests “No first drafts.”
TIPS “We are looking for clean, professional writing from writers of any level. Accepted stories will be concise and compelling. We are looking for writers who are serious about the craft: tomorrow’s literary stars before they’re famous. Take your submission seriously, yet remember that levity is appreciated. You are submitting not to traditional ‘editors’ but to fellow writers who appreciate the efforts of those in the trenches. Follow online submission guidelines.”
Department of World Languages and Literatures at Western Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo MI 49008-5338. E-mail: lang-transference@wmich.edu; molly.lynde-recchia@wmich.edu. E-mail: david.kutzko@wmich.edu. Website: scholarworks.wmich.edu/transference. Contact: Molly Lynde-Recchia and David Kutzko, editors. Annual literary magazine. Publishes poetry from Arabic, Chinese, French and Old French, German, Classical Greek and Latin, Japanese, and Russian into English, along with short reflections on the art of translation and the choices and challenges involved with the process. Retains first North American serial rights and electronic rights. Does not offer payment. Publishes ms 4 months after acceptance. Responds in 3 months to mss; in 1 month to queries. Editorial lead time is 6 months. Sample copy available online, or send SASE and $10. Guidelines available online at scholarworks.wmich.edu/transference/policies.html.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Poetry must be a translation from another language into English. No minimum or maximum line length. Does not pay.
TIPS “Submitting poets should have a working knowledge of the source language of their poetry and should include a short discussion of their translation approach. Authors should also be sure to have the rights of the original poem they are translating to be submitted along with the original text and the translated poem.”
Internaturally, Inc., P.O. Box 317, Newfoundland NJ 07435-0317. (973)697-3552. Fax: (973)697-8313. E-mail: naturally@internaturally.com. Website: www.internaturally.com. “Travel Naturally looks at why millions of people believe that removing clothes in public is a good idea, and at places specifically created for that purpose—with good humor, but also in earnest. Travel Naturally takes you to places where your personal freedom is the only agenda and to places where textile-free living is a serious commitment.” Buys first rights, buys one-time rights. Pays on publication. Editorial lead time 4 months. Sample copy: $9.95 (back issue).
Travel Naturally is 72 pages, magazine-sized, printed on glossy paper, saddle-stapled.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants poetry about the naturalness of the human body and nature; any length. Considers previously published poems and simultaneous submissions. Accepts e-mail and fax submissions. “Name and address must be submitted with e-mail.”
TIPS “Travel Naturally invokes the philosophies of naturism and nudism, but also activities and beliefs in the mainstream that express themselves, barely: spiritual awareness, New Age customs, pagan and religious rites, alternative and fringe-lifestyle beliefs, artistic expressions, and many individual nude interests. Our higher purpose is simply to help restore our sense of self. Although the term ‘nude recreation’ may, for some, conjure up visions of sexual frivolities inappropriate for youngsters—because that can also be technically true—these topics are outside the scope of Travel Naturally. Here the emphasis is on the many varieties of human beings, of all ages and backgrounds, recreating in their most natural state, at extraordinary places, their reasons for doing so, and the benefits they derive. We incorporate a travel department to advise and book vacations in locations reviewed in travel articles.”
E-mail: editor@tribecareview.org. Website: www.tribecareview.org. Contact: Kenlynne Rini Mulroy, editor. Tribeca Poetry Review, published biennially in even-numbered years, is “a publication that emerged out of the thick poetic history that is downtown New York. It seeks to expose its readers to the best smattering of poetry we can get our inky hands on. TPR showcases new pieces by seasoned poets as well as illuminates the work of fresh voices.” Acquires first North American serial rights. Time between acceptance and publication is up to 2 years. Sometimes comments on rejected poems. Responds as soon as possible; can be up to 6 months. Guidelines on website. Now only accepting electronic submissions to editor@tribecareview.org.
Tribeca Poetry Review is approximately 100 pages, digest-sized, professionally printed, flat-spine bound, with artwork cover. Press run is 1,000. Reads submissions September-May.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems at a time in body of e-mail, not as attachments, to editor@tribecareview.org. Cover letter is encouraged. “Please do not use your cover letter as a place to explain your poems. The letter is a place to introduce yourself and your work but not sell or explain either.” Wants “the kind of poetry that squirms in your head for days, hopefully longer, after reading it. Send us your best work. Will publish all forms (including traditional poesy, spoken word, or your experimental pieces) providing they translate well on the page, are intelligent, and are well crafted. New York City poets are always encouraged to submit their work, but this is not strictly a regional publication. Does not want “overly self-absorbed poems; pieces so abstract that all meaning and pleasure is lost on anyone but the poet; first drafts, goofy word play, trite nostalgia.” Considers poetry by teens. “It’s the poem itself that needs to resonate with readers, so the age of the poet means little. Occasionally, poetry by a 14-year-old is more profound than the drivel generated by those adults who hang out unnecessarily in coffee shops and believe themselves ‘poets.’” Pays 2 contributor’s copies.
School of Continuing Studies, Northwestern University, 339 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago IL 60611. E-mail: triquarterly@northwestern.edu. Website: www.triquarterly.org. Contact: Adrienne Gunn, managing editor. TriQuarterly, the literary magazine of Northwestern University, welcomes submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, short drama, and hybrid work. “We also welcome short-short prose pieces.” Reading period: February 16-July 15.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 6 poems via online submissions manager. Pays honoraria.
TIPS “We are especially interested in work that embraces the world and continues, however subtly, the ongoing global conversation about culture and society that TriQuarterly pursued from its beginning in 1964.”
Tulane University, 122 Norman Mayer, New Orleans LA 70118. E-mail: tulane.review@gmail.com; litsoc@tulane.edu. Website: www.tulane.edu/~litsoc/index.html. Tulane Review, published biannually, is a national literary journal seeking quality submissions of prose, poetry, and art. Acquires first North American serial rights, second serial rights. Single copy: $8; subscription: $15. Make checks payable to Tulane Review.
Tulane Review is the recipient of an AWP Literary Magazine Design Award. Tulane Review is 70 pages, 7x9, perfect-bound, with 100# cover with full-color artwork.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Considers all types of poetry. Wants imaginative poems with bold, inventive images. Receives about 1,200 poems/year, accepts about 50 per issue. Has published poetry by Tom Chandler, Ace Boggess, Carol Hamilton, and Brady Rhoades. Submit up to 5 poems via online submissions manager. No longer accepts paper and e-mail submissions. Pays 2 contributor’s copies.
P.O. Box 160406, Sacramento CA 95816. (916)451-5569. E-mail: info@sacpoetrycenter@gmail.com. Website: www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org. Contact: Frank Dixon Graham, editor-in-chief; Linda Collins, associate editor; Connie Gutowsky, associate editor. Tule Review, published 1-2 times/year, uses “poetry, book reviews, and essays concerning contemporary poetry” Acquires first North American serial rights. Publishes ms 1-6 months after acceptance. Responds in 3-4 monts. Guidelines and upcoming themes available by e-mail, or on website.
Tule Review accepts poetry and cover art submissions on a rolling basis, from May 1 to April 30. All material should be submitted through Submittable.com.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 6 poems at a time using online submission form. Provide short, 5 line bio. Reads submissions year round. Wants “all styles and forms of poetry.” Primarily publishes poets living in the greater Sacramento area, but accepts work from anywhere. Length: 96 lines maximum. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
URTHONA MAGAZINE71 The Broadway, Granchester, Cambridge CB3 9NQ, UK. E-mail: urthonamag@gmail.com. Website: www.urthona.com. Urthona, published biannually, explores the arts and Western culture from a Buddhist perspective. Wants “poetry rousing the imagination.” Does not want “undigested autobiography, political, or New Age-y poems.” Acquires one-time rights. Publishes ms 8 months after acceptance. Responds in 6 months. Sample copy (including guidelines): $7.99 USD, $8.99 CAD.”See website for current subscription rates.”
Urthona is 60 pages, A4, offset-printed, saddle-stapled, with 4-color glossy cover; includes ads. Receives about 300 poems/year, accepts about 40. Press run is 1,200 (200 subscribers, plus shelf sales in Australia and America).
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 6 poems at a time. Accepts e-mail submissions (as attachment). Cover letter is preferred. Poems are circulated to an editorial board and are read and selected by poetry editor. Other editors have right of veto. Has published poetry by Peter Abbs, Robert Bly, and Peter Redgrove. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
ALSO OFFERS Reviews books/chapbooks of poetry and other magazines in 600 words. Send materials for review consideration.
U.S. 1 Poets’ Cooperative, U.S. 1 Worksheets, P.O. Box 127, Kingston NJ 08528. E-mail: us1poets@gmail.com. Website: www.us1poets.com. “U.S. 1 Worksheets, published annually, uses high-quality poetry and prose poems. We prefer complex, well-written work.” Responds in 3-6 months to mss. Guidelines available online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems at a time, no more than 7 pages total. Considers simultaneous submissions if indicated; no previously published poems. “We are looking for well-crafted poetry with a focused point of view.”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The U.S. 1 Poets’ Cooperative co-sponsors (with the Delaware Valley Poets) a series of monthly poetry readings at the Princeton Public Library. “The group is open to poets who want to share their original work and receive feedback.”
TIPS “Mss are accepted from April 15-June 30 and are read by rotating editors from the cooperative. Send us something unusual, something we haven’t read before, but make sure it’s poetry. Proofread carefully.”
U.S. CATHOLICClaretian Publications, 205 W. Monroe St., Chicago IL 60606. (312)236-7782. Fax: (312)236-8207. E-mail: editors@uscatholic.org. E-mail: submissions@uscatholic.org. Website: www.uscatholic.org. “U.S. Catholic puts faith in the context of everyday life. With a strong focus on social justice, we offer a fresh and balanced take on the issues that matter most in our world, adding a faith perspective to such challenges as poverty, education, family life, the environment, and even pop culture.” Buys all rights. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 month to queries; in 2 months to mss. Editorial lead time 8 months. Guidelines on website.
Please include SASE with written ms.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems at a time. Accepts e-mail submissions (pasted into body of message or as attachments). Cover letter is preferred. No light verse. Length: up to 50 lines/poem. Pays $75.
VALLUM: CONTEMPORARY POETRY5038 Sherbrooke West, P.O. Box 23077, CP Vendome, Montreal Quebec H4A 1T0, Canada. (514)937-8946. Fax: (514)937-8946. E-mail: info@vallummag.com. E-mail: editors@vallummag.com. Website: www.vallummag.com. Contact: Joshua Auerbach and Eleni Zisimatos, editors. Poetry/fine arts magazine published twice/year. Publishes exciting interplay of poets and artists. Content for magazine is selected according to themes listed on website. Material is not filed but is returned upon request by SASE. E-mail response is preferred. Seeking exciting, unpublished, traditional or avant-garde poetry that reflects contemporary experience. Buys first North American serial rights. Copyright remains with the author. Pays on publication. Sample copies available for $10. Guidelines available on website.
Vallum is 100 pages, digest sized (7x81⁄2), digitally printed, perfect-bound, with color images on coated stock cover. Includes ads. Single copy: $12 CDN; subscription: $20/year CDN; $24 U.S. (shipping included). Make checks payable to Vallum.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Pays honorarium for accepted poems.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION “The Vallum Chapbook Series publishes 2-3 chapbooks by both well-known and emerging poets. Past editions include Gospel of X by George Elliott Clarke, The Art of Fugue by Jan Zwicky and Address by Franz Wright. Vallum does not currently accept unsolicited mss for this project.”
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS “Sponsors annual contest. First Prize: $750, Second Prize: $250 and publication in an issue of Vallum. Honourable mentions may be selected but are not eligible for cash prizes. Submit 3 poems. Entry fee: $205USD / CAD (includes subscription to Vallum). Deadline: July 15. Guidelines available in magazine, by e-mail, and on website. Poems may be submitted in any style or on any subject; max. 3 poems, up to 60 lines per poem. Entries should be labelled ‘Vallum Contest’ and submitted online or by regular mail. Submissions are not returned. Winners will be notified via e-mail.”
Department of English, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso IN 46383-6493. (219)464-5278. Fax: (219)464-5511. E-mail: vpr@valpo.edu. Website: www.valpo.edu/vpr. Contact: Edward Byrne, editor. Valparaiso Poetry Review: Contemporary Poetry and Poetics, published semiannually online, accepts “submissions of unpublished poetry, book reviews, author interviews, and essays on poetry or poetics that have not yet appeared online and for which the rights belong to the author. Query for anything else.” Acquires one-time rights. “All rights remain with author.” Publishes ms 6-12 months after acceptance. Responds in 6 weeks. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants poetry of any length or style, free verse, or traditional forms. Submit 3-5 poems at a time. Accepts e-mail submissions only. Reads submissions year round. Seldom comments on rejected poems. Receives about 9,000 poems/year, accepts about 1%. Has published poetry by Charles Wright, Cornelius Eady, Dorianne Laux, Dave Smith, Claudia Emerson, Billy Collins, Brian Turner, Daisy Fried, Stanley Plumly, and Annie Finch.
ALSO OFFERS Reviews books of poetry in single- and multibook formats. Send materials for review consideration.
VAN GOGH'S EAR: BEST WORLD POETRY & PROSEFrench Connection Press, 12 Rue Lamartine, Paris 75009, France. (33)(1)4016-1147. E-mail: tinafayeayres@gmail.com. Website: www.frenchcx.com; theoriginalvangoghsearanthology.com. Van Gogh’s Ear, published annually in April, is an anthology series “devoted to publishing powerful poetry and prose in English and English translations by major voices and innovative new talents from around the globe.” Acquires one-time rights. Time between acceptance and publication is 1 year. Responds in 9 months. Seldom comments on rejections. Always sends prepublication galleys. Single copy: $19; subscription: $36 for 2 years. Guidelines available in anthology or on website. “Every submission is closely read by all members of the editorial board and voted upon. Our continued existence, and continued ability to read your work, depends mainly on subscriptions/donations. Therefore, we must ask that you at least purchase a sample copy before submitting work.”
Van Gogh's Ear is 280 pages, digest-sized, offset-printed, perfect-bound, with 4-color matte cover with commissioned artwork. Poetry published in Van Gogh’s Ear has appeared in The Best American Poetry.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Receives about 1,000 poems/year, accepts about 30%. Press run is 2,000 (105 subscribers, 25 libraries, 1,750 shelf/online sales); 120 distributed free to contributors and reviewers. Has published poetry by Tony Curtis, Yoko Ono, James Dean, Xaviera Hollander, and Charles Manson. Submit up to 6 poems by e-mail. Cover letter is preferred, along with a brief bio of up to 120 words. Length: up to 165 lines/poem. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
TIPS “As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit enterprise, Van Gogh’s Ear needs the support of individual poets, writers, and readers to survive. Any donation, large or small, will help Van Gogh’s Ear continue to publish the best cross-section of contemporary poetry and prose. Because of being an anglophone publication based in France, Van Gogh’s Ear is unable to get any grants or funding. Your contribution will be tax-deductible. Make donation checks payable to Committee on Poetry-VGE, and mail them (donations only) to the Allen Ginsberg Trust, P.O. Box 582, Stuyvesant Station, New York NY 10009.”
VANILLEROTICA LITERARY EZINECleveland OH 44102. (216)799-9775. E-mail: talentdripseroticpublishing@yahoo.com. Website: eroticatalentdrips.wordpress.com. Contact: Kimberly Steele, founder. Vanillerotica, published monthly online, focuses solely on showcasing new erotic fiction. Acquires electronic rights only. Rights revert to authors and poets upon publication. Work archived on the site for 2 months. Time between acceptance and publication is 2 months. Responds to general and submission queries within a week. Guidelines on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit by e-mail to talentdripseroticpublishing@yahoo.com. Accepts e-mail pasted into body of message. Reads submissions during publication months only. Length: up to 30 lines/poem. Pays $10 for each accepted poem.
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS Vanillerotica Literary EZine Poet of the Year Contest is held annually. Prizes: $75, $50, and certificate. Deadline: November 25. Guidelines on website.
TIPS “Please read our take on the difference between erotica and pornography; it’s on the website. Vanillerotica does not accept pornography. And please keep poetry 30 lines or less.”
P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore MD 21203-1463. (410)366-8343. E-mail: vrg@vrg.org. Website: www.vrg.org. Contact: Debra Wasserman, editor. Quarterly nonprofit vegetarian magazine that examines the health, ecological and ethical aspects of vegetarianism. “Highly-educated audience including health professionals.” Sample: $4.
Vegetarian Journal is 36 pages, magazine-sized, professionally printed, saddle-stapled, with glossy card cover. Press run is 20,000.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “Please, no submissions of poetry from adults; 18 and under only.”
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS The Vegetarian Resource Group offers an annual contest for ages 18 and under: $50 prize in 3 age categories for the best contribution on any aspect of vegetarianism. “Most entries are essay, but we would accept poetry with enthusiasm.” Deadline: May 1 (postmark). Details available at website: http://www.vrg.org/essay/
TIPS Areas most open to freelancers are recipe section and feature articles. “Review magazine first to learn our style. Send query letter with photocopy sample of line drawings of food.”
VERANDAH LITERARY & ART JOURNALFaculty of Arts, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy., Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia. (61)(3)9251-7134. E-mail: verandah@deakin.edu.au. Website: www.deakin.edu.au/verandah. Verandah, published annually in August, is a high-quality literary journal edited by professional writing students. It aims to give voice to new and innovative writers and artists. Acquires first Australian publishing rights. Sample: $20 AUD. Guidelines available on website.
Submission period: February 1-June 5. Has published work by Christos Tsiolka, Dorothy Porter, Seamus Heaney, Les Murray, Ed Burger, and John Muk Muk Burke. Verandah is 120 pages, professionally printed on glossy stock, flat-spined, with full-color glossy card cover.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit by mail or e-mail. However, electronic version of work must be available if accepted by Verandah. Do not submit work without the required submission form (available for download on website). Reads submissions by June 5 deadline (postmark). Length: 100 lines maximum. Pays 1 contributor’s copy, “with prizes awarded accordingly.”
English Department, University of Richmond, Richmond VA 23173. Website: http://versemag.blogspot.com. Contact: Brian Henry, co-editor; Andrew Zawacki, co-editor. Verse, published 3 times/year, is an international poetry journal which also publishes interviews with poets, essays on poetry, and book reviews. Wants no specific kind; looks for high-quality, innovative poetry. Focus is not only on American poetry, but on all poetry written in English, as well as translations. Has published poetry by James Tate, John Ashbery, Barbara Guest, Gustaf Sobin, and Rae Armantrout.
Verse is 128-416 pages, digest-sized, professionally printed, perfect-bound, with card cover. Receives about 5,000 poems/year, accepts 10%. Press run is 1,000. Single copy: $10; subscription: $18 for individuals, $39 for institutions. Sample: $6. Verse has a $10 reading fee for the print edition. Note that Verse will sometimes publish individual pieces on the website if they decide not to publish the entire body of work.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submissions should be chapbook-length (20-40 pages). Pays $10/page, $250 minimum.
TIPS “Read widely and deeply. Avoid inundating a magazine with submissions; constant exposure will not increase your chances of getting accepted.”
VINE LEAVES LITERARY JOURNALCanada. E-mail: vineleaves.editors@gmail.com. Website: www.vineleavesliteraryjournal.com. Contact: Jessica Bell, publishing editor. Quarterly online/annual print literary magazine. “The world of literature nowadays is so diverse, open-minded, and thriving in experimental works that there doesn’t seem to be any single form of written art missing from it ... you would think. But there is. The vignette. It’s rare for a literary magazine to accept the ‘vignette’ as a publishable piece of literature. Why? Because it is not a ‘proper story.’ We beg to differ. So, what is a vignette? Vignette is a word that originally meant ‘something that may be written on a vine-leaf.’ It’s a snapshot in words. It differs from flash fiction or a short story in that its aim doesn’t lie within the traditional realms of structure or plot. Instead, the vignette focuses on 1 element, mood, character, setting, or object. It’s descriptive, excellent for character or theme exploration and wordplay. Through a vignette, you create an atmosphere. Vine Leaves will entwine you in atmosphere, wrap you in a world where literature ferments and then matures.” Rights remain with author. Publishes ms 1 month after acceptance. Editorial lead time is 3 months. Sample copy and guidelines available online. See website for payment rates.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Length: up to 40 lines.
TIPS “Please see guidelines on website. Also the vignette-writing tips page.”
THE VIRGINIA QUARTERLY REVIEWP.O. Box 400223, Charlottesville VA 22904. E-mail: vqr@vqronline.org. Website: www.vqronline.org. Contact: W. Ralph Eubanks, editor. “VQR’s primary mission has been to sustain and strengthen Jefferson’s bulwark, long describing itself as ‘A National Journal of Literature and Discussion.’ And for good reason. From its inception in prohibition, through depression and war, in prosperity and peace, The Virginia Quarterly Review has been a haven—and home—for the best essayists, fiction writers, and poets, seeking contributors from every section of the United States and abroad. It has not limited itself to any special field. No topic has been alien: literary, public affairs, the arts, history, the economy. If it could be approached through essay or discussion, poetry or prose, VQR has covered it.” Press run is 4,000. Buys first North American print and digital magazine rights; nonexclusive online rights; and other limited rights. Responds in 3 months to mss. Guidelines on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Sponsors the Emily Clark Balch Prize for Poetry, an annual award of $1,000 given to the best poem or group of poems published in the Review during the year. The Virginia Quarterly Review prints approximately 12 pages of poetry in each issue. No length or subject restrictions. Issues have largely included lyric and narrative free verse, most of which features a strong message or powerful voice. Accepts online submissions only at virginiaquarterlyreview.submittable.com/submit. Pays $200/poem (up to 50 lines); $300/poem (50-plus lines).
VOICES ISRAELP.O. Box 21, Metulla 10292, Israel. E-mail: voicesisraelpoetryanthology@gmail.com. Website: www.voicesisrael.com. Contact: Dina Yehuda, editor. Voices Israel, published annually by The Voices Israel Group of Poets, is “an anthology of poetry in English, with worldwide contributions. We consider all kinds of poetry.” Poems must be in English; translations must be accompanied by the original poem. Single copy: $25 for nonmembers. Sample: $15 (back issue). “Members receive the anthology with annual dues ($35).”
Voices Israel is about 300 pages, digest-sized, offset from laser output on ordinary paper, flat-spined, with varying cover. Press run is 350.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 3 poems/year via online submissions manager. “We do not guarantee publication of any poem. In poems we publish, we reserve the right to correct obviously unintentional errors in spelling, punctuation, etc.”
ALSO OFFERS The annual International Reuben Rose Memorial Poetry Competition offers 1st Prize: $500; 2nd Prize $200; 3rd Prize: $100; and Honorable Mentions. Winning poems are published and distributed together with the Voices Israel anthology.
University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium. E-mail: bart.eeckhout@uantwerp.be; jforjames@aol.com. Website: www.press.jhu.edu/journals/wallace_stevens_journal. Contact: Bart Eeckhout, editor; James Finnegan, poetry editor. The Wallace Stevens Journal, published semiannually by the Wallace Stevens Society, welcomes submissions on all aspects of Wallace Stevens’s poetry and life. Subscription: $30 (includes membership in the Wallace Stevens Society).
The Wallace Stevens Journal is 100-160 pages, digest-sized, typeset, flat-spined, with glossy cover with art. Receives 200 poems/year, accepts 15-20. Press run is 400 + institutional subscriptions through Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University Press).
MAGAZINES NEEDS Has published poetry by David Athey, Jacqueline Marcus, Charles Wright, X.J. Kennedy, A.M. Juster, and Robert Creeley. Submit poems to James Finnegan at jforjames@aol.com.
The Salvation Army, 615 Slaters Lane, Alexandria VA 22314. (703)684-4128. Fax: (703)684-5539. E-mail: war_cry@usn.salvationarmy.org. Website: publications.salvationarmyusa.org. “Inspirational magazine with evangelical emphasis and portrayals that express the mission of the Salvation Army. Fourteen issues published per year, including special Easter and Christmas issues.” Buys first rights, buys one-time rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 2 months to 1 year after acceptance. Responds in 3-4 weeks to mss. Editorial lead time 2 months before issue date; Christmas and Easter issues: 6 months before issue date. Sample copy, theme list, and writer’s guidelines free with #10 SASE or online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Purchases limited poetry.
Ten Penny Players, 393 Saint Pauls Ave., Staten Island NY 10304-2127. (718)442-7429. E-mail: tenpennyplayers@si.rr.com. Website: www.tenpennyplayers.org. Contact: Barbara Fisher and Richard Spiegel, poetry editors. Waterways: Poetry in the Mainstream, published 11 times/year, prints work by adult poets. “We publish theme issues and are trying to increase an audience for poetry and the printed and performed word. While we do ‘themes,’ sometimes an idea for a future magazine is inspired by a submission, so we try to remain open to poets’ inspirations. Poets should be guided, however, by the fact that we are disability, children’s, and animal rights advocates and are a NYC press. We are open to reading material from people we have never published, writing in traditional and experimental poetry forms.” Acquires one-time rights. Responds in less than 1 month. Sometimes comments on rejected poems. Sample: $5. Subscription: $45. Guidelines available for SASE or on website.
Waterways is 40 pages, 4.25x7, saddle-stapled. Back issues of Waterways are published online at www.tenpennyplayers.org and at scribd.com, in addition to being available in the limited printing paper edition. Accepts 40% of poems submitted. Press run is 150. Has published poetry by Kit Knight, James Penha, William Corner Clarke, Wayne Hogan, Sylvia Manning, and Monique Laforce.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit less than 10 poems at a time (for first submission). Accepts e-mail (pasted into body of message) and postal mail submissions (include SASE). Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
ALSO OFFERS Ten Penny Players publishes chapbooks “by children and young adults only—not by submission. They come through our workshops in the library and schools. Adult poets are published through our Bard Press imprint, by invitation only. Books evolve from the relationship we develop with writers we publish in Waterways and to whom we would like to give more exposure.”
TIPS “Send for our theme sheet and a sample issue, or view online. Mss that arrive without a return envelope are not sent back.”
WEBER: THE CONTEMPORARY WESTWeber State University, 1395 Edvalson St., Dept. 1405, Ogden UT 84408-1405. Website: www.weber.edu/weberjournal. Weber: The Contemporary West, published 2 times/year, “spotlights personal narrative, commentary, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that speaks to the environment and culture of the American West and beyond.” Acquires all rights. Copyright reverts to author after first printing. Publishes ms 15 months after acceptance. Responds in 6 months. Sample: $10 (back issue). Subscription: $20 ($30 for institutions); $40 for outside the U.S. Themes and guidelines available in magazine, for SASE, by e-mail, or on website.
Poetry published in Weber has appeared in The Best American Poetry. Weber is 150 pages, offset-printed on acid-free paper, perfect-bound, with color cover. Receives about 250-300 poems/year, accepts 30-40. Press run is 1,000; 80% libraries.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-4 poems at a time, 2 copies of each (one without name). “We publish multiple poems from a poet.” Cover letter is preferred. Poems are selected by anonymous (blind) evaluation. Always sends prepublication galleys. Has published poetry by Naomi Shihab Nye, Carolyn Forche, Stephen Dunn, Billy Collins, William Kloefkorn, David Lee, Gary Gildner, and Robert Dana. Does not want “poems that are flippant, prurient, sing-song, or preachy.” Pays 2 contributor’s copies, one-year subscription, and a small honorarium ($100-300) depending on fluctuating grant monies.
ALSO OFFERS The Dr. Sherwin W. Howard Poetry Award, a $500 cash prize, is awarded annually to the author of the best set of poems published in Weber during the previous year. The competition is announced each year in the Spring/Summer issue.
Stadler Center for Poetry, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA 17837-2029. (570)577-1853. Fax: (570)577-1885. E-mail: westbranch@bucknell.edu. Website: www.bucknell.edu/westbranch. Contact: G.C. Waldrep, editor. West Branch publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in both traditional and innovative styles. Buys first North American serial rights. Pays on publication. Sample copy for $3. Guidelines available online.
Reading period: August 15-April 1. No more than 3 submissions from a single contributor in a given reading period.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Pays $50/submission.
TIPS “All submissions must be sent via our online submission manager. Please see website for guidelines. We recommend that you acquaint yourself with the magazine before submitting.”
WESTERLYUniversity of Wester Australia, The Westerly Centre (M202), Crawley WA 6009, Australia. (61)(8)6488-3403. Fax: (61)(8)6488-1030. E-mail: westerly@uwa.edu.au. Website: westerlymag.com.au. Contact: Delys Bird and Tony Hughes-D’Aeth, editors. Westerly, published in July and November, prints quality short fiction, poetry, literary criticism, socio-historical articles, and book reviews with special attention given to Australia, Asia, and the Indian Ocean region. “We assume a reasonably well-read, intelligent audience. Past issues of Westerly provide the best guides. Not consciously an academic magazine.” Acquires first publication rights; requests acknowledgment on reprints. Time between acceptance and publication may be up to 1 year, depending on when work is submitted. “Please wait for a response before forwarding any additional submissions for consideration.”
Westerly is about 200 pages, digest-sized, “electronically printed.” Press run is 1,200. Subscription information available on website. Deadline for July edition: March 31; deadline for November edition: August 31.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “We don’t dictate to writers on rhyme, style, experimentation, or anything else. We are willing to publish short or long poems.” Submit up to 3 poems by mail, e-mail, or online submissions form. Pays $75 for 1 page or 1 poem, or $100 for 2 or more pages/poems, and contributor’s copies.
ALSO OFFERS The Patricia Hackett Prize (value approximately $750 AUD) is awarded annually for the best contribution published in the previous year’s issue of Westerly.
University of Utah, English Department, 255 S. Central Campus Dr., Salt Lake City UT 84112-0494. (801)581-6070. Fax: (801)585-5167. E-mail: whr@mail.hum.utah.edu. Website: http://ourworld.info/whrweb/. Contact: Barry Weller, editor; Nate Liederbach, managing editor. Western Humanities Review is a journal of contemporary literature and culture housed in the University of Utah English Department. Publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction essays, artwork, and work that resists categorization. Buys one-time rights. Pays in contributor copies. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Responds in 3-5 months. Sample copy for $10. Guidelines available online.
Reading period: September 1-April 15. All submissions must be sent through online submissions manager.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Considers simultaneous submissions but no more than 5 poems or 25 pages per reading period. No fax or e-mail submissions. Reads submissions October 1-April 1 only. Wants quality poetry of any form, including translations. Has published poetry by Charles Simic, Olena Kalytiak Davis, Ravi Shankar, Karen Volkman, Dan Beachy-Quick, Lucie Brock-Broido, Christine Hume, and Dan Chiasson. Innovative prose poems may be submitted as fiction or non-fiction to the appropriate editor. Pays 2 contributor’s copies.
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS Sponsors an annual contest for Utah writers.
TIPS “Because of changes in our editorial staff, we urge familiarity with recent issues of the magazine. We do not publish writer’s guidelines because we think that the magazine itself conveys an accurate picture of our requirements. Please, no e-mail submissions.”
Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 100 Campus Dr., Weatherford OK 73096. E-mail: westview@swosu.edu. Website: www.swosu.edu/academics/langarts/westview/. Contact: Amanda Smith, editor; Kevin Collins, managing editor. Westview: A Journal of Western Oklahoma is published semiannually by the Language Arts Department of Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Publications include previously unpublished fiction, poetry, prose poems, drama, nonfiction, book reviews, literary criticism, and artwork. Westview holds only first rights for all works published. Sample: $6.
Has published poetry by Carolynne Wright, Miller Williams, Walter McDonald, Robert Cooperman, Alicia Ostriker, and James Whitehead. Westview is 64 pages, magazine-sized, perfect-bound, with full-color glossy card cover. Receives about 500 poems/year; accepts 7%. Press run is 600 (250 subscribers; about 25 libraries). Subscription: $15/2 years; $25/ 2 years international.
Laudemont Press, P.O. Box 369, Hamilton IL 62341. (800)440-4043. E-mail: editor@wwquarterly.com. Website: www.wwquarterly.com. Contact: Shirley Anne Leonard, editor. WestWard Quarterly: The Magazine of Family Reading prints poetry. Acquires one-time rights. Responds in “weeks.” Often comments on rejected poems. Single copy: $4 ($6 foreign); subscription: $15/year ($18 foreign). Contributors to an issue may order extra copies at a discounted price. Make checks payable to Laudemont Press. Guidelines available for SASE, by e-mail, or on website.
Every issue includes a "Featured Writer" and a piece on improving writing skills or writing different forms of poetry. WestWard Quarterly is 32 pages, digest-sized, laser-printed, saddle-stapled, with inkjet color cover with scenic photos, includes ads. Receives about 1,500 poems/year, accepts about 12%. Press run is 150 (60 subscribers).
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants “all forms, including rhyme—we welcome inspirational, positive, reflective, humorous material promoting nobility, compassion, and courage.” Does not want “experimental or avant-garde forms, offensive language, depressing or negative poetry.” Submit up to 5 poems at a time. Prefers e-mail submissions (pasted into body of message); no disk submissions. Reads submissions year round. Considers poetry by children and teens. Has published poetry by Wynne Alexander, Leland Jamieson, Joyce I. Johnson, Michael Keshigian, Richard Luftig, Arlene Mandell, Dennis Ross, J. Alvin Speers, Jane Stuart, and Charles Waugaman. Length: up to 40 lines/poem. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
English Dept., Cleveland State University, Cleveland OH 44115. (216)687-3951. E-mail: whiskeyisland@csuohio.edu. Website: whiskeyislandmagazine.com. “Whiskey Island is a nonprofit literary magazine that has been published in one form or another by students of Cleveland State University for over 30 years.” Responds in 3 months to mss. Sample copy: $6.
Reading periods: August 15-November 15 and January 15-April 15. Paper and e-mail submissions are not accepted. No multiple submissions.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “Submit 3-5 poems via online submissions manager. Please combine all the poems you wish to submit into one document.” Pays 2 contributor’s copies.
E-mail: wickedalicepoetry@yahoo.com. Website: www.sundresspublications.com/wickedalice. Contact: Kristy Bowen, editor. “Wicked Alice is a women-centered poetry journal dedicated to publishing quality work by both sexes, depicting and exploring the female experience.” Wants “work that has a strong sense of image and music. Work that is interesting and surprising, with innovative, sometimes unusual, use of language. We love humor when done well, strangeness, wackiness. Hybridity, collage, intertexuality.” Acquires one-time rights. Responds in 1-6 months. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems via e-mail. Has published poetry by Daniela Olszewska, Rebecca Loudon, Robyn Art, Simone Muench, Brandi Homan, and Karyna McGlynn. Receives about 500 poems/year, accepts about 8%. Does not want greeting card verse. Length: open.
Hickory NC 28235-5009. E-mail: asowens1@yahoo.com. Website: www.wildgoosepoetryreview.com. Wild Goose Poetry Review is “looking for good contemporary poetry. No particular biases. We enjoy humor, strong imagery, strong lines, narrative, lyric, etc. Not a fan of abstraction, cliché, form for the sake of form, shock for the sake of shock. As in any good poem, everything should be purposeful.” Author retains all rights. Time between acceptance and publication is up to 3 months. Usually responds to mss within 1 month.
Receives more than 1,000 poems/year, accepts less than 10%. Reviews books/chapbooks of poetry. Send materials for review consideration to Scott Owens. Has published poetry by Anthony Abbott, Karen Douglass, and Lisa Zaran.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Accepts e-mail submissions only, pasted into body of e-mail; no attachments; no disk submissions. Cover letter is preferred; include bio. Reads submissions year round.
P.O. Box 39706, Philadelphia PA 19106. E-mail: wildvioletmagazine@yahoo.com. Website: www.wildviolet.net. Contact: Alyce Wilson, editor. Wild Violet, published weekly online, aims “to make the arts more accessible, to make a place for the arts in modern life, and to serve as a creative forum for writers and artists. Our audience includes English-speaking readers from all over the world who are interested in both ‘high art’ and pop culture.” Requests limited electronic rights for online publication and archival only. Time between acceptance and publication is 6 months. “Decisions on acceptance or rejection are made by the editor.” Responds in 1 week to queries; 3-6 months to mss. Guidelines online by e-mail or on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants “poetry that is well crafted, that engages thought, that challenges or uplifts the reader. We have published free verse, haiku, blank verse, and other forms. If the form suits the poem, we will consider any form.” Does not want “abstract, self-involved poetry; poorly managed form; excessive rhyming; self-referential poems that do not show why the speaker is sad, happy, or in love.” Has published poetry by Lyn Lifshin, Kimberly Gladman, Andrew H. Oerke, Simon Perchik, John Grey, Joanna Weston, and Amy Barone. Accepts about 15% of work submitted. Submit 3-5 poems at a time. Accepts e-mail submissions (pasted into body of message, or as text or Word attachment) and postal mail submissions; no disk submissions. Cover letter is preferred. Reads submissions year round. Seldom comments on rejected poems, unless requested. Occasionally publishes theme issues.
ALSO OFFERS Reviews books/chapbooks of poetry in 250 words, single-book format. Query for review consideration. Sponsors an annual poetry contest, offering 1st Prize: $100 and publication in Wild Violet; 2 Honorable Mentions will also be published. Guidelines available by e-mail or on website. Entry fee: $5/poem. Judged by independent judges.
TIPS “We look for stories that are well-paced and show character and plot development. Even short shorts should do more than simply paint a picture. Manuscripts stand out when the author’s voice is fresh and engaging. Avoid muddying your story with too many characters, and don’t attempt to shock the reader with an ending you have not earned. Experiment with styles and structures, but don’t resort to experimentation for its own sake.”
163 S. Willard St., Freeman 302, Box 34, Burlington VT 05401. (802)860-2700 ext.2462. E-mail: willardandmaple@champlain.edu. Website: www.champlain.edu/student-life/campus-life/activities-and-clubs/student-publications/willard-and-maple. Willard & Maple, published annually in spring, is a student-run literary magazine from Champlain College’s Professional Writing Program that considers short fiction, essays, reviews, fine art, and poetry by adults, children, and teens. Wants creative work of the highest quality. Acquires one-time rights. Time between acceptance and publication is less than 1 year. Responds in 6 months to queries; in 6 months to mss. Single copy: $12. Contact Lulu Press for contributor’s copy. Writer’s guidelines for SASE or send e-mail.
Willard & Maple is 200 pages, digest-sized, digitally printed, perfect-bound. Receives about 500 poems/year, accepts about 20%. Press run is 600 (80 subscribers, 4 libraries); 200 are distributed free to the Champlain College writing community.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Send up to 5 poems via e-mail or postal mail. Send SASE for return of ms or send disposable copy of mss and #10 SASE for reply only. Length: up to 100 lines/poem. Pays 2 contributor’s copies.
TIPS “The power of imagination makes us infinite.”
College of Lake County Publications, College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake IL 60030-1198. (847)543-2956. E-mail: com426@clcillinois.edu. Website: www.clcillinois.edu/community/willowreview.asp. Contact: Michael Latza, editor. Willow Review, published annually, is interested in poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction of high quality. “We have no preferences as to form, style, or subject, as long as each piece stands on its own as art and communicates ideas.” All rights revert to author upon publication. Responds in 3-4 months to mss. Sample: $5 (back issue). Subscription: $18/3 issues, $30/6 issues. International: add $5 per issue. Guidelines available on website.
The editors award prizes for best poetry and prose in the issue. Prize awards vary contingent on the current year's budget but normally range from $100-400. There is no reading fee or separate application for these prizes. All accepted mss are eligible. "Willow Review can be found on EBSCOhost databases, assuring a broader targeted audience for our authors’ work. Willow Review is a nonprofit journal partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency), College of Lake County Publications, private contributions, and sales.”
MAGAZINES NEEDS Considers simultaneous submissions “if indicated in the cover letter.” No e-mail submissions; postal submissions only. Include SASE; mss will not be returned unless requested. Reads submissions September-May. Has published poetry by Lisel Mueller, Lucien Stryk, David Ray, Louis Rodriguez, John Dickson, and Patricia Smith. Pays 2 contributor’s copies.
ALSO OFFERS Prizes totaling $400 are awarded to the best poetry and short fiction/creative nonfiction in each issue. The College of Lake County Reading Series (4-7 readings/academic year) has included Thomas Lux, Isabel Allende, Donald Justice, Galway Kinnell, Lisel Mueller, Amiri Baraka, and others. One reading is for contributors to Willow Review. Readings, usually held on Thursday evenings and widely publicized in Chicago and suburban newspapers, are presented to audiences of about 150 students and faculty of the College of Lake County and other area colleges, as well as residents of local communities.
Windfall Press, P.O. Box 19007, Portland OR 97280-0007. E-mail: bsiverly@comcast.net. Website: www.windfalljournal.com. Contact: Bill Siverly and Michael McDowell, co-editors. Windfall: A Journal of Poetry of Place, published semiannually in March and September, is “looking for poems of place, specifically places in the Pacific Northwest (the broad bioregion extending from the North Slope of Alaska to the San Francisco Bay Area, and from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast). ‘Place’ can be named or unnamed, but if unnamed, then location should be clearly implied or suggested by observed detail. The poet does not have to be living in the Pacific Northwest, but the poem does. We favor poetry based on imagery derived from sensory observation. Windfall also favors poetry that occurs in lines and stanzas.” Does not want “language poetry, metapoetry, surrealism, ‘Internet poetry’ (constructed from search engine information rather than experience), abstract, or self-centered poetry of any kind.” Acquires first North American serial rights. “Poem may appear in sample pages on Windfall website.” Rights revert to poet upon publication. Publishes ms 2 months after acceptance. Responds within 6 months (“depends on when poems are submitted in the biannual cycle”). Single copy: $7; subscription: $14/year. Make checks payable to Windfall Press. Guidelines available in magazine or on website.
Has published poetry by Judith Barrington, Gloria Bird, Barbara Drake, Clem Starck, Tom Wayman, and Robert Wrigley. Windfall is 52 pages, digest-sized, stapled, with art on covers (“all are drawings or prints by Portland artist Sharon Bronzan”). Receives about 160 poems/year, accepts about 60. Press run is 250.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 5 poems at a time. Accepts e-mail submissions (as attachment) or postal mail. Cover letter is preferred. “SASE required for submissions by U.S. mail.” Reads submissions after the deadlines for each issue: February 1 for spring and August 1 for fall. Length: up to 50 lines/poem.
A Journal of Christian Literature, P.O. Box 8008, 900 College St., Belton TX 76513. (254)295-4561. E-mail: windhover@umhb.edu. Website: undergrad.umhb.edu/english/windhover-journal. Contact: Dr. Nathaniel Hansen, editor. “Windhover is devoted to promoting writers and literature with Christian perspectives and with a broad definition of those perspectives. We accept poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, and creative nonfiction.” Publishes ms 1 year after acceptance. Sample copy: $5. Writer’s guidelines available atundergrad.umhb.edu/english/windhover-journal. Accepts electronic submissions only through online submission manager; no e-mailed submissions. Include estimated word count, brief bio, and list of publications.
Reading period is February 1-August 1.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
TIPS “We are looking for writing that avoids the didactic, the melodramatic, the trite, the obvious. Eschew tricks and gimmicks. We want writing that invites rereading.”
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh WI 54901. (920)424-2267. E-mail: wisconsinreview@uwosh.edu. Website: www.uwosh.edu/wisconsinreview. Wisconsin Review, published semiannually, is a “contemporary poetry, prose, and art magazine run by students at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.” Acquires first North American serial rights. Time between acceptance and publication is 4-6 months. Responds in 6-9 months. Sometimes comments on rejected poems. Single copy: $7.50; subscription: $10 plus $3 extra per issue for shipments outside the U.S. Guidelines available in magazine, for SASE, by e-mail, and on website.
Wisconsin Review is around 100 pages, digest-sized, perfect-bound, with 4-color glossy coverstock. Receives about 400 poetry submissions/year, accepts about 50; Press run is 1,000. Reading period: May through October for Spring issue; November through April for Fall issue.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants all forms and styles of poetry. Considers poetry by children and teens. “Minors may submit material by including a written letter of permission from a parent or guardian.” Submit via postal mail or online submission manager. Type 1 poem/page, single-spaced, with name and address of writer on each page. Cover letter is required. Include 3-5 sentence bio and SASE if submitting by mail. Does not want “poetry that is racist, sexist, or unnecessarily vulgar.” Pays 2 contributor’s copies.
TIPS “We are open to any poetic form and style, and look for outstanding imagery, new themes, and fresh voices—poetry that induces emotions.”
THE WOLFE-mail: thewolfpoetry@hotmail.com. Website: www.wolfmagazine.co.uk. Contact: James Byrne, editor. The Wolf, published 3 times/year, publishes international translations, critical prose, and interviews with leading contemporary poets, which are frequently mentioned as distinguishing characteristics of the magazine. The poetry, however, comes purely through work submitted. There is no special treatment with regard to the consideration of any poet or poem. Since January 2008, The Wolf has benefited from Arts Council funding. Since receiving its grant the magazine has increased its content by a third and is perfect bound. Responds in 6 months. Sample copy on website. Single issue: $12, including postage and packing. Subscription: $35. Accepts PayPal. Guidelines available online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems at a time. Accepts any poetry of various styles or theme. Advisible to read a few issues of the magazine to see what is accepted. The editor prefers poems to hold a modernist aesthetic over the postmodern, experimental over mainstream, serious over light verse. It’s worth seeing how this fits in with recent publications of The Wolf. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
ALSO OFFERS Also accepts critical essays on any poetry subject between 2,000-3,000 words. Welcomes artwork or photographs.
1 Ekman St., Worcester MA 01607. (508)797-4770. E-mail: twr.diane@gmail.com. Website: www.theworcesterreview.org. Contact: Diane Mulligan, managing editor. The Worcester Review, published annually by the Worcester County Poetry Association, encourages “critical work with a New England connection; no geographic limitation on poetry and fiction.” Wants “work that is crafted, intuitively honest and empathetic. We like high-quality, creative poetry, artwork, and fiction. Critical articles should be connected to New England.” Acquires one-time rights. Publishes ms within 1 year of acceptance. Responds in 4-8 months to mss. Sometimes comments on rejected mss. Sample copy: $8. Subscription: $30 (includes membership in WCPA). Guidelines available for SASE or on website.
The Worcester Review is 160 pages, digest-sized, professionally printed in dark type on quality stock, perfect-bound, with matte card cover. Press run is 600.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems at a time. Cover letter is optional. Print submissions should be typed on 8.5x11 paper, with poet’s name and e-mail address in upper left corner of each page. Include SASE or e-mail for reply. Has published poetry by Kurt Brown, Cleopatra Mathis, and Theodore Deppe. Pays 2 contributor’s copies plus small honorarium.
TIPS “We generally look for creative work with a blend of craftsmanship, insight, and empathy. This does not exclude humor. We won’t print work that is shoddy in any of these areas.”
P.O. Box 414, Middletown NJ 07748-3143. (732)706-1272. Fax: (732)706-5856. E-mail: wr.submissions@gmail.com. Website: www.wordriot.org. Contact: Jackie Corley, publisher; Kevin O’Cuinn, fiction editor; Doug Paul Case, poetry editor. “Word Riot publishes the forceful voices of up-and-coming writers and poets. We like edgy. We like challenging. We like unique voices. Each month we provide readers with book reviews, author interviews, and, most importantly, writing from some of the best and brightest making waves on the literary scene.” Acquires electronic rights. Not copyrighted. Publishes ms 1-2 months after acceptance. Responds in 4-6 weeks to ms.
Online magazine. Member CLMP.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit via online submissions manager at wordriot.submittable.com/submit. Do not send submissions by mail.
TIPS “We’re always looking for something edgy or quirky. We like writers who take risks.”
WORKERS WRITE!Blue Cubicle Press, LLC, P.O. Box 250382, Plano TX 75025. E-mail: info@workerswritejournal.com. Website: www.workerswritejournal.com. Contact: David LaBounty, managing editor. “Workers Write! is an annual print journal published by Blue Cubicle Press, an independent publisher dedicated to giving voice to writers trapped in the daily grind. Each issue focuses on a particular workplace; check website for details. Submit your stories via e-mail or send a hard copy.” Buys first North American serial rights, electronic rights, one-time rights, second serial (reprint) rights. Pays on acceptance. Publishes mss 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 week on queries, 3 months on mss. Sample copy available on website. Writer’s guidelines free for #10 SASE and on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Pays $5-10.
P.O. Box 901, Richfield UT 84701-0901. E-mail: jimnipoetry@yahoo.com. Contact: Jim Garman, editor. Write On!! Poetry Magazette, published irregularly, features “poetry from poets around the world.” Wants poetry of “any style; all submissions must be suitable for all ages to read.” Does not want “adult themes or vulgar material.” Considers poetry by children and teens. Acquires one-time rights “which return to author upon publication.” Time between acceptance and publication is approximately 1 month. Responds in approximately 4 weeks or less. Never comments on rejected poems. Sample copy: $3. Single copy: $4. Make checks payable to Jim Garman. Guidelines available by e-mail.
Write On!! is 24 pages, digest-sized, photostat-copied, saddle-stapled. Receives about 200 poems/year, accepts about 50%. Press run is 20.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 1-6 poems at a time. Accepts e-mail submissions (pasted into body of message, no attachments). Reads submissions year round. Occasionally publishes theme issues. Has published poetry by Caryl Calsyn, Roger Singer, Brenda K. Ledford, Robert Martin, and Owen Davis. Length: 6-28 lines/poem. No payment or free copies provided. “Write On!! contains no ads, no sponsors; all costs are covered out of pocket or by those desiring a copy.”
TIPS “Write On!! issues will be published as submissions allow, hopefully once per quarter or more often.”
E-mail: submissions@thewriteplaceatthewritetime.org. Website: www.thewriteplaceatthewritetime.org. Contact: Nicole M. Bouchard, editor in chief. Online literary magazine, published 3 times/year. Publishes fiction, personal nonfiction, craft essays by professionals, and poetry that “speaks to the heart and mind.” Acquires electronic rights, archive rights, and one-time reprint rights. Responds to queries in 2-9 weeks. Frequently comments on rejected mss. Guidelines available on website or by e-mail: questions@thewriteplaceatthewritetime.org.
"Our writers range from previously unpublished to having written for The New York Times, Time magazine, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Glimmer Train, Newsweek, and Business Week, and they come from all over the world. Interview subjects include NYT best-selling authors such as Dennis Lehane, Janet Fitch, Alice Hoffman, Joanne Harris, Arthur Golden, Jodi Picoult, and Frances Mayes.”
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit via e-mail—no attachments. Include cover letter with brief bio. Length: up to 30 lines/poem. “If we feel the strength of the submission merits added length, we are happy to consider exceptions.”
TIPS “Through our highly personalized approach to content, feedback, and community, we aim to give a very human visage to the publishing process. We wish to speak deeply of the human condition through pieces that validate the entire spectrum of emotions and the real circumstances of life. Every piece has a unique power and presence that stands on its own; we’ve had writers write about surviving an illness, losing a child, embracing a foreign land, learning of their parent’s suicide, discovering love, finding humor in dark hours, and healing from abuse. Our collective voice, from our aesthetic to our artwork to the words, looks at and highlights aspects of life through a storytelling lens that allows for or promotes a universal understanding.”
MSC 162, Fore Hall Rm. 110, 700 University Blvd., Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville TX 78363. (361)593-2514. E-mail: octavio.quintanilla@tamuk.edu. Website: www.tamuk.edu/artsci/langlit/index4.html. Contact: Dr. Octavio Quintanilla. Writer’s Bloc, published annually, prints poetry, short fiction, flash fiction, one-act plays, interviews, and essays. “About half of our pages are devoted to the works of Texas A&M University-Kingsville students and half to the works of writers and artists from all over the world.” Wants quality poetry; no restrictions on content or form. Sample copy: $7. Guidelines online or in magazine.
Writer's Bloc is 96 pages, digest-sized. Press run is 300. Reading period: February-May.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit via postal mail. Include cover letter with contact info, short bio. “Prose poems okay. Submissions should be typed, double-spaced; SASE required for reply. Mss are published upon recommendation by a staff of students and faculty.” Seldom comments on rejected poems. Length: no more than 50 lines. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
F+W Media, Inc., 10151 Carver Rd., Suite #200, Blue Ash OH 45242. (513)531-2690. E-mail: wdsubmissions@fwmedia.com. Website: www.writersdigest.com. Writer’s Digest, the No. 1 magazine for writers, celebrates the writing life and what it means to be a writer in today’s publishing environment. Buys first North American print and perpetual world digital rights. Pays 25% print reprint fee. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Responds in 1-4 months to queries and mss. Guidelines and editorial calendar available online (writersdigest.com/submission-guidelines).
The magazine does not accept or read e-queries with attachments.
TIPS “InkWell is the best place for new writers to break in. We recommend you consult our editorial calendar before pitching feature-length articles. Check our writer’s guidelines for more details.”
Rivercity Today / X-Press, 2413 Bethel Rd., Logansport LA 71049. (318)697-5649. E-mail: writersmonthlyreviewmag@gmail.com. Website: https://writersmonthlyreview.com. Contact: Marcella Simmons, managing editor. Purchases simultaneous rights; rights revert back to author at time of publication. Pays in contributor copies. Publishes 1 month after accepting ms. Responds in 1 week on queries, 1 month on mss. Editorial lead time: 1 month. Submit seasonal material 3 months in advance. Sample copy available for $6.50 and SASE. Guidelines available for SASE or via e-mail.
All mss should be submitted with a cover letter, brief bio, and name and address.
P.O. Box 93613, Los Angeles CA 90093. (323)336-5822. E-mail: submit@thewritingdisorder.com. Website: www.writingdisorder.com. Contact: C.E. Lukather, editor; Paul Garson, managing editor; Julianna Woodhead, poetry editor; Pamela Ramos Langley, fiction editor; C.E. Lukather, nonfiction editor. “The Writing Disorder is an online literary magazine devoted to literature, art, and culture. The mission of the magazine is to showcase new and emerging writers—particularly those in writing programs—as well as established ones. The magazine also features original artwork, photography, and comic art. Although we strive to publish original and experimental work, The Writing Disorder remains rooted in the classic art of storytelling.” Acquires first North American serial rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 3-6 months after acceptance. Responds in 6-12 weeks to queries; 3-6 months to ms. Editorial lead time 3 months. Sample copy online. Guidelines available online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Query. Annual print anthology of best work published online. Pays a contributor’s copy of anthology to writers whose work has been selected for inclusion.
TIPS “We are looking for work from new writers, writers in writing programs, and students and faculty of all ages.”
Website: www.xula.edu/review. Contact: Ralph Adamo, editor. “Xavier Review accepts poetry, fiction, translations, creative nonfiction, and critical essays. Content focuses on African American, Caribbean, and Southern literature, as well as works that touch on issues of religion and spirituality. We do, however, accept quality work on all themes. (Please note: This is not a religious publication.)” Guidelines available online. “Submissions by e-mail are encouraged in all genres.”
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems at a time via postal mail. Include 2-3 sentence bio and SASE. “Overseas authors only may submit by e-mail attachment.” Pays 2 contributor’s copies; offers 40% discount on additional copies.
Yale University, P.O. Box 208243, New Haven CT 06520-8243. (203)432-0499. Fax: (203)432-0510. Website: www.yale.edu/yalereview. Contact: J.D. McClatchy, editor. “Like Yale’s schools of music, drama, and architecture, like its libraries and art galleries, The Yale Review has helped give the University its leading place in American education. In a land of quick fixes and short view and in a time of increasingly commercial publishing, the journal has an authority that derives from its commitment to bold established writers and promising newcomers, to both challenging literary work and a range of essays and reviews that can explore the connections between academic disciplines and the broader movements in American society, thought, and culture. With independence and boldness, with a concern for issues and ideas, with a respect for the mind’s capacity to be surprised by speculation and delighted by elegance, The Yale Review proudly continues into its third century.” Buys one-time rights. Pays prior to publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 1-3 months to mss. Sample copy online. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit with SASE. All submissions should be sent to the editorial office. Pays $100-250.
University of Mississippi, P.O. Box 1848, Dept. of English, University MS 38677. (662)915-3175. E-mail: yreditors@gmail.com. Website: yr.olemiss.edu. Contact: Liam Baranauskas and Marty Cain, senior editors. Acquires first North American serial rights. Responds in 2-4 months to mss. Sample copy for $5. Guidelines for #10 SASE.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems via online submissions manager. Pays honorarium when funding is available.
University of South Carolina, Department of English, Columbia SC 29208. (803)777-2085. Fax: (803)777-9064. E-mail: editor@yemasseejournalonline.org. Website: yemasseejournalonline.org. Contact: Jennifer Blevins, Brandon Rushton, or Matthew Fogarty, co-editors. “Yemassee is the University of South Carolina’s literary journal. Our readers are interested in high-quality fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction. We have no editorial slant; quality of work is our only concern. We publish in the fall and spring, printing 5-7 stories, 2-3 essays, and 12-15 poems per issue. We tend to solicit reviews, essays, and interviews but welcome unsolicited queries. We do not favor any particular aesthetic or school of writing.” Buys first North American serial rights; buys electronic rights. Publishes ms an average of 4-6 months after acceptance. Responds in 1-4 months to queries and mss. Editorial lead time 3 months. Sample copy: $5. Guidelines available online.
Stories from Yemassee have been published in New Stories From the South. As of 2012, only accepts submissions through online submissions manager.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems combined into a single document. “Submissions for all genres should include a cover letter that lists the titles of the pieces included, along with your contact information (including author’s name, address, e-mail address, and phone number).” Does not want workshop poems, unpolished drafts, generic/unoriginal themes, or bad Hemingway. Does not want “poems of such a highly personal nature that their primary relevance is to the author; bad Ginsberg.” Length: 1-120 lines. Pays 2 contributor’s copies.
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS Pocataligo Poetry Contest: $500 award. Check website for deadline.
125 Maiden Ln., 8th Floor, New York NY 10038. (212)453-9435. E-mail: zeek@zeek.net. Website: www.zeek.net. Contact: Erica Brody, editor in chief. ZEEK “relaunched in late February 2013 as a hub for the domestic Jewish social justice movement, one that showcases the people, ideas, and conversations driving an inclusive and diverse progressive Jewish community. At the same time, we’ve reaffirmed our commitment to building on ZEEK’s reputation for original, ahead-of-the-curve Jewish writing and arts, culture and spirituality content, incubating emerging voices and artists, as well as established ones.” ZEEK seeks “great writing in a variety of styles and voices, original thinking, and accessible content. That means we’re interested in hearing your ideas for first-person essays, reflections and commentary, reporting, profiles, Q&As, analysis, infographics, and more. For the near future, ZEEK will focus on domestic issues. Our discourse will be civil.” Responds in 6 weeks to queries.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “Pitches should be sent to zeek@zeek.net, with ‘submission’ or ‘pitch’ in the subject line. And please include a little bit about yourself and why you think your pitch is a good fit for ZEEK.”
E-mail: rogerbarrow52@yahoo.com. Website: www.poetezines.4mg.com. Contact: J. Rogers Barrow. Zylophone is published semiannually in print and online. Wants all common formats. Has published poetry by Edward W. Cousins, Daisy Whitmore, and David Barger. Publishes ms 6 weeks after acceptance. Sample copy: $6. Guidelines by e-mail.
Zylophone is 16 pages, tabloid-sized, staple-bound with line-drawing artwork. Receives about 60 poems/year; accepts about 12. Press run is 20.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 3 poems at a time by e-mail. Cover letter is preferred. Reads submissions year round. Length: 4-16 lines/poem. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
ZYZZYVA57 Post St., Suite 604, San Francisco CA 94104. (415)757-0465. E-mail: editor@zyzzyva.org. Website: www.zyzzyva.org. Contact: Laura Cogan, editor; Oscar Villalon, managing editor. “Every issue is a vibrant mix of established talents and new voices, providing an elegantly curated overview of contemporary arts and letters with a distinctly San Francisco perspective.” Buys first North American serial and one-time anthology rights. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 week to queries; in 1 month to mss. Sample copy: $12. Guidelines online.
Accepts submissions January 1-May 31 and August 1-November 30. Does not accept online submissions.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit by mail. Include SASE and contact information. Length: no limit. Pays $50
TIPS “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.”