Literary magazines and journals usually provide a poet’s first publishing success. In fact, you shouldn’t be thinking about book/chapbook publication until your poems have appeared in a variety of magazines, journals and zines (both print and online). This is the preferred way to develop an audience, build publishing credits and learn the ins and outs of the publishing process.
In this section you’ll find hundreds of magazines and journals that publish poetry. They range from small black-and-white booklets produced on home computers to major periodicals with high production values and important reputations. To help you sort through these markets and direct your submissions most effectively, we’ve organized information in each listing according to a basic format that includes contact information, magazine needs, how to submit, and more.
If you don’t have a certain magazine or journal in mind, read randomly through the listings, making notes as you go. (Don’t hesitate to write in the margins, underline, use highlighters; it also helps to flag markets that interest you with Post-It Notes). Browsing the listings is an effective way to familiarize yourself with the kind of information presented and the publishing opportunities that are available at various skill levels.
If you have a specific market in mind, however, begin with the General Index. Here all the book’s listings are alphabetized along with additional references that may be buried within a listing (such as a press name or competition title).
7474 Drexel Dr., University City MO 63130. E-mail: 1ong@2River.org. E-mail: su3m1t@2river.org. Website: www.2River.org. Contact: Richard Long. 2River View, published quarterly online, is a site of poetry, art, and theory. Considers unpublished poetry only. Claims first electronic rights and first North American rights, “meaning that publications here at 2River must be the first publication to feature the work online and/or in print.” Publishes ms 3 months after acceptance. Guidelines available online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems once per reading period (see website for dates). Paste in body of an e-mail. Prefers poems with these qualities: image, subtlety, and point of view; a surface of worldly exactitude, as well as a depth of semantic ambiguity; and a voice that negotiates with its body of predecessors. Publishes 10 poets/issue.
467 Saratoga Ave., #602, San Jose CA 95129-1326. Website: www.ablemuse.com. Contact: Alex Pepple, editor. “Able Muse: A Review of Poetry, Prose & Art published twice/year, predominantly publishes metrical poetry complemented by art and photography, fiction, and nonfiction including essays, book reviews, and interviews with a focus on metrical and formal poetry. We are looking for well-crafted poems of any length or subject that employ skillful and imaginative use of meter and rhyme, executed in a contemporary idiom, that reads as naturally as your free-verse poems.” Acquires first rights. Time between acceptance and publication is 3 months. Sometimes comments on rejected poems. Responds in 4 months. Sometimes sends prepublication galleys. Subscription: $24 for 1 year.
Considers poetry by teens. "High levels of craft still required even for teen writers." Also sponsors 2 annual contests: The Able Muse Write Prize for Poetry & Fiction, and The Able Muse Book Award for Poetry (in collaboration with Able Muse Press at www.ablemusepress.com). See website for details.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Has published poetry by Mark Jarman, A.E. Stallings, Annie Finch, Rhina P. Espaillat, Rachel Hadas, and R.S. Gwynn. Receives about 1,500 poems/year, accepts about 5%. Submit 1-5 poems and short bio. Electronic submissions only welcome through the online form at www.ablemuse.com/submit, or by e-mail to editor@ablemuse.com. “The e-mail submission method is being phased out. We strongly encourage using the online submission method.” Will not accept postal submissions. Reviews books of poetry. Send materials for review consideration.
P.O. Box 260113, Madison WI 53726-0113. E-mail: abraxaspress@hotmail.com. Website: www.abraxaspressinc.com/Welcome.html. Contact: Ingrid Swanberg, editor in chief. ABRAXAS, published irregularly (9- to 12-month intervals or much longer) is interested in contemporary lyric poetry, experimental poetry, and poetry in translation. When submitting translations, please include poems in the original language. ABRAXAS’ new format features longer selections of fewer contributors. Does not want political posing or academic regurgitations. Has published poetry by Ivan Arguüelles, Denise Levertov, Ceésar Vallejo, d.a. levy, T.L. Kryss, and Andrea Moorhead. Sample copy: $4 USD plus $1.90 s&h (or $9 international s&h). Subscription: $32 for 4 issues; $52 international for 4 issues. Guidelines online. Unsolicited submissions are considered only during specified reading periods (announced online).
ABRAXAS is up to 80 pages, digest-sized, litho-offset-printed, flat-spined, with matte or glossy card cover with original art and photography. Press run is 700.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 7-10 poems with SASE. No electronic submissions. Pays 1 contributer’s copy and offers 40% discount on additional copies.
P.O. Box 2746, Huntington WV 25727. E-mail: editor@abzpress.onmicrosoft.com. E-mail: abzpress@gmail.com. Website: abzpress.sharepoint.com/Pages/default.aspx. ABZ, published every other year, wants poetry using interesting and exciting language. Reads submissions May 1-July 1. Sample copy for $8. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit poems by mail with SASE. Does not consider e-mail submissions. Pays 2 contributor’s copies and small stipend.
TIPS “We want to read your best poems.”
E-mail: editors@anotherchicagomagazine.net. Website: www.anotherchicagomagazine.net. Contact: Jacob S. Knabb, editor-in-chief; Caroline Eick, managing editor. “Another Chicago Magazine is a biannual literary magazine that publishes work by both new and established writers. We look for work that goes beyond the artistic and academic to include and address the larger world. The editors read submissions in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction year round. The best way to know what we publish is to read what we publish. If you haven’t read ACM before, order a sample copy to know if your work is appropriate.” Sends prepublication galleys. Acquires first serial rights. Responds in 3 months to queries; 6 months to mss. Submit online through website.
Work published in ACM has been included frequently in The Best American Poetry and The Pushcart Prize.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Length: No more than 4 pages.
TIPS “Support literary publishing by subscribing to at least one literary journal—if not ours, another. Get used to rejection slips, and don’t get discouraged. Keep introductory letters short. Make sure ms has name and address on every page, and that it is clean, neat, and proofread. We are looking for stories with freshness and originality in subject angle and style and work that encounters the world.”
Spare Poems Press, 115 Conifer Lane, Walnut Creek CA 94598. E-mail: acornhaiku@gmail.com. Website: www.acornhaiku.com. Contact: Susan Antolin, editor. “Biannual magazine dedicated to publishing the best of contemporary English-language haiku and in particular to showcasing individual poems that reveal the extraordinary moments found in everyday life.” Buys first rights, one-time rights. Publishes ms an average of 1-3 months after acceptance. Responds in 3 weeks to mss. Guidelines and sample poems available online at www.acornhaiku.com.
Reads submissions in January-February and July-August only.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “Decisions made by editor on a rolling basis. Poems judged purely on merit.” Sometimes acceptance conditional on minor edits. Often comments on rejected poems. Accepts submissions via mail or e-mail, however e-mail is preferred. “Does not want epigrams, musings, and overt emotion poured into 17 syllables; surreal, science fiction, or political commentary ‘ku;’ strong puns or raunchy humor. A 5-7-5 syllable count is not necessary or encouraged.” Length: 1-5 lines; 17 or fewer syllables.
TIPS “This is primarily a journal for those with a focused interest in haiku. It is a much richer genre than one might surmise from many of the recreational websites that claim to promote ‘haiku.’”
ACUMEN MAGAZINEEmber Press, 6 The Mount, Higher Furzeham, Brixham, South Devon TQ5 8QY, United Kingdom. E-mail: patriciaoxley6@gmail.com. Website: www.acumen-poetry.co.uk. Contact: Patricia Oxley, general editor. Acumen, published 3 times/year in January, May, and September, is “a general literary magazine with emphasis on good poetry.” Wants “well-crafted, high-quality, imaginative poems showing a sense of form.” Does not want “experimental verse of an obscene type.” Has published poetry by Ruth Padel, William Oxley, Hugo Williams, Peter Porter, Danielle Hope, and Leah Fritz. Responds in 3 months. Submission guidelines online at website.
Acumen is 120 pages, A5, perfect-bound.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 5-6 poems at a time. All submissions should be accompanied by SASE. Include name and address on each separate sheet. Accepts e-mail submissions, but see guidelines on the website. Will send rejections, acceptances, proofs, and other communications via e-mail overseas to dispense with IRCs and other international postage. Any poem that may have chance of publication is shortlisted, and from list final poems are chosen. All other poems returned within 2 months. “If a reply is required, please send IRCs. One IRC for a decision, 3 IRCs if work is to be returned.” Willing to reply by e-mail to save IRCs. Pays “by negotiation” and 1 contributor’s copy.
TIPS “Read Acumen carefully to see what kind of poetry we publish. Also, read widely in many poetry magazines, and don’t forget the poets of the past—they can still teach us a great deal.”
Black Lawrence Press, 8405 Bay Parkway, Apt C8, Brooklyn NY 11214. E-mail: editors@theadirondackreview.com. Website: www.adirondackreview.homestead.com. Contact: Angela Leroux-Lindsey, editor; Amanda Himmelmann, fiction editor; Nicholas Samaras, poetry editor. The Adirondack Review, published quarterly online, is a literary journal dedicated to quality free verse poetry and short fiction as well as book and film reviews, art, photography, and interviews. “We are open to both new and established writers. Our only requirement is excellence. We would like to publish more French and German poetry translations as well as original poems in these languages. We publish an eclectic mix of voices and styles, but all poems should show attention to craft. We are open to beginners who demonstrate talent, as well as established voices. The work should speak for itself.” Acquires first rights. Rights revert to author upon publication. Responds to queries in 1-2 months; in 2-4 months.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 2-5 poems at a time; include brief bio. Submit via online submissions manager. Does not want “religious, overly sentimental, horror/gothic, rhyming, greeting card, pet-related, humor, or science fiction poetry.”
TIPS “The Adirondack Review accepts submissions all year long, so send us your poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translation, reviews, interviews, and art and photography.”
1881 Little Westkill Rd., Prattsville NY 12468. (518)299-3103. Website: advocatepka.weebly.com; www.facebook.com/Advocate/PKAPublications; www.facebook.com/GaitedHorseAssociation. advoad@localnet.com. Contact: Patricia Keller, publisher. Advocate, PKA’s Publication, published bimonthly, is an advertiser-supported tabloid using “original, previously unpublished works, such as feature stories, essays, ‘think’ pieces, letters to the editor, profiles, humor, fiction, poetry, puzzles, cartoons, or line drawings. Advocates for good writers and quality writings. We publish art, fiction, photos and poetry. Advocate’s submitters are talented people of all ages who do not earn their livings as writers. We wish to promote the arts and to give those we publish the opportunity to be published.” Acquires first rights for mss, artwork, and photographs. Pays on publication with contributor’s copies. Publishes ms 2-18 months after acceptance. Responds to queries in 6 weeks; mss in 2 months. Sample copy: $5 (includes guidelines). Subscription: $18.50 (6 issues). Previous 6 issues are on our website.
"This publication has a strong horse orientation." Includes Gaited Horse Association newsletter. Horse-oriented stories, poetry, art and photos are currently needed.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “Poetry ought to speak to people and not be so oblique as to have meaning only to the poet. If I had to be there to understand the poem, don’t send it. Also looking for horse-related poems, stories, drawings, and photos.” Considers poetry by children and teens (when included with release form signed by adult). Accepts about 25% of poems received. Wants “nearly any kind of poetry, any length.” Occasionally comments on rejected poems. Submit any number of poems at a time. No religious or pornographic poetry. Pays contributor copies.
TIPS “Please, no simultaneous submissions, work that has appeared on the Internet, pornography, overt religiousity, anti-environmentalism, or gratuitous violence. Artists and photographers should keep in mind that we are a b&w paper. Please do not send postcards. Use envelope with SASE.”
African Voices Communications, Inc., 270 W. 96th St., New York NY 10025. (212)865-2982. Fax: (212)316-3335. E-mail: info@africanvoices.com. Website: www.africanvoices.com. Contact: Maitefa Angaza, managing editor; Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie, poetry editor. African Voices, published quarterly, is an “art and literary magazine that highlights the work of people of color. We publish ethnic literature and poetry on any subject. We also consider all themes and styles: avant-garde, free verse, haiku, light verse, and traditional. We do not wish to limit the reader or author.” Buys first North American serial rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 3-6 months after acceptance. Responds in 3 months to queries. Editorial lead time 3 months. Sample copy: $6. Subscription: $20.
African Voices is about 48 pages, magazine-sized, professionally printed, saddle-stapled, with paper cover. Receives about 100 submissions/year, accepts about 30%. Press run is 20,000.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit no more than 2 poems at a time. Accepts submissions by e-mail (in text box), by fax, and by postal mail. Cover letter and SASE required. Seldom comments on rejected poems. Reviews books of poetry in 500-1,000 words. Send materials for review consideration to Ekere Tallie. Considers poetry written by children. Has published poetry by Reg E. Gaines, Maya Angelou, Jessica Care Moore, Asha Bandele, Tony Medina, and Louis Reyes Rivera. Length: 5-100 lines. Pays 2 contributor copies.
ALSO OFFERS Sponsors periodic poetry contests and readings. Send SASE for details.
TIPS “A manuscript stands out if it is neatly typed with a well-written and interesting storyline or plot. Originality is encouraged. We are interested in more horror, erotic, and drama pieces. AV wants to highlight the diversity in our culture. Stories must touch the humanity in us all. We strongly encourage new writers/poets to send in their work. Accepted contributors are encouraged to subscribe.”
AGNICreative Writing Program, Boston University, 236 Bay State Rd., Boston MA 02215. (617)353-7135. Fax: (617)353-7134. E-mail: agni@bu.edu. Website: www.agnimagazine.org. Contact: Sven Birkerts, editor. “Eclectic literary magazine publishing first-rate poems, essays, translations, and stories.” Buys serial rights, rights to reprint in AGNI anthology (with author’s consent). Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; in 4 months to mss. Editorial lead time 1 year. Sample copy: $10 or online. Guidelines available online.
Reading period is September 1-May 31 only. Online magazine carries original content not found in print edition. All submissions are considered for both. Founding editor Askold Melnyczuk won the 2001 Nora Magid Award for Magazine Editing. Work from AGNI has been included and cited regularly in the Pushcart Prize and Best American anthologies.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit no more than 5 poems at a time. No e-mail submissions. Cover letter is required (“brief, sincere”). “No fancy fonts, gimmicks. Include SASE or e-mail address; no preformatted reply cards.” Pays $20/page up to $150.
TIPS “We’re also looking for extraordinary translations from little-translated languages. It is important to read work published in AGNI before submitting, to see if your own might be compatible.”
A Small Garlic Press (ASGP), 5445 N. Sheridan Rd., #3003, Chicago IL 60640. E-mail: marek@enteract.com; ketzle@ketzle.net. Website: asgp.org. Contact: Marek Lugowski and Katrina Grace Craig Valvis, co-editors. “Agnieszka’s Dowry (AgD) is an innovative installation of mostly contemporary and mostly not-yet-famous literary texts (poems, letters to Agnieszka, occasional short short stories), computer and freehand art, photography, and more. The magazine is published both in print and online. The print version consists of professionally crafted chapbooks. The online version comprises fast-loading pages employing an intuitive, if uncanny, navigation in an interesting space, all conducive to fast and comfortable reading. No restrictions on form or type. We use contextual and juxtapositional tie-ins with other material in making choices, so visiting the online AgD or reading a chapbook of an AgD issue is required of anyone making a submission.” Acquires one-time rights where applicable. Responds in 2 months. Single copy: $2 plus $8 s&h. Make checks payable to A Small Garlic Press.
Agnieszka's Dowry is 5.5x8.5, stapled, 20-60 pages, heavy opaque white laser paper, cardstock cover, saddle-stitched (stapled), with cover art and often with internal art, in grayscale.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 5-10 poems at a time. Accepts e-mail submissions only (pasted into body of message in plain text, sent to both editors simultaneously; no attachments). “We ask you to read well into Agnieszka’s Dowry and to fit your submissions to the partially filled content of its open issues.” Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
ALASKA QUARTERLY REVIEWUniversity of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Dr. (ESH 208), Anchorage AK 99508. Fax: 907-786-6916. E-mail: aqr@uaa.alaska.edu. Website: www.uaa.alaska.edu/aqr. Contact: Ronald Spatz, editor in chief. “Alaska Quarterly Review is a literary journal devoted to contemporary literary art, publishing fiction, short plays, poetry, photo essays, and literary nonfiction in traditional and experimental styles. The editors encourage new and emerging writers, while continuing to publish award-winning and established writers.” Buys first North American serial rights. Upon request, rights will be transferred back to author after publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 4 months to queries; in 6 weeks-4 months to mss. Sample copy: $6. Guidelines online.
Magazine: 6×9; 232-300 pages; 60 lb. Glatfelter paper; 12 pt. C15 black ink or 4-color; varnish cover stock; photos on cover and photo essays. Reads mss August 15-May 15.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit poetry by postal mail. Include cover letter with contact information and SASE for return of ms. No light verse. Length: up to 20 pages. Pays contributor’s copies and honoraria when funding is available.
ALSO OFFERS Guest poetry editors have included Stuart Dybek, Jane Hirshfield, Stuart Dischell, Maxine Kumin, Pattiann Rogers, Dorianne Laux, Peggy Shumaker, Olena Kalytiak Davis, Nancy Eimers, Michael Ryan, and Billy Collins.
TIPS “Although we respond to e-mail queries, we cannot review electronic submissions.”
The Anabiosis Press, 2 South New St., Bradford MA 01835. (978)469-7085. E-mail: rsmyth@anabiosispress.org. Website: www.anabiosispress.org. Contact: Richard Smyth, editor. Albatross, published “as soon as we have accepted enough quality poems to publish an issue—about 1 per year,” considers the albatross “to be a metaphor for the environment. The journal’s title is drawn from Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and is intended to invoke the allegorical implications of that poem. This is not to say that we publish only environmental or nature poetry but that we are biased toward such subject matter. We publish mostly free verse, and we prefer a narrative style.” Acquires all rights. Returns rights provided that “previous publication in Albatross is mentioned in all subsequent reprintings.” Time between acceptance and publication is 6 months to a year. Responds in 2-3 months to poems. Sample copy for $5. Subscription: $8 for 2 issues. Guidelines available online.
Albatross is 28 pages, digest-sized, laser-typeset, with linen cover.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems at a time. Accepts e-mail submissions if included in body of message (but is “sometimes quicker at returning mailed submissions”). Name and address must accompany e-mail submissions. Cover letter is not required. “We do, however, need bio notes and SASE for return or response. Poems should be typed single-spaced, with name, address, and phone number in upper left corner.” Has published poetry by Richard Brobst, Mary Fitzpatrick, Stephen Malin, Janet McCann, and John McKernan. Wants “poetry written in a strong, mature voice that conveys a deeply felt experience or makes a powerful statement.” Does not want “rhyming poetry, prose poetry, or haiku.” Length: up to 100 lines/poem. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
ALBERTA VIEWSAlberta Views, Ltd., Suite 208, 320 23rd Ave. SW, Calgary AB T2S 0J2, Canada. (403)243-5334; (877)212-5334. Fax: (403)243-8599. E-mail: queries@albertaviews.ab.ca. Website: www.albertaviews.ab.ca. Contact: Evan Osenton, editor. “We are a regional magazine providing thoughtful commentary and background information on issues of concern to Albertans. Most of our writers are Albertans.” Buys first North American serial rights, electronic rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Responds in 6 weeks to queries; 2 months to mss. Editorial lead time 4 months. Sample copy free. “If you are a writer, illustrator, or photographer interested in contributing to Alberta Views, please see our contributor’s guidelines online.”
No phone queries.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Accepts unsolicited poetry. Submit complete ms.
Providence College, English Dept., Attn: The Alembic Editors, 1 Cunningham Square, Providence RI 02918-0001. Website: www.providence.edu/english/creative-writing/Pages/alembic.aspx. Contact: Magazine has revolving editor. Editorial term: 1 year. “The Alembic is an international literary journal featuring the work of both established and student writers and photographers. It is published each April by Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island.” Acquires first rights. Publication is not copyrighted. Responds in 1 month to queries; in 8 months to mss. Sample: $15. Subscription: $25/2years.
Magazine: 6×9, 80 pages. Contains illustrations, photographs.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems. Does not accept online submissions. Has published poems by Tara McLaughlin, Melanie Souchet, Jackleen Holton, Peter Mishler, Dennis Rhodes, Donna Pucciani, and Sarah O’Brien.
TIPS “We’re looking for stories that are wise, memorable, grammatical, economical, poetic in the right places, and end strongly. Take Heraclitus’ claim that ‘character is fate’ to heart and study the strategies, styles, and craft of such masters as Anton Chekov, J. Cheever, Flannery O’Connor, John Updike, Rick Bass, Phillip Roth, Joyce Carol Oates, William Treavor, Lorrie Moore, and Ethan Canin.”
P.O. Box 210028, Nashville TN 37221. E-mail: editor@alimentumjournal.com. Website: www.alimentumjournal.com. Contact: Peter Selgin, fiction and nonfiction editor; Cortney Davis, poetry editor. “Alimentum celebrates the literature and art of food. We welcome work from like-minded writers, musicians, and artists.” Acquires First North American serial rights. Rights revert to authors upon publication. Pays on publication. Manuscript published 1-2 years after acceptance. Responds in 3 months to mss. Sample copy: $10. Guidelines available online. “We do not read year round. Check website for reading periods.”
Semiannual. Alimentum is 128 pages, perfect-bound, with matte coated cover with 4-color art, interior b&w illustration, includes ads. Contains illustrations. Essays appearing in Alimentium have appeared in Best American Essays and Best Food Writing.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Send up to 5 poems with cover letter (postal mail only). Send either SASE (or IRC) for return of ms or disposable copy of ms and #10 SASE for reply only. Has published poetry by Dick Allen, Stephen Gibson, Carly Sachs, Jen Karetnik, and Virginia Chase Sutton. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
ALSO OFFERS Publishes an annual broadside of “menupoems” for restaurants during National Poetry Month in April.
TIPS “No e-mail submissions, only snail mail. Mark outside envelope to the attention of Poetry, Fiction, or Nonfiction Editor.”
ALIVE NOW1908 Grand Ave., P.O. Box 340004, Nashville TN 37203. (615)340-7254. E-mail: alivenow@upperroom.org. Website: www.alivenow.org; alivenow.upperroom.org. Contact: Beth A. Richardson, editor. Alive Now, published bimonthly, is a devotional magazine that invites readers to enter an ever-deepening relationship with God. “Alive Now seeks to nourish people who are hungry for a sacred way of living. Submissions should invite readers to see God in the midst of daily life by exploring how contemporary issues impact their faith lives. Each word must be vivid and dynamic and contribute to the whole. We make selections based on a list of upcoming themes. Manuscripts which do not fit a theme will be returned.” Pays on acceptance. Subscription: $17.95/year (6 issues); $26.95 for 2 years (12 issues). Additional subscription information, including foreign rates, available on website. Guidelines online at website. Submissions should invite readers to seek God in the midst of daily life by exploring how contemporary issues impact their faith lives. If ms does not fit a theme, it will not be considered. Themes can be found on website. Prefers electronic submissions attached as Word document. Postal submissions should include SASE. Include name, address, theme on each sheet. Payment will be made at the time of acceptance for publication.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Pays $35 or more on acceptance.
(928)350-2012. Website: alligatorjuniper.wordpress.com. “Alligator Juniper features contemporary poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and b&w photography. We encourage submissions from writers and photographers at all levels: emerging, early career, and established.” Annual magazine comprised of the winners and finalists of national contests. “All entrants pay an $18 submission fee and receive a complementary copy of that year’s issue in the spring. First-place winning writers in each genre recieve a $1,000 prize. The first-place winner in photography receives a $500 award. Finalists in writing and images are published and paid in contributor copies. There is currently no avenue for submissions other than the annual contest.” Usually responds in January to mss. Always comments on mss. Sample: $5. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Accepts submissions only through annual contest. If submitting by regular mail, include $18 entry fee payable to Alligator Juniper for each set of up to 5 poems. Include cover letter with name, address, phone number, and e-mail. Include author’s name on first page. “Double-sided submissions are encouraged.” No e-mail submissions. Length: open.
AMBITStaithe House, Main Road, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk PE31 8PB, United Kingdom. E-mail: info@ambitmagazine.co.uk. Website: www.ambitmagazine.co.uk. Contact: Briony Bax, editor; Liz Berry and Declan Ryan, poetry editors. Ambit magazine is a literary and artwork quarterly published in the U.K. and read internationally. Ambit is put together entirely from unsolicited, previously unpublished poetry and short fiction submissions. Responds in 2-3 months. Sample copy: £9. Submit using Submittable portal on website on www.ambitmagazine.co.uk. There are 2 windows for submissions: February 1-April 1 and September 1-November 1. Please only submit during these windows. No e-mail submissions. Guidelines available in magazine or online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-6 poems via Submittable. No previously published poems (including on websites or blogs). Poems should be typed, double-spaced. Never comments on rejected poems. Does not want “indiscriminately centre-justified poems, jazzy fonts, or poems all in italics for the sake of it.” Payment details on website.
TIPS “Read a copy of the magazine before submitting!”
217 Commerce Rd., Barnstable MA 02630. E-mail: todslone@hotmail.com. Website: www.theamericandissident.org. Contact: G. Tod Slone, editor. Reviews books/chapbooks of poetry and other magazines in 250 words, single-book format. Send materials for review consideration. Journal, published 2 times/year, provides “a forum for, amongst other things, criticism of the academic/literary established order, which clearly discourages vigorous debate, cornerstone of democracy, to the evident detriment of American Literature. The Journal seeks rare poets daring to risk going against that established-order grain.” Wants “poetry, reviews, artwork, and short (1,000 words) essays in English, French, or Spanish, written on the edge with a dash of personal risk and stemming from personal experience, conflict with power, and/or involvement.” Submissions should be “iconoclastic and parrhesiastic in nature.” Acquires first North American serial rights. Publishes ms 2 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 month. Guidelines available for SASE.
Magazine: 56-64 pages, digest-sized, offset-printed, perfect-bound, with card cover. Press run is 200. Single copy: $9; subscriptions: individuals, $18; institutions $20. Almost always comments on rejected poems.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3 poems at a time. E-mail submissions from subscribers only. “Far too many poets submit without even reading the guidelines. Include SASE and cover letter containing not credits, but rather personal dissident information, as well as incidents that provoked you to ‘go upright and vital, and speak the rude truth in all ways’ (Emerson).” Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
TIPS “Every poet knows what he or she should not write about to avoid upsetting those in positions of literary, cultural, and/or academic power. The American Dissident seeks to publish those poets who now and then will break those taboos and thus raise truth telling above getting published, funded, invited, tenured, nominated, and/or anointed. The American Dissident is, by the way, one of the very few literary journals encouraging and publishing in each issue criticism with its regard.”
University of North Texas, P.O. Box 311307, Denton TX 76203-1307. (940)565-2755. E-mail: americanliteraryreview@gmail.com. Website: www.americanliteraryreview.com. Contact: Bonnie Friedman, editor in chief. “The American Literary Review publishes “excellent poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by writers at all stages of their careers.” Beginning in fall 2013, ALR became an online publication.” Publishes ms within 2 years of acceptance. Responds in 3-5 months to mss. Guidelines online.
Reading period is from October 1-May 1.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “Poetry selections are made by a widely read group with eclectic tastes who look for the best poems, regardless of form or subject matter.” Has published poetry by Kathleen Pierce, Mark Irwin, Stephen Dunn, William Olsen, David St. John, and Cate Marvin. Submit up to 5 poems online through submission manager for a fee of $3. Does not accept submissions via e-mail or postal mail.
TIPS “We encourage writers and artists to examine our journal.”
P. O. Box 2080, Aptos CA 95001-2080. E-mail: editor@americanpoetryjournal.com. Website: http://home.comcast.net/~jpdancingbear/apj.html. Contact: J.P. Dancing Bear, senior editor. The American Poetry Journal, published annually (July), seeks to publish work using poetic device, favoring image, metaphor, and good sound. Likes alliteration, extended metaphors, image, movement, and poems that can pass the “so what” test. The American Poetry Journal has in mind the reader who delights in discovering what a poem can do to the tongue and what the poem paints on the cave of the mind. Wants poems that exhibit strong, fresh imagery, metaphor, and good sound. Does not want narratives about family, simplistic verse, annoying word hodge-podges. Acquires first rights. Publishes ms 2-6 months after acceptance. Responds in 3 months. Guidelines available on website.
Accepts submissions through online submission form only.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems at a time. Electronic submissions only. Cover letter is preferred. Considers unsolicited submissions February 1-May 31. All decisions made no later than June 30. Poets may submit no more than twice during the reading period. Poems are read first for clarity and technique, then read aloud for sound quality. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
TIPS “Know the magazine you are submitting to, before you commit your work and yourself. It’s not that difficult, but it helps your odds when the editor can tell that you get what the magazine is about. Reading an issue is the easiest way to do this.”
The University of the Arts, 320 S. Broad St., Hamilton #313, Philadelphia PA 19102. E-mail: sberg@aprweb.org. Website: www.aprweb.org. Contact: Stephen Berg, editor. “The American Poetry Review is dedicated to reaching a worldwide audience with a diverse array of the best contemporary poetry and literary prose. APR also aims to expand the audience interested in poetry and literature, and to provide authors, especially poets, with a far-reaching forum in which to present their work.” Acquires first serial rights. Responds in 6 months. Sample: $4.50. Guidelines online.
APR has included the work of over 1,500 writers, among whom there are 9 Nobel Prize laureates and 33 Pulitzer Prize winners.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems via online submissions manager. Has published poetry by D.A. Powell, James Franco, Dean Faulwell, and Caroline Pittman.
E-mail: editor@americantanka.com. Website: www.americantanka.com. “American Tanka seeks to present the best and most well-crafted English-language tanka being written today, in a visually calm space that allows the reader’s eye to focus on the single poem and linger in the moment it evokes.” Wants “concise and vivid language, good crafting, and echo of the original Japanese form but with unique and contemporary content.” Does not want “anything that’s not tanka. No sequences or titled groupings.” Acquires first North American serial rights. Responds in 3 months.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems. Accepts submissions by online submission form found on website or by e-mail (pasted into body). Welcomes submissions from anyone who has been writing tanka: experienced tanka poets, experienced poets in other forms, and novices. Seeks concise, well-crafted, 5-line tanka that evoke a specific moment in time. Has published poetry by Sanford Goldstein, Marianne Bluger, Jeanne Emrich, Tom Hartman, Larry Kimmel, Pamela Miller Ness, George Swede, and many others.
ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION & FACTDell Magazines, 44 Wall St., Suite 904, New York NY 10005-2401. E-mail: analog@dellmagazines.com. Website: www.analogsf.com. Contact: Trevor Quachri, editor. Analog seeks “solidly entertaining stories exploring solidly thought-out speculative ideas. But the ideas, and consequently the stories, are always new. Real science and technology have always been important in ASF, not only as the foundation of its fiction but as the subject of articles about real research with big implications for the future.” Buys first North American serial rights, buys nonexclusive foreign serial rights. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 10 months after acceptance. Responds in 2-3 months to mss. Sample copy: $5 and SASE. Guidelines online.
Fiction published in Analog has won numerous Nebula and Hugo Awards.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Send poems via online submissions manager (preferred) or postal mail. Does not accept e-mail submissions. Length: up to 40 lines/poem. Pays $1/line.
TIPS “I’m looking for irresistibly entertaining stories that make me think about things in ways I’ve never done before. Read several issues to get a broad feel for our tastes, but don’t try to imitate what you read.”
ANCIENT PATHSE-mail: skylarburris@yahoo.com. Website: www.editorskylar.com/magazine/table.html. Contact: Skylar H. Burris, Editor. Ancient Paths provides “a forum for quality Christian poetry and flash fiction. All works should have a spiritual theme. The theme may be explicitly Christian or broadly religious. Works published in Ancient Paths explore themes such as redemption, sin, forgiveness, doubt, faith, gratitude for the ordinary blessings of life, spiritual struggle, and spiritual growth. Please, no overly didactic works. Subtlety is preferred.” Acquires electronic rights. Author is free to republish work elsewhere. Responds in 4-6 weeks “if rejected; longer if being seriously considered.” Single past printed sample copy: $9. Make checks payable to Skylar Burris. Guidelines available on website.
New issues of Ancient Paths are no longer being produced in print. Ancient Paths online is published as a regularly updated Facebook page.
MAGAZINES NEEDS E-mail all submissions. Paste poems in e-mail message. Use the subject heading “AP Online Submission (title of your work).” Include your name and e-mail address at the top of your e-mail. Poems may be rhymed, unrhymed, free verse, or formal. Does not want “preachy” poetry, inconsistent meter, or forced rhyme; no stream of conscious or avant-garde work; no esoteric academic poetry. Length: no more than 60 lines. Pays $1.25 per poem. Published poets also receive discount code for $3 off 2 past printed issues.
TIPS “Read the great religious poets: John Donne, George Herbert, T.S. Eliot, Lord Tennyson. Remember not to preach. This is a literary magazine, not a pulpit. This does not mean you do not communicate morals or celebrate God. It means you are not overbearing or simplistic when you do so.”
Anderbo Publishing, 270 Lafayette St., Suite 705, New York NY 10012-3364. E-mail: editors@anderbo.com. Website: www.anderbo.com. Contact: Rick Rofihe, editor-in-chief. Online literary magazine/journal. “Quality fiction, poetry, ‘fact’ and photography on a website with ‘print-feel’ design.” Member CLMP. Acquires first rights, first North American serial rights, one-time rights, electronic rights. Publication is copyrighted. Publishes ms 1 month after acceptance. Responds to queries in 2 weeks. Responds to mss in 1-4 weeks. Considers simultaneous submissions. Editorial lead time 1-2 months. Guidelines available on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “We are looking for serious, affecting work.” Publishes 40 poems/year. Submit up to 6 poems. Send complete ms. “We prefer your poems to be in the e-mail or together as a single attachment.” Length: 6-60 lines. Does not pay.
TIPS “We are looking for fiction that is unique, urgent, accessible and involving. Look at our site and read what we’ve already published.”
THE ANTIGONISH REVIEWSt. Francis Xavier University, P.O. Box 5000, Antigonish NS B2G 2W5, Canada. (902)867-3962. Fax: (902)867-5563. E-mail: tar@stfx.ca. Website: www.antigonishreview.com. Contact: Bonnie McIsaac, office manager. The Antigonish Review, published quarterly, tries “to produce the kind of literary and visual mosaic that the modern sensibility requires or would respond to.” Rights retained by author. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 8 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 month to queries; in 6 months to mss. Editorial lead time 4 months. Sample copy: $7 or online. Guidelines for #10 SASE or online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Open to poetry on any subject written from any point of view and in any form. However, writers should expect their work to be considered within the full context of old and new poetry in English and other languages. Has published poetry by Andy Wainwright, W.J. Keith, Michael Hulse, Jean McNeil, M. Travis Lane, and Douglas Lochhead. Submit 6-8 poems at a time. A preferable submission would be 3-4 poems. Lines/poem: not over 80, i.e., 2 pages. Pays $10/page to a maximum of $50 and 2 contributor’s copies.
TIPS “Send for guidelines and/or sample copy. Send ms with cover letter and SASE with submission.”
ANTIOCH REVIEWP.O. Box 148, Yellow Springs OH 45387-0148. E-mail: mkeyes@antiochreview.org. Website: www.antiochreview.org. Contact: Robert S. Fogarty, editor; Judith Hall, poetry editor. Literary and cultural review of contemporary issues and literature for general readership. The Antioch Review “is an independent quarterly of critical and creative thought. For well over 70 years, creative authors, poets, and thinkers have found a friendly reception—regardless of formal reputation. We get far more poetry than we can possibly accept, and the competition is keen. Here, where form and content are so inseparable and reaction is so personal, it is difficult to state requirements or limitations. Studying recent issues of The Antioch Review should be helpful.” Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 10 months after acceptance. Responds in 3-6 months to mss. Sample copy: $7. Guidelines available online.
Work published in The Antioch Review has been included frequently in The Best American Stories, Best American Essays, and The Best American Poetry. Finalist for National Magazine Award for essays in 2009 and 2011, and for fiction in 2010.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Has published poetry by Richard Howard, Jacqueline Osherow, Alice Fulton, Richard Kenney, and others. Receives about 3,000 submissions/year. Submit 3-6 poems at a time. No previously published poems or simultaneous submissions. Include SASE with all submissions. No light or inspirational verse. Poetry submissions are not accepted between between May 1-September 1. Pays $20/printed page, plus 2 contributor’s copies.
Apalachee Press, P.O. Box 10469, Tallahassee FL 32302. (850)644-9114. E-mail: arsubmissions@gmail.com (for queries outside the U.S.). Website: apalacheereview.org. Contact: Michael Trammell, editor; Kathleen Laufenberg, nonfiction editor; Mary Jane Ryals, fiction editor; Jay Snodgrass and Dominika Wrozynski, poetry editors. “At Apalachee Review, we are interested in outstanding literary fiction, but we especially like poetry, fiction, and nonfiction that addresses intercultural issues in a domestic or international setting/context.” Annual. Acquires one-time rights, electronic rights. Publication is copyrighted. Pays on publication. Publishes mss 1 year after acceptance. Responds to queries in 4-6 weeks. Responds to mss in 3-14 months. Sometimes comments on/critiques rejected mss. Sample copy: $8 for current issue; $5 for back issue. Subscription: $15 for 2 issues ($30 foreign). Guidelines available for SASE or on website.
Apalachee Review is 120 pages, digest-sized, professionally printed, perfect-bound, with card cover. Press run is 400-500. Includes photographs. Member CLMP.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems at a time. Accepts submissions by postal mail only. “Submit clear copies, with name and address on each.” SASE required. Reads submissions year round. Staff reviews books of poetry. Send materials for review consideration. Has published poetry by Rita Mae Reese and Charles Harper Webb. Pays 2 contributor’s copies.
CPO 2166, Berea KY 40404. (859)985-3699. Fax: (859)985-3903. E-mail: appalachianheritage@berea.edu. Website: pub.berea.edu/appalachian-heritage. Contact: George Brosi. “We are seeking poetry, short fiction, literary criticism and biography, book reviews, and creative nonfiction, including memoirs, opinion pieces, and historical sketches. Unless you request not to be considered, all poems, stories, and articles published in Appalachian Heritage are eligible for our annual Plattner Award. All honorees are rewarded with a sliding bookrack with an attached commemorative plaque from Berea College Crafts, and First Place winners receive an additional stipend of $200.” Acquires first print and electronic rights. Responds in 1 month to queries; 3-5 months to mss. Guidelines available online at website.
Submission period: August 1-February 27.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Length: up to 42 lines. “One-page poems cannot exceed 42 lines, and two-page poems cannot exceed 84 lines.” Pays 3 contributor’s copies.
TIPS “Sure, we are Appalachian Heritage and we do appreciate the past, but we are a forward-looking contemporary literary quarterly, and, frankly, we receive too many nostalgic submissions. Please spare us the ‘Papaw Was Perfect’ poetry and the ‘Mamaw Moved Mountains’ manuscripts and give us some hard-hitting prose, some innovative poetry, some inventive photography, and some original art. Help us be the ground-breaking, stimulating kind of quarterly we aspire to be.”
E-mail: submissions@apparatusmagazine.com; editor@apparatusmagazine.com. Website: www.apparatusmagazine.com. Contact: Adam W. Hart, publisher/editor. “Apparatus Magazine strives to bring readers poetry and fiction from around the world that explores the mythos of ‘man (or woman) vs. machine,’ that conjures up words from the inner machine, and more. Each issue features work from around the world, bringing the reader literary updates from the internal machine.” Buys first North American serial rights, first rights, and electronic rights; retains right to archive material on website. No payment offered. Publishes 1-3 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 week to queries; 2-3 months to mss. Editorial lead time is 3 months. Sample copy available online at website. Guidelines are available by e-mail or on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Prefers shorter poetry, free verse. Attention given to poems with a strong, natural voice. Submit 3-5 poems at a time via e-mail; no postal submissions. Send complete ms with a cover letter including estimated word count, brief bio, list of publications. Label subject line with “poetry submission.” Has published poetry by Rayne Arroyo, Anne Brooke, Lesley Dame, Gregg Shapiro, Inara Cedrins, and Chanming Yuan. No overtly inspirational poetry, poetry aimed at children, or confessional poetry. Length: 2 pages/poem.
TIPS “Be sure to read the guidelines as posted. Submit more than just 1 poem, so I can get a feel for your work. Be sure to read back issues of the magazine. The journal tends to select work that focuses on specific themes and usually tries to pick work that will complement/contrast with other pieces selected for the issue. Send your best work, and don’t be afraid of trying again. I often suggest other publications/markets if a piece is not a good match for the journal. Do not submit additional new material until you’ve heard back from us, though.”
APPLE VALLEY REVIEW: A JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE88 South 3rd St., Suite 336, San Jose CA 95113. E-mail: editor@leahbrowning.net. Website: www.applevalleyreview.com. Contact: Leah Browning, editor. Apple Valley Review: A Journal of Contemporary Literature, published semiannually online, features “beautifully crafted poetry, short fiction, and essays.” Acquires first rights and first serial rights, and retains the right to archive the work online for an indefinite period of time. “As appropriate, we may also choose to nominate published work for awards or recognition. Author retains all other rights.” Time between acceptance and publication is 1-6 months. Sometimes comments on rejected poems and mss. Responds to mss in 1 week-2 months. Guidelines available on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants “work that has both mainstream and literary appeal. All work must be original, previously unpublished, and in English. Translations are welcome if permission has been granted. Preference is given to short (under 2 pages), nonrhyming poetry.” Considers poetry by children and teens: “Our audience includes teens and adults of all ages.” Has published poetry by Laura Lee Beasley, Cameron Conaway, Robert Lavett Smith, Sharlene Teo, Donna Vorreyer, Do-hyeon Ahn, and Susan Johnson. Receives about 5,000+ poems/year, accepts less than 1%. Accepts e-mail submissions (pasted into body of message, with “poetry” in subject line); no disk submissions. Reads submissions year round. Does not want “erotica, work containing explicit language or violence, or work that is scholarly, critical, inspirational, or intended for children.” Length: “No line limit, though we prefer short poems (under 2 pages).”
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS Offers the annual Apple Valley Review Editor’s Prize. Award is $100 and a gift of a book. Submit 1-6 poems. Entry fee: none. Deadline: rolling; all submissions to the Apple Valley Review and all work published during a given calendar year will be considered for the prize.
ARCArc Poetry Society, P.O. Box 81060, Ottawa ON K1P 1B1, Canada. E-mail: managingeditor@arcpoetry.ca; coordinatingeditor@arcpoetry.ca. Website: www.arcpoetry.ca. Contact: Monty Reid, managing editor; Chris Johnson, coordinating editor. Focus is poetry, and Canadian poetry in general, although Arc publishes writers from elsewhere. Looking for the best poetry from new and established writers. Often have special issues. Send a SASE for upcoming special issues and contests. Buys one-time rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 4 months. Guidelines for #10 SASE.
Only accepts submissions via online submissions manager. Include brief biographical note with submission. Accepts unsolicited mss each year from September 1-May 31.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Pays $40/printed page (Canadian).
ARC POETRY MAGAZINEP.O. Box 81060, Ottawa ON K1P 1B1, Canada. E-mail: arc@arcpoetry.ca. Website: www.arcpoetry.ca. Contact: Monty Reid, managing editor. Arc Poetry Magazine has been publishing the best in contemporary Canadian and international poetry and criticism for over 30 years. Arc is published 3 times/year, including an annual themed issue each fall. Canada’s poetry magazine publishes poetry, poetry-related articles, interviews, and book reviews, and also publishes on its website; Arc also runs a Poet-in-Residence program. Acquires first Canadian serial rights. Responds in 4-6 months. Subscriptions: 1 year: $35 CDN; 2 years: $60 CND (in Canada). U.S. subscriptions: 1 year: $45 CAD; 2 years: $80 CAD. International subscriptions: 1 year: $55 CDN; 2 year: $90 CDN. Online ordering available for subscriptions and single copies (with occasional promotions). Guidelines available online.
Arc is 130-160 pages, perfect-bound, printed on matte white stock with a crisp, engaging design and a striking visual art portfolio in each issue. Receives over 2,500 submissions/year; accepts about 40-50 poems. Press run is 1,500.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Arc accepts unsolicited submissions of previously unpublished poems from September 1-May 31; maximum of 3 poems, 1 submission per year per person. Use online submissions manager. Has published poetry by Don Coles, Karen Solie, Nicole Brossard, Christian Bok, Elizabeth Bachinsky, George Elliott Clarke, Ken Babstock, Michael Ondaatje, Stephanie Bolster, and Don Domanski. Pays $40 CAD/page, plus contributor’s copy.
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS Poem of the Year Contest—Deadline: February 1; $5,000 grand prize; entry fee includes one-year subscription. Confederation Poets Prize and Critic’s Desk Award for best poem and reviews published in Arc in the preceding year. Other awards include the Archibald Lampman Award and the Diana Brebner Prize.
Poetry in the Arts, Inc., 302 Cripple Creek, Cedar Park TX 78613. E-mail: rimer777@gmail.com. Website: www.poetryinarts.org/publishing/ardent.html. Contact: Dillon McKinsey, executive editor. Ardent!, published semiannually in April and October, is a journal of poetry and art. All forms and styles are considered. Ardent! is perfect-bound.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 3 poems by e-mail (pasted in body) or postal mail. “Include a statement giving Poetry in the Arts, Inc. your permission to use your work.” Provide brief bio.
c/o Dr. Price McMurray, General Editor, School of Aries and Letters, 1201 Wesleyan St., Fort Worth TX 76105. E-mail: aries@txwes.edu; ariesjournal1@gmail.com. Website: ariesjournal.wix.com/aries. Contact: Rolandra West, managing editor; Price McMurray, general editor. Aries: A Journal of Creative Expression, is published annually by the Department of Languages and Literature at Texas Wesleyan University. Accepting poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, short plays, and b&w photography. Reads submissions August 15-December 15. Responds to mss in summer. Sample submissions available on website. Guidelines available on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit by mail or e-mail. Include cover letter and SASE. Do not include name or contact info on ms. Length: up to 60 lines each.
TIPS “Aries is open to a wide variety of perspectives, ideas, and theoretical approaches; however, at the heart of all editorial decisions is the overall quality of the work submitted.”
Department of English and Philosophy, P.O. Box 1890, Office: Wilson Hall, State University AR 72467-1890. (870) 972-3043; (870)972-2210. Fax: (870)972-3045. E-mail: mtribbet@astate.edu. E-mail: jcollins@astate.edu; arkansasreview@astate.edu. Website: altweb.astate.edu/arkreview. Contact: Dr. Marcus Tribbett, general editor. “All material, creative and scholarly, published in the Arkansas Review must evoke or respond to the natural and/or cultural experience of the Mississippi River Delta region.” Buys first North American serial rights. Time between acceptance and publication is about 6-12 months. Occasionally publishes theme issues. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; in 4 months to mss. Editorial lead time 4 months. Sample copy for $7.50. Subscription: $20. Make checks payable to ASU Foundation. Guidelines available online.
Arkansas Review is 92 pages, magazine-sized, photo offset-printed, saddle-stapled, with 4-color cover. Press run is 600; 50 distributed free to contributors.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Receives about 500 poems/year; accepts about 5%. Accepts e-mail and disk submissions. Cover letter is preferred. Include SASE. Has published poetry by Greg Fraser, Jo McDougall, and Catherine Savage Brosman. Length: 1-100 lines. Pays 3 contributor’s copies.
ALSO OFFERS Staff reviews books/chapbooks of poetry “that are relevant to the Delta” in 500 words, single- and multibook format. Send materials for review consideration to Janelle Collins (“inquire in advance”).
TIPS “Immerse yourself in the literature of the Delta, but provide us with a fresh and original take on its land, its people, its culture. Surprise us. Amuse us. Recognize what makes this region particular as well as universal, and take risks. Help us shape a new Delta literature.”
E-mail: lobster@magere.com. Website: arseniclobster.magere.com. Contact: Susan Yount, poetry editor. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems by e-mail. “Poems should be timeless, rich in imagery, and edgy; seeking elegant emotion, articulate experiment. Be compelled to write.” “We do not want political rants or Hallmark poetry.”
TIPS “All works must be previously unpublished. Include a lively, short biography. Poetry topics, reviews and criticism, and art/photographs (.pdf or .jpg attachment only) are also welcome.”
Dept. of English, College of Wooster, Wooster OH 44691. (330)263-2577. E-mail: artfuldodge@wooster.edu. Website: www.wooster.edu/artfuldodge. Contact: Daniel Bourne, editor-in-chief; Karin Lin-Greenberg, fiction editor; Marcy Campbell, associate fiction editor; Carolyne Wright, translation editor. Artful Dodge is an Ohio-based literary magazine that publishes “work with a strong sense of place and cultural landscape. Besides new American fiction, poetry, and narrative essay, we’re also interested in contemporary translation—from all over the globe. There is no theme in this magazine, except literary power. We also have an ongoing interest in translations from Central/Eastern Europe and elsewhere.” Buys first North American serial rights. Responds in 1-6 months to mss. Sample copy for $7. Guidelines for #10 SASE.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “We are interested in poems that utilize stylistic persuasions both old and new to good effect. We are not afraid of poems which try to deal with large social, political, historical, and even philosophical questions—especially if the poem emerges from one’s own life experience and is not the result of armchair pontificating.” “We don’t want cute, rococo surrealism, someone’s warmed-up, left-over notion of an avant-garde that existed 10-100 years ago, or any last bastions of rhymed verse in the civilized world.” Pays at least 2 contributor’s copies.
TIPS “Poets may send books for review consideration; however, there is no guarantee we can review them.”
ARTS & LETTERS JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CULTUREGeorgia College & State University, Milledgeville GA 31061. (478)445-1289. E-mail: al.journal@gcsu.edu. Website: al.gcsu.edu. Arts & Letters Journal of Contemporary Culture, published semiannually, is devoted to contemporary arts and literature, featuring ongoing series such as The World Poetry Translation Series and The Mentors Interview Series. Wants work that is of the highest literary and artistic quality. Acquires one-time rights. Pays on publication. Responds in 1-2 months to mss. Guidelines online at artsandletters.gcsu.edu/submit.
Work published in Arts & Letters Journal has received the Pushcart Prize.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit via online submissions manager (fee). Include cover letter. “Poems are screened, discussed by group of readers, then if approved, submitted to poetry editor for final approval.” Has published poetry by Margaret Gibson, Marilyn Nelson, Stuart Lishan, R.T. Smith, Laurie Lamon, and Miller Williams. No light verse. Pays $10 per printed page (minimum payment: $50) and 1 contributor’s copy.
ALSO OFFERS Offers the annual Arts & Letters/Rumi Prize for Poets (see separate listing in Contests & Awards).
ART TIMESA Literary Journal and Resource for All the Arts, P.O. Box 730, Mount Marion NY 12456. (845)246-6944. Fax: (845)246-6944. E-mail: info@ArtTimesJournal.com. Website: www.arttimesjournal.com. Contact: Raymond J. Steiner, editor. “Art Times covers the art fields and is distributed in locations most frequented by those enjoying the arts. Our copies are distributed throughout the lower part of the northeast as well as the metropolitan New York area; locations include theaters, galleries, museums, schools, art clubs, cultural centers, and the like. Our readers are mostly over 40, affluent, art-conscious and sophisticated. Subscribers are located across US and abroad (Italy, France, Germany, Greece, Russia, etc.).” Buys first North American serial rights, buys first rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 3 years after acceptance. Responds in 6 months; in 6 months to mss. Sample copy for SAE with 9x12 envelope and 6 first-class stamps. Writer’s guidelines for #10 SASE or online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants “poetry that strives to express genuine observation in unique language. All topics, all forms. We prefer well-crafted ‘literary’ poems. No excessively sentimental poetry.” Publishes 2-3 poems each issue. Length: no more than 20 lines. Offers contributor copies and one-year subscription.
TIPS “Competition is greater (more submissions received), but keep trying. We print new as well as published writers. Be advised that we are presently on an approximate three-year lead for short stories, two-year lead for poetry. We are now receiving 300-400 poems and 40-50 short stories per month. Be familiar with Art Times and its special audience.”
ASCENT ASPIRATIONS1560 Arbutus Dr., Nanoose Bay BC C9P 9C8, Canada. E-mail: ascentaspirations@shaw.ca. Website: www.ascentaspirations.ca. Contact: David Fraser, editor. “Ascent Aspirations magazine publishes monthly online and once in print. The print issues are operated as contests. Please refer to current guidelines before submitting. Ascent Aspirations is a quality electronic publication dedicated to the promotion and encouragement of aspiring writers of any genre. The focus, however, is toward interesting experimental writing in dark mainstream, literary, science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Poetry can be on any theme. Essays need to be unique, current, and have social, philosophical commentary.” Rights remain with author. Responds in 1 week to queries; 3 months to mss. Sometimes comments on rejected mss. Guidelines by e-mail or on website. Accepts multiple submissions and reprints.
Magazine: 40 electronic pages; illustrations; photos. Receives 100-200 unsolicited mss/month. Accepts 40 mss/issue; 240 mss/year. Publishes ms 3 months after acceptance. Publishes 10-50 new writers/year. Has published work by Taylor Graham, Janet Buck, Jim Manton, Steve Cartwright, Don Stockard, Penn Kemp, Sam Vargo, Vernon Waring, Margaret Karmazin, Bill Hughes, and recently spoken-word artists Sheri-D Wilson, Missy Peters, Ian Ferrier, Cathy Petch, and Bob Holdman.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 1-5 poems at a time. Prefers e-mail submissions (pasted into body of message or as attachment in Word); no disk submissions. “If you must submit by postal mail because it is your only avenue, provide a SASE with IRCs or Canadian stamps.” Reads submissions on a regular basis year round. “We accept all forms of poetry on any theme. Poetry needs to be unique and touch the reader emotionally with relevant human, social, and philosophical imagery.” Considers poetry by children and teens. Does not want poetry “that focuses on mainstream, overtly religious verse.” “No payment at this time.”
TIPS “Short fiction should first of all tell a good story, take the reader to new and interesting imaginary or real places. Short fiction should use language lyrically and effectively, be experimental in either form or content, and take the reader into realms where they can analyze and think about the human condition. Write with passion for your material, be concise and economical, and let the reader work to unravel your story. In terms of editing, always proofread to the point where what you submit is the best it possibly can be. Never be discouraged if your work is not accepted; it may just not be the right fit for a current publication.”
P.O. Box 7086, Asheville NC 28802. (828)450-0357. E-mail: editor@ashevillereview.com. Website: www.ashevillereview.com. Contact: Keith Flynn, founder/managing editor. Asheville Poetry Review, published annually, prints “the best regional, national, and international poems we can find. We publish translations, interviews, essays, historical perspectives, and book reviews as well.” Wants “quality work with well-crafted ideas married to a dynamic style. Any subject matter is fit to be considered so long as the language is vivid with a clear sense of rhythm. We subscribe to the Borges dictum that great poetry is a combination of ‘algebra and fire.’” Rights revert back to author upon publication. Up to 1 year from acceptance to publishing time. Responds in up to 4 months. Sample: $13. “We prefer poets purchase a sample copy prior to submitting.” Guidelines available for SASE or on website.
Asheville Poetry Review is 160-300 pages, digest-sized, perfect-bound, laminated, with full-color cover. Receives about 8,000 submissions/year, accepts about 5%. Press run is 3,000. Subscription: $22.50 for 2 years, $43.50 for 4 years. Occasionally publishes theme issues. Reviews books/chapbooks of poetry. Send materials for review consideration. Has published poetry by Sherman Alexie, Eavan Boland, Gary Snyder, Colette Inez, Robert Bly, and Fred Chappell.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems at a time. No e-mail submissions. Cover letter is required. Include comprehensive bio, recent publishing credits, and SASE. Reads submissions January 15-July 15. Poems are circulated to an editorial board. Seldom comments on rejected poems. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS Sponsors the William Matthews Poetry Prize: $1,000 awarded for a single poem, reads submissions September 15-January 15. See website for complete guidelines.
E-mail: editor@asininepoetry.com. Website: www.asininepoetry.com. Contact: Shay Tasaday, editor. Humorous poetry and prose, published quarterly online, “features 8-9 new works each issue. We specialize in poetry that does not take itself seriously.” Wants “any form of poetry, but for us the poetry must be in a humorous, parodic, or satirical style. We prefer well-crafted poems that may contain serious elements or cover serious subjects—but which are also amusing, absurd, or hilarious.”
MAGAZINES NEEDS Does not want serious, straightforward poems. Has published poetry by Hal Sirowitz, William Trowbridge, Elizabeth Swados, Daniel Thomas Moran, and Colonel Drunky Bob. Receives about 800 poems/year, accepts about 2%. Submit 3-4 poems at a time. Lines/poem: 50 maximum. Considers previously published poems and simultaneous submissions. Accepts e-mail (pasted into body of message). Length: 50 lines max.
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS Guidelines available on website.
P.O. Box 8248, Atlanta GA 31106. E-mail: atlanta.review@yahoo.com. Website: www.atlantareview.com. Contact: Dan Veach, editor/publisher. Atlanta Review, published semiannually, is devoted primarily to poetry but occasionally features interviews and b&w artwork. Publishes ms 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 month. Sample copy: $5. Single copy: $10; subscription: $15. Guidelines available online at website.
Work published in Atlanta Review has been included in The Best American Poetry and The Pushcart Prize. Atlanta Review is 128 pages, digest-sized, professionally printed on acid-free paper, flat-spined, with glossy color cover. Receives about 10,000 poems/year, accepts about 1%. Press run is 1,000.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants “quality poetry of genuine human appeal.” Submit up to 5 poems at a time. No e-mail submissions from within the U.S.; postal submissions only. Include SASE for reply. Authors living outside the U.S. and Canada may submit work via e-mail. Cover letter is preferred. Include brief bio. Put name and address on each poem. Reads submissions according to the following deadlines: June 1 for Fall; December 1 for Spring. Has published poetry by Seamus Heaney, Billy Collins, Derek Walcott, Maxine Kumin, Alicia Stallings, Gunter Grass, Eugenio Montale, and Thomas Lux. Pays in contributor’s copies.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLYThe Watergate, 600 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington DC 20037. E-mail: submissions@theatlantic.com; pitches@theatlantic.com. Website: www.theatlantic.com. Contact: Scott Stossel, magazine editor; Ann Hulbert, literary editor. General magazine for an educated readership with broad cultural and public-affairs interests. “The Atlantic considers unsolicited mss, either fiction or nonfiction. A general familiarity with what we have published in the past is the best guide to our needs and preferences.” Buys first North American serial rights. Pays on acceptance. Responds in 4-6 weeks to mss. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “Interest is in the broadest possible range of work: traditional forms and free verse, the meditative lyric and the ‘light’ or comic poem, the work of the famous and the work of the unknown. We have long been committed to the discovery of new poets. Our 1 limitation is length; we are unable to publish very long poems.” The Atlantic Monthly publishes some of the most distinguished poetry in American literature. “We read with interest and attention every poem submitted to the magazine and, quite simply, we publish those that seem to us to be the best.” Has published poetry by Maxine Kumin, Stanley Plumly, Linda Gregerson, Philip Levine, Ellen Bryant Voigt, and W.S. Merwin. Receives about 60,000 poems/year. Submit 2-6 poems by e-mail or mail.
TIPS “Writers should be aware that this is not a market for beginner’s work (nonfiction and fiction), nor is it truly for intermediate work. Study this magazine before sending only your best, most professional work. When making first contact, cover letters are sometimes helpful, particularly if they cite prior publications or involvement in writing programs. Common mistakes: melodrama, inconclusiveness, lack of development, unpersuasive characters and/or dialogue.”
CCI Publishing, P.O. Box 780696, Orlando FL 32878. (407)574-7355. E-mail: submissions@avalonliteraryreview.com. Website: www.avalonliteraryreview.com. Contact: Valerie Rubino, managing editor. “The Avalon Literary Review welcomes work from both published and unpublished writers and poets. We accept submissions of poetry, short fiction, and personal essays. While we appreciate the genres of fantasy, historical romance, science fiction, and horror, our magazine is not the forum for such work.” Quarterly magazine. Buys one-time rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time is 3-6 months. Sample copy: $10, by e-mail or on website. Writer’s guidelines available online at website or by e-mail.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Accepts 40-60 poems/year. Electronic submissions only. No rhyming verse. Length: no more than 50 lines. Pays 5 contributor’s copies.
TIPS “The author’s voice and point of view should be unique and clear. We seek pieces which spring from the author’s life and experiences. Fiction submissions which explore both the sweet and bitter of life, with a touch of humor, and poetry with vivid imagery, are a good fit for our review.”
P.O. Box 19186, Fountain Hills AZ 85269. E-mail: cportolano@hotmail.com. Website: www.avocetreview.com. Contact: Charles Portolano, editor. The Avocet, a Journal of Nature Poetry, published quarterly, is “looking for poetry that moves the reader through the beauty, the peace, and the fury of nature in all its glory. We want poems that have people interacting with nature, animals in their element, poems that have a message on the importance of Mother Nature and our life on this magical planet. Think of the season when sending your submission.” Time between acceptance and publication is up to 3 months. Responds to submissions in 2 months. Single copy: $7.50. Subscription: $24. Make checks payable to The Avocet.
The Avocet is 64 pages, 5.5x8.5, professionally printed, perfect-bound, with glossy cover.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 4 poems at a time. Considers previously published poems, if acknowledged. Include cover letter with e-mail. No SASE if you have an e-mail address; mss will not be returned.
P.O. Box 177, Wheaton IL 60187. E-mail: ar@awakeningsproject.org. Website: www.awakeningsproject.org. Contact: Robert Lundin, editor. The Awakenings Review is published by the Awakenings Project. Begun in cooperation with the University of Chicago Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation in 2000, The Awakenings Review has been acclaimed internationally and draws writers from all over the United States and from several other countries including Israel, South Africa, Australia, Finland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Acquires first rights. Publishes ms 8 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 month. Guidelines available in magazine, for SASE, by e-mail, or on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 5 poems at a time. No e-mail submissions. Cover letter is preferred. Include SASE and short bio. Poems are read by a board of editors. Often comments on rejected poems. Occasionally publishes theme issue. Pays 1 contributor’s copy, plus discount on additional copies.
BABEL: THE MULTILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL ONLINE JOURNAL AND COMMUNITY OF ARTS AND IDEASE-mail: submissions@towerofbabel.com. Website: towerofbabel.com. Contact: Malcolm Lawrence, editor in chief. Babel publishes regional reports from international stringers all over the planet, as well as features, round-table discussions, fiction, columns, poetry, erotica, travelogues, and reviews of all the arts and editorials. “Our bloggers include James Schwartz, the first out gay poet raised in the Old Order Amish community in Southwestern Michigan and author of the book The Literary Party; Susanna Zaraysky, author of the book Language Is Music: Making People Multilingual; James Rovira, Assistant Professor of English and Program Chair of Humanities at Tiffin University and author of the book Blake & Kierkegaard: Creation and Anxiety; and Paul B. Miller, Assistant Professor Department of French and Italian at Vanderbilt University. We’re interested in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from all over the world, including multicultural or multilingual work.” Cover letter is required. Reviews books/chapbooks of poetry and other magazines, single- and multibook format. Open to unsolicited reviews. Send materials for review consideration. Publishes ms 1-2 months after acceptance. Responds in 2-4 weeks. Guidelines available on website.
Babel is recognized by the U.N. as one of the most important social and human sciences online periodicals.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “We are currently looking for WordPress bloggers in the following languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Bengali, Catalan, Czech, Welsh, Danish, German, English, Esperanto, Spanish, Persian, Finnish, Faroese, French, Hebrew, Croatian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Malay, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Albanian, Serbian, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, and Chinese.”
HOW TO CONTACT Accepts e-mail submissions only. Cover letter is required. “Please send submissions with a résumé or bio as a Microsoft Word or RTF document attached to e-mail.”
TIPS “We would like to see more fiction with first-person male characters written by female authors, as well as more fiction first-person female characters written by male authors. We would also like to see that dynamic in action when it comes to other languages, cultures, races, classes, sexual orientations, and ages. Know what you are writing about, and write passionately about it.”
BABYBUGCricket Magazine Group, 70 East Lake St., Suite 800, Chicago IL 60601. E-mail: babybug@babybugmagkids.com. Website: www.cricketmag.com/babybug; www.babybugmagkids.com. Contact: submissions editor. Babybug is a look-and-listen magazine for babies and toddlers ages 6 months-3 years. Publishes 9 issues per year. Rights vary. Pays on publication. Responds in 3-6 months to mss. Guidelines available online: www.cricketmag.com/submissions.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “We are especially interested in rhythmic and rhyming poetry. Poems may explore a baby’s day, or they may be more whimsical.” Pays up to $3/line; $25 minimum.
TIPS “Imagine having to read your story or poem—out loud—50 times or more! That’s what parents will have to do. Babies and toddlers demand, ‘Read it again!’ Your material must hold up under repetition. And humor is much appreciated by all.”
babysue ATTN: LMNOP aka dONW7, P.O. Box 15749, Chattanooga TN 373415. E-mail: LMNOP@babysue.com. Website: www.babysue.com; www.LMNOP.com. Contact: Don W. Seven, editor/publisher. babysue is an ongoing online magazine featuring continually updated cartoons, poems, literature, and reviews. It is also published twice/year and offers obtuse humor for the extremely open-minded. Responds “immediately, if we are interested.” Seldom comments on rejected poems. Sample: $7; cash only (no checks or money orders).
MAGAZINES NEEDS “We are open to all styles but prefer short poems.” No restrictions. “We print prose, poems, and cartoons. We usually accept about 5% of what we receive.” Has published poetry by Edward Mycue, Susan Andrews, and Barry Bishop. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
TIPS “We do occasionally review other magazines.”
E-mail: editor@baltimorereview.org. Website: www.baltimorereview.org. Contact: Barbara Westwood Diehl, senior editor; Kathleen Hellen, senior editor. The Baltimore Review publishes poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from Baltimore and beyond. Submission periods are August 1-November 30 and February 1-May 31. Buys first North American serial rights. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 3 months or less. Guidelines available online.
In 2012, The Baltimore Review began its new life as a quarterly, online literary. Also prints annual anthology.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 1-3 poems. See editor preferences on submission guidelines on website. Pays in web exposure and 1 copy of annual anthology.
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS Sponsors 2 theme contests per year, $500, $200, and $100 prizes; all entries considered for publication. See website for themes and guidelines.
TIPS “See editor preferences on staff page of website.”
THE BANGALORE REVIEWThe Purple Patch Foundation, No. 149, 2nd Floor, 4th Cross, Kasturi Nagar, Bangalore Karnataka, India. E-mail: info@bangalorereview.com. E-mail: submissions@bangalorereview.com. Website: www.bangalorereview.com. Contact: Arvind Radhakrishnan, editor; Suhail Rasheed, managing editor. The Bangalore Review is a monthly online magazine aimed at promoting literature, arts, culture, criticism, and philosophy at a deeper level. Strives to inculcate the habit of not just reading but the reading of good literature in the youth of today while also aspiring to be an unbiased, nonrestrictive platform for young and promising independent writers. The editorial team seeks to strike a balance between the old and the young, the published and the unpublished, the known and the unknown, and the mainstream and the unconventional, while curating the articles for each edition. Copyrights for articles, artwork, and photographs published in the magazine rest with the authors, with first publication rights to The Bangalore Review. Does not offer payment. Posts mss an average of 2 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time is 2 months. Guidelines available online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Length: Must be at least 5 lines. Does not offer payment.
1601 W. Fifth Ave., #247, Columbus OH 43212. E-mail: barkingsycamores@gmail.com. Website: www.barkingsycamores.wordpress.com. Contact: Nicole Nicholson, editor-in-chief; V. Solomon Maday, assistant editor-in-chief. “Barking Sycamores’ primary mission is to publish poetry, short fiction (as of issue 3), and artwork by emerging and established writers who are neurodivergent—this includes autism, the state of being currently known as AD(H)D, Bipolar, synesthesia, and so on. We also seek to add positively to the public discussion about neurodivergence as a whole in the form of essays on the creation of literature and the interrelationship between alternative kinds of neurology and the creative process.” Holds one-time rights and electronic rights, exclusively for 60 days from date of publication. Publishes ms 2 weeks after acceptance. Responds in 3 weeks to queries and mss. Sample copy available online. Guidelines available online.
This is a non-paying market.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Does not want polemic, preachy, or rant-like poetry.
Olin Hall 342, The University of Akron, Akron OH 44325. E-mail: info@barnowlreview.com. Website: www.barnowlreview.com. Contact: Mary Biddinger and Jay Robinson, editors-in-chief. A handsomely designed print journal looking for work that takes risks while still connecting with readers. Aims to publish the highest quality poetry from both emerging and established writers.
Uses online submissions manager. Open annually for submissions from June 1-November 1.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Barn Owl Review favors no particular poetic school or style; “however, we look for innovation and risk-taking in the poems that we publish.” Submit 3-5 poems (in single attachment) via Submittable. Contributors receive 2 copies of the issue.
71 First Ave., Suite 12, New York NY 10003. E-mail: submissions@barrowstreet.org; journal@barrowstreet.org. Website: www.barrowstreet.org. Contact: Lorna Blake, Patricia Carlin, Peter Covino, and Melissa Hotchkiss, editors. Barrow Street, published annually, “is dedicated to publishing new and established poets.” Wants “poetry of the highest quality; open to all styles and forms.” Has published poetry by Molly Peacock, Lyn Hejinian, Carl Phillips, Marie Ponsot, Charles Bernstein, and Stephen Burt. Acquires first rights. Responds in 1 week-4 months. Sample copy: $10. Subscription: $18 for 2 years, $25 for 3 years. Guidelines online.
Poetry published in Barrow Street is often selected for The Best American Poetry. Barrow Street is 96-120 pages, digest-sized, professionally printed, perfect-bound, with glossy cardstock cover with color or b&w photography. Receives about 3,000 poems/year, accepts about 3%. Press run is 1,000. Reading period: December 1-March 15.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems via online submissions manager. Please always check our website to confirm submission guidelines. Does not accept hard copy submissions. Cover letter is preferred. Include brief bio. Must have name, address, e-mail, and phone on each page submitted or submission will not be considered. Pays 2 contributor’s copies.
P.O. Box 1584, Northampton MA 01061. (413)586-2494. E-mail: jgrin@mac.com. Website: www.bateaupress.org. Contact: James Grinwis, editor. “Bateau, published annually, subscribes to no trend but serves to represent as wide a cross-section of contemporary writing as possible. For this reason, readers will most likely love and hate at least something in each issue. We consider this a good thing. To us, it means Bateau is eclectic, open-ended, and not mired in a particular strain.” Acquires first North American serial rights, electronic rights. Publishes ms 3-8 months after acceptance. Responds in 1-6 months. Single copy: $15. Make checks payable to Bateau Press. Guidelines for SASE or on website. Submissions closed June-August.
Bateau is around 80 pages, digest-sized, offset print, perfect-bound, with a 100% recycled letterpress cover. Press run is 250.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit via online submission form. Cover letter not necessary. Has published poetry by Tomaz Salamun, John Olsen, Michael Burkhardt, Joshua Marie Wilkinson, Allison Titus, Allan Peterson, and Dean Young. Receives about 5,000 poems/year, accepts about 60. Length: up to 5 pages. Pays in contributor’s copies.
Dept. of English, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr., New Orleans LA 70148. (504)280-5423. E-mail: bayou@uno.edu. Website: bayoumagazine.org. Contact: Joanna Leake, editor in chief. “A nonprofit journal for the arts, each issue of Bayou contains beautiful fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. From quirky shorts to more traditional stories, we are committed to publishing solid work. Regardless of style, at Bayou we are always interested first in a well-told tale. Our poetry and prose are filled with memorable characters observing their world, acknowledging both the mundane and the sublime, often at once, and always with an eye toward beauty. Bayou is packed with a range of material from established, award-winning authors as well as new voices on the rise. Recent contributors include Eric Trethewey, Virgil Suarez, Marilyn Hacker, Sean Beaudoin, Tom Whalen, Mark Doty, Philip Cioffari, Lyn Lifshin, Timothy Liu, and Gaylord Brewer. In 1 issue every year, Bayou features the winner of the annual Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival One-Act Play Competition.” Responds in 4-6 months. Guidelines available online at website.
Does not accept e-mail submissions. Reads submissions from September 1-June 1.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit via online submission system or postal mail. Length: “We have no strict length restrictions, though obviously it is harder to fit in very long poems.” Pays 2 contributor’s copies.
TIPS “Do not submit in more than 1 genre at a time. Don’t send a second submission until you receive a response to the first.”
P.O. Box 3787, Boulder CO 80307. Website: bearcreekhaiku.blogspot.com. Contact: Ayaz Daryl Nielsen, editor. Acquires first rights. Acceptance to publication time varies. Response time varies. Sample copy for SASE. Subscriptions: One year $5, renewed for free yearly if subscriber asks.
Reads submissions year-round.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 5-20 poems at a time by mail. Length: 11 lines or less or haiku. Pays 2 contributor’s copies if 24-page issue; 1 copy if 36-page issue.
Orlo, 240 N. Broadway, #112, Portland OR 97227. E-mail: bear@orlo.org. Website: www.orlo.org. Contact: Tom Webb, editor in chief; Kristin Rogers Brown, art director. “The Bear Deluxe Magazine is a national independent environmental arts magazine publishing significant works of reporting, creative nonfiction, literature, visual art, and design. Based in the Pacific Northwest, it reaches across cultural and political divides to engage readers on vital issues effecting the environment. Published twice per year, The Bear Deluxe includes a wider array and a higher percentage of visual artwork and design than many other publications. Artwork is included both as editorial support and as standalone or independent art. It has included nationally recognized artists as well as emerging artists. As with any publication, artists are encouraged to review a sample copy for a clearer understanding of the magazine’s approach. Unsolicited submissions and samples are accepted and encouraged.” Buys first rights, buys one-time rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 3-6 months to mail queries. Only responds to e-mail queries if interested. Editorial lead time 6 months. Sample copy: $5. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems at a time. Poems are reviewed by a committee of 3-5 people. Publishes 1 theme issue per year. Length: up to 50 lines/poem. Pays $20, subscription, and contributor’s copies.
TIPS “Offer to be a stringer for future ideas. Get a copy of the magazine and guidelines, and query us with specific nonfiction ideas and clips. We’re looking for original, magazine-style stories, not fluff or PR. Fiction, essay, and poetry writers should know we have an open and blind review policy and they should keep sending their best work even if rejected once. Be as specific as possible in queries.”
NYU Langone Medical Center, Department of Medicine, 550 First Ave., OBV-A612, New York NY 10016. (212)263-3973. E-mail: info@BLReview.org. E-mail: stacy.bodziak@nyumc.org. Website: www.blreview.org. Contact: Stacy Bodziak, managing editor. Bellevue Literary Review, published semiannually, prints “works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that touch upon relationships to the human body, illness, health, and healing.” Acquires first North American serial rights. Sends galleys to author. Publishes ms 3-6 months after acceptance. Responds in 3-6 months to mss. Sample copy: $7. Single copy: $12; subscription: $20/year, $35/2 years; $48/3 years (plus $5/year postage to Canada, $8/year postage foreign). Make checks payable to Bellevue Literary Review. Guidelines for SASE or on website.
Work published in Bellevue Literary Review has appeared in The Pushcart Prize and Best American Short Stories. Recently published work by Linda Pastan, Rachel Hadas, and Tom Sleigh.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 3 poems at a time. Prefers poems of 1 page or less. No previously published poems; work published on personal blogs or websites will be considered on a case-by-case basis. No e-mail or disk submissions. “We accept poems via regular mail and through our website; when submitting via postal mail, please include SASE.” Cover letter is preferred. Reads submissions year round. “Poems are reviewed by 2 independent readers, then sent to an editor.” Sometimes comments on rejected poems. Sometimes publishes theme issues. Upcoming themes available on website. Receives about 1,800 poetry mss/year; accepts about 3%. Has published poetry by Edward Hirsch, Naomi Shihab Nye, Cornelius Eady, and David Wagoner. Pays 2 contributor’s copies and one-year subscription for author, plus one-year gift subscription for friend.
Mail Stop 9053, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225. (360)650-4863. E-mail: bellingham.review@wwu.edu. Website: wwww.bhreview.org. Contact: Brenda Miller, editor in chief; Kaitlyn Teer, managing editor. Nonprofit magazine published once/year in the spring. Seeks “literature of palpable quality: poems, stories, and essays so beguiling they invite us to touch their essence. Bellingham Review hungers for a kind of writing that nudges the limits of form or executes traditional forms exquisitely.” Buys first North American serial rights. Pays on publication when funding allows. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 1-6 months to mss. Editorial lead time 6 months. Sample copy: $12. Guidelines online.
The editors are actively seeking submissions of creative nonfiction, as well as stories that push the boundaries of the form. Open submission period is from September 15-December 1.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants “well-crafted poetry, but is open to all styles.” Has published poetry by David Shields, Tess Gallagher, Gary Soto, Jane Hirshfield, Albert Goldbarth, and Rebecca McClanahan. Submit up to 3 poems via online submissions manager. Will not use light verse. Pays as funds allow, plus contributor’s copies.
TIPS “The Bellingham Review holds 3 annual contests: the 49th Parallel Award for poetry, the Annie Dillard Award for Nonfiction, and the Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction. See the individual listings for these contests under Contests & Awards for full details.”
P.O. Box 14319 N. Swan Rd., Gulfport MS 39503. E-mail: jimbelpoet@aol.com. Contact: Jim Bell, editor/publisher. Bell’s Letters Poet, published quarterly, must be purchased by contributors before they can be published. Wants “clean writing in good taste; no vulgarity, no artsy vulgarity.” Guidelines available online or for SASE.
Has published poetry by Betty Wallace, C. David Hay, Mary L. Ports, and Tgrai Warden. Bell’s Letters Poet is about 60 pages, digest-sized, photocopied on plain bond paper (including cover), saddle-stapled. Single copy: $7; subscription: $28. Sample: $5. “Send a poem (20 lines or under, in good taste) with your sample order, and we will publish it in our next issue.”
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 4 poems at a time. Lines/poem: 4-20. Considers previously published poems “if cleared by author with prior publisher”; no simultaneous submissions. Accepts submissions by postal mail or e-mail. Submission deadline is 2 months prior to publication. Accepted poems by subscribers are published immediately in the next issue. Reviews chapbooks of poetry by subscribers. No payment for accepted poetry, but “many patrons send cash awards to the poets whose work they especially like.”
TIPS “The Ratings” is a competition in each issue. Readers are asked to vote on their favorite poems, and the “Top 40” are announced in the next issue, along with awards sent to the poets by patrons. News releases are then sent to subscriber’s hometown newspaper. Bell’s Letters Poet also features a telephone and e-mail exchange among poets, a birth-date listing, and a profile of its poets.”Tired of seeing no bylines this year? Subscription guarantees a byline in each issue.”
Beloit Poetry Journal, P.O. Box 151, Farmington ME 04938. (207)778-0020. E-mail: bpj@bpj.org. Website: www.bpj.org. Contact: John Rosenwald and Lee Sharkey, editors. Beloit Poetry Journal, published quarterly, prints “the most outstanding poems we receive, without bias as to length, school, subject, or form. For more than 60 years of continuous publication, we have been distinguished for the extraordinary range of our poetry and our discovery of strong new poets.” Wants “visions broader than the merely personal; language that makes us laugh and weep, recoil, resist—and pay attention. We’re drawn to poetry that grabs hold of the whole body, not just the head.” Responds in 4 months to mss. Sample copy for $5. Guidelines available on website.
Has published poetry by Sherman Alexie, Mark Doty, Albert Goldbarth, Sonia Sanchez, A.E. Stallings, Janice Harrington, Douglas Kearney, Susan Tichy, and Eduardo Corral.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit via online submission manager or postal mail. Limit submissions to 5 pages or a single long poem. Pays 3 contributor’s copies.
ALSO OFFERS The Chad Walsh Poetry Prize is awarded to the author of the poem or group of poems that the editorial board judges to be outstanding among those we published in the previous year.
TIPS “We seek only unpublished poems or translations of poems not already available in English. Poems may be submitted electronically on our website Submission Manager, or by postal mail. Before submitting, please buy a sample issue or browse our website archive.”
BELTWAY POETRY QUARTERLYE-mail: info@beltwaypoetry.com. Website: www.beltwaypoetry.com. Contact: Kim Roberts, editor. Beltway Poetry Quarterly, published online, “features poets who live or work in the greater Washington, D.C., metro region. Beltway showcases the richness and diversity of Washington, D.C., authors, with poets from different backgrounds, races, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations represented. We have included Pulitzer Prize winners and those who have never previously published. We publish academic, spoken word, and experimental authors—and those whose work defies categorization.” Themes change annually; check website for details.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “Other than 1 annual themed issue, we are a curated journal and consider poems by invitation only. Themed issues and their open reading periods change each year; check website for guidelines. Themed issues have included prose poems, poems about working for the Federal government, and poems celebrating immigrant roots. Two issues per year feature portfolios, a larger group of poems than most journals generally include, up to 8 poems each by 5-7 authors from the greater-D.C. region, and these issues are open only by invitation. Most featured authors are found through earlier participation in themed issues; featured authors are paid a stipend.”
BEYOND CENTAURIWhite Cat Publications, LLC, 33080 Industrial Rd., Suite 101, Livonia MI 48150. E-mail: beyondcentauri@whitecatpublications.com. Website: www.whitecatpublications.com/guidelines/beyond-centauri. Beyond Centauri, published quarterly, contains fantasy, science fiction, sword and sorcery, very mild horror short stories, poetry, and illustrations for readers ages 10 and up. Publishes ms 1-2 months after acceptance. Responds in 2-3 months. Single copy: $7.
Beyond Centauri is 44 pages, magazine-sized, offset printed, perfect-bound, with paper cover for color art, includes ads. Receives about 200 poems/year, accepts about 50 (25%). Press run is 100; 5 distributed free to reviewers.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants fantasy, science fiction, spooky horror, and speculative poetry for younger readers. Considers poetry by children and teens. Has published poetry by Bruce Boston, Bobbi Sinha-Morey, Debbie Feo, Dorothy Imm, Cythera, and Terrie Leigh Relf. Looks for themes of science fiction and fantasy. Poetry should be submitted in the body of an e-mail, or as an RTF attachment. Does not want horror with excessive blood and gore. Length: up to 50 lines/poem. Pays $2/original poem, $1/reprints, $1/scifaiku and related form, plus 1 contributor’s copy.
BIBLE ADVOCATEBible Advocate, Church of God (Seventh Day), P.O. Box 33677, Denver CO 80233. (303)452-7973. E-mail: bibleadvocate@cog7.org. Website: baonline.org. Contact: Sherri Langton, associate editor. “Our purpose is to advocate the Bible and represent the Church of God (Seventh Day) to a Christian audience.” Buys first rights, second serial (reprint) rights, electronic rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 9 months after acceptance. Responds in 2 months to queries. Editorial lead time 3 months. Sample copy for SAE with 9x12 envelope and 3 first-class stamps. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Prefers e-mail submissions. Cover letter is preferred. “No handwritten submissions, please. I read them first and reject those that won’t work for us. I send good ones to editor for approval.” Seldom comments on rejected poems. No avant-garde. Length: 5-20 lines. Pays $20 and 2 contributor’s copies.
TIPS “Be fresh, not preachy! Articles must be in keeping with the doctrinal understanding of the Church of God (Seventh Day). Therefore, the writer should become familiar with what the Church generally accepts as truth as set forth in its doctrinal beliefs. We reserve the right to edit mss to fit our space requirements, doctrinal stands, and church terminology. Significant changes are referred to writers for approval. No fax or handwritten submissions, please.”
E-mail: walterblue@bigbridge.org. Website: www.bigbridge.org. Contact: Michael Rothenberg and Terri Carrion, editors. “Big Bridge is a webzine of poetry and everything else. If we like it, we’ll publish it. We’re interested in poetry, fiction, nonfiction essays, journalism, and art (photos, line drawings, performance, installations, siteworks, comics, graphics).” Guidelines available online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Only accepts electronic submissions. Submit via e-mail.
TIPS “We are guided by whimsy and passion and urgency. Each issue will feature an online chapbook.”
Southeast Missouri State University Press, One University Plaza, MS 2650, Cape Girardeau MO 63701. (573)651-2044. Website: www6.semo.edu/universitypress/bigmuddy. Contact: Susan Swartwout, publisher/editor. “Big Muddy explores multidisciplinary, multicultural issues, people, and events mainly concerning, but not limited to, the 10-state area that borders the Mississippi River. We publish fiction, poetry, historical essays, creative nonfiction, environmental essays, biography, regional events, photography, art, etc.” Acquires first North American serial rights. Publishes ms 6-12 months after acceptance. Responds in 12 weeks to mss. Send SASE for return of ms or send a disposable copy of ms and #10 SASE for reply only. Sample copy: $6. Guidelines for SASE, e-mail, fax, or on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Receives 50 unsolicited mss/month. Accepts 20-25 mss/issue. Accepts multiple submissions. Pays 2 contributor’s copies; additional copies $5.
TIPS “We look for clear language, avoidance of clichés except in necessary dialogue, a fresh vision of the theme or issue. Find some excellent and honest readers to comment on your work-in-progress and final draft. Consider their viewpoints carefully. Revise if needed.”
BIG PULPExter Press, P.O. Box 92, Cumberland MD 21501. E-mail: editors@bigpulp.com. Website: www.bigpulp.com. Contact: Bill Olver, editor. Big Pulp defines “pulp fiction” very broadly: It’s lively, challenging, thought-provoking, thrilling, and fun, regardless of how many or how few genre elements are packed in. Doesn’t subscribe to the theory that genre fiction is disposable; a great deal of literary fiction could easily fall under one of their general categories. Places a higher value on character and story than genre elements. Acquires one-time and electronic rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1 year after acceptance. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sample copy: $10; excerpts available online at no cost. Guidelines available online at website.
Currently accepting submissions for themed collections only. See website for details on current needs. Submissions are only accepted during certain reading periods; check website to see if magazine is currently open.
MAGAZINES NEEDS All types of poetry are considered, but poems should have a genre connection. Length: up to 100 lines/poem. Pays $5/poem.
TIPS “We like to be surprised, and we have few boundaries. Fantasy writers may focus on the mundane aspects of a fantastical creature’s life or the magic that can happen in everyday life. Romances do not have to be requited or have happy endings, and the object of one’s obsession may not be a person. Mysteries need not focus on ‘whodunit?’ We’re always interested in science or speculative fiction focusing on societal issues, but writers should avoid being partisan or shrill. We also like fiction that crosses genre; for example, a science fiction romance or a fantasy crime story. We have an online archive for fiction and poetry and encourage writers to check it out. That said, Big Pulp has a strong editorial bias in favor of stories with monkeys. Especially talking monkeys.”
Arizona State University, Hispanic Research Center, P.O. Box 875303, Tempe AZ 85287-5303. (480)965-3867. Fax: (480)965-0315. E-mail: brp@asu.edu. Website: www.asu.edu/brp/submit. Contact: Gary Francisco Keller, publisher. Bilingual Review is “committed to publishing high-quality writing by both established and emerging writers.” Acquires all rights (50% of reprint permission fees given to author as matter of policy). Publishes ms 1 year after acceptance. Responds in 2-3 months. Often comments on rejected mss.
Magazine: 7×10; 96 pages; 55 lb. acid-free paper; coated cover stock.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit via postal mail. Send 2 copies of poetry with SAE and loose stamps. Does not usually accept e-mail submissions except through special circumstance/prior arrangement.
4983 Tall Oaks Dr., Fayetteville NY 13066. Fax: (315)637-5056. E-mail: info@bitteroleander.com. Website: www.bitteroleander.com. Contact: Paul B. Roth, editor and publisher. “We’re reading to find a language uncommitted to the commonplace and more integrated with the natural world. A language that helps define the same particulars in nature that exist in us but have not been socialized out of us.” Publishes ms an average of 1-6 months after acceptance. Editorial lead time is 6 months. Sample copy: $10. Guidelines available online.
The Bitter Oleander is 6×9, 128 pages, 55 lb. paper, 12 pt. CIS cover stock, contains photos. Biannual.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Seeks “highly imaginative poetry whose language is serious. Particularly interested in translations.” Has published poetry by Alberto Blanco (Mexico), José-Flore Tappy (Switzerland), Ana Minga (Ecuador), Károly Bari (Hungary), Astrid Cabral (Brazil), and numerous well-known and not so well-known U.S. poets. Does not want rhyme and meter or most traditional forms. Length: 1-60 lines. Pays contributor’s copies.
TIPS “If you are writing poems or short fiction in the tradition of 98% of all journals publishing in this country, then your work will usually not fit for us. If within the first 400 words my mind drifts, the rest rarely makes it. Be yourself, and listen to no one but yourself.”
Virginia Commonwealth University Department of English, P.O. Box 843082, Richmond VA 23284. (804)827-4729. E-mail: blackbird@vcu.edu. Website: www.blackbird.vcu.edu. Blackbird is published twice a year. Responds in 6 months. Guidelines online at website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 2-6 poems at a time. “If submitting online, put all poems into 1 document.”
TIPS “We like a story that invites us into its world, that engages our senses, soul, and mind. We are able to publish long works in all genres, but query Blackbird before you send a prose piece over 8,000 words or a poem exceeding 10 pages.”
BLACK LACEP.O. Box 83912, Los Angeles CA 90083. (310)410-0808. Fax: (310)410-9250. E-mail: newsroom@blk.com. Website: www.blacklace.org. “Black Lace seeks stories, articles, photography, models, illustration, and a very limited amount of poetry all related to black women unclothed or in erotic situations.” Acquires first North American rights; acquires rights to anthologize accepted work. Responds in 1 month. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit by postal mail (include SASE if you want your work returned), fax, or e-mail.
TIPS “Black Lace seeks erotic material of the highest quality, but it need not be written by professional writers. The most important thing is that the work be erotic and that it feature black women in the life or ITL themes. We are not interested in stories that demean black women or place them in stereotypical situations.”
BLACK WARRIOR REVIEWP.O. Box 862936, Tuscaloosa AL 35486. (205)348-4518. E-mail: interns.bwr@gmail.com. Website: www.bwr.ua.edu. Contact: Kirby Johnson, editor. “We publish contemporary fiction, poetry, reviews, essays, and art for a literary audience. We publish the freshest work we can find.” Buys first rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 3-6 months. Sample copy: $10. Guidelines available online.
Work that appeared in the Black Warrior Review has been included in the Pushcart Prize anthology, Harper’s Magazine, Best American Short Stories, Best American Poetry, and New Stories from the South.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “We welcome most styles and forms, and we favor poems that take risks—whether they be quiet or audacious.” Submit poems in 1 document. Accepts up to 5 poems per submission at a maximum of 10 pages. “BWR pays a one-year subscription and a nominal lump-sum fee for all works published.”
TIPS “We look for attention to language, freshness, honesty, a convincing and sharp voice. Send us a clean, well-printed, proofread manuscript. Become familiar with the magazine prior to submission.”
E-mail: bloodlotusjournal@gmail.com. Website: www.bloodlotusjournal.com. Contact: Bethany Brownholtz, art director and co-editor. Blood Lotus, published quarterly online, publishes “poetry, fiction, and anything in between!” Wants “fresh language, memorable characters, strong images, and vivid artwork.” Will not open attachments. Reads submissions year round. Acquires first North American rights, electronic archival rights. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Send “3-5 crafted, polished, image-centric, language-innovating poems, e-mailed to bloodlotuspoetry@gmail.com.” No attachments.
TIPS “Don’t be boring.”
1245 E. Colfax, Suite 304, Denver CO 80218. (303)455-3123. Fax: (303)455-7039. E-mail: info@bloomsburyreview.com. E-mail: editors@bloomsburyreview.com. Website: www.bloomsburyreview.com. Contact: Marilyn Auer, editor-in-chief/publisher. Publishes book reviews, interviews with writers and poets, literary essays, and original poetry. Audience consists of educated, literate, general readers. Buys first rights, asks for non-exclusive electronic rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 4-6 months after acceptance. Responds in 4 months to queries. Sample copy for $5 and 9x12 SASE. Guidelines for #10 SASE or online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Pays $5-10.
TIPS “We appreciate receiving published clips and/or completed mss. Please, no rough drafts. Book reviews should be of new books (within 6 months of publication).”
Partisan Press, P.O. Box 11417, Norfolk VA 23517. E-mail: red-ink@earthlink.net. Website: www.partisanpress.org. Contact: A. Markowitz, editor; Mary Franke, co-editor. Blue Collar Review (Journal of Progressive Working Class Literature), published quarterly, contains poetry, short stories, and illustrations “reflecting the working-class experience—a broad range from the personal to the societal. Our purpose is to promote and expand working-class literature and an awareness of the connections between workers of all occupations and the social context in which we live. Also to inspire the creativity and latent talent in ‘common’ working people.” Sample copy: $7. Subscription: $15 for 1 year; $25 for 2 years. Make checks payable to Partisan Press.
Blue Collar Review is 60 pages, digest-sized, offset-printed, saddle-stapled, with colored card cover, includes ads. Receives hundreds of poems/year, accepts about 15%. Press run is 500.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Send up to 5 poems. Include name and address on each page. Cover letter is helpful, though not required. Include SASE for response. Has published poetry by Simon Perchik, Jim Daniels, Mary McAnally, Marge Piercy, Alan Catlin, and Rob Whitbeck.
ALSO OFFERS Partisan Press looks for “poetry of power that reflects a working-class consciousness and moves us forward as a society. Must be good writing reflecting social realism including but not limited to political issues.” Publishes about 3 chapbooks/year; not presently open to unsolicited submissions. “Submissions are requested from among the poets published in the Blue Collar Review.” Has published A Possible Explanation by Peggy Safire and American Sounds by Robert Edwards. Chapbooks are usually 20-60 pages, digest-sized, offset-printed, saddle-stapled or flat-spined, with card or glossy covers. Sample chapbooks are $7 and listed on website.
120 Morey Hall, Dept. of English and Communication, Postdam NY 13676. (315)267-2044. E-mail: blueline@potsdam.edu. Website: bluelinemagadk.com. Contact: Donald McNutt, editor; Caroline Downing, art editor; Donald McNutt, nonfiction editor; Stephanie Coyne-Deghett, fiction editor; Rebecca Lehmann, poetry editor. “Blueline seeks poems, stories, and essays relating to the Adirondacks and regions similar in geography and spirit, or focusing on the shaping influence of nature. Submission period is July-November. Blueline welcomes electronic submissions as Word document (.doc or .docx) attachments. Please identify genre in subject line. Please avoid using compression software.” Acquires first North American serial rights. Publishes ms 3-6 months after acceptance. Responds in up to 3 months to mss. “Decisions in early February.” Occasionally comments on rejected mss. Sample copy: $9. Guidelines available on our website, SASE, or by e-mail. Please visit www.bluelinemagadk.com.
"Proofread all submissions. It is difficult for our editors to get excited about work containing typographical and syntactic errors."
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems at a time. Submit July 1-November 30 only. Include short bio. Poems are circulated to an editorial board. Has published poetry by M.J. Iuppa, Alice Wolf Gilborn, Lyn Lifshin, Todd Davis, Maurice Kenny, Randy Lewis, and Kaye Bache-Snyder. Reviews books of poetry in 500-750 words, single- or multibook format. “We are interested in both beginning and established poets whose poems evoke universal themes in nature and show human interaction with the natural world. We look for thoughtful craftsmanship rather than stylistic trickery.” Does not want “sentimental or extremely experimental poetry.” Lines/poem: 75 maximum; “occasionally we publish longer poems.” Pays 1 contributor’s copy.
TIPS “We look for concise, clear, concrete prose that tells a story and touches upon a universal theme or situation. We prefer realism to romanticism but will consider nostalgia if well done. Pay attention to grammar and syntax. Avoid murky language, sentimentality, cuteness, or folkiness. We would like to see more good, creative nonfiction centered on the literature and/or culture of the Adirondacks, Northern New York, New England, or Eastern Canada. If ms has potential, we work with author to improve and reconsider for publication. Our readers prefer fiction to poetry (in general) or reviews. Write from your own experience, be specific and factual (within the bounds of your story), and if you write about universal features such as love, death, change, etc., write about them in a fresh way. You’ll catch our attention if your writing is interesting, vigorous, and polished.”
700 Lomas NE, Suite 108, Albuquerque NM 87102. E-mail: bmreditr@unm.edu. Website: bluemesareview.org. Contact: Has rotating editorial board; see website for current masthead. “Originally founded by Rudolfo Anaya, Gene Frumkin, David Johnson, Patricia Clark Smith, and Lee Bartlette in 1989, the Blue Mesa Review emerged as a source of innovative writing produced in the Southwest. Over the years the magazine’s nuance has changed, sometimes shifting towards more craft-oriented work, other times re-aligning with its original roots.” Requests first North American serial rights for print and nonexclusive electronic rights for website. Responds in 2-6 months.
Open for submissions from September 30-March 31. Contest: June 1-August 31. Only accepts submissions through online submissions manager, available through website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems via online submissions manager.
TIPS “In general, we are seeking strong voices and lively, compelling narrative with a fine eye for craft. We look forward to reading your best work!”
E-mail: info@bluestemmagazine.com. Website: www.bluestemmagazine.com. Contact: Lania Knight, editor. Bluestem, formerly known as Karamu, produces a quarterly online issue (December, March, June, September) and an annual print issue. Submissions are accepted September 1-May 1. There is no compensation for online contributors but we will promote your work enthusiastically and widely. Past issues have included themes such as: The Humor Issue, The Music Issue, The Millennium. Produced by the English Department at Eastern Illinois University. Responds in 6-8 weeks. “Sample back issues of Bluestem (Karamu) are available for $5 for each issue you would like.”
Only accepts submissions through online submissions manager.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit using online submissions manager. Include bio (less than 100 words) with submission. Pays 1 contributor’s copy and discount for additional copies.
Writing and Poetics Dept., Jack Kerouac School, Naropa University, 2130 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder CO 80302. (303)245-4669. Fax: (303)546-5297. E-mail: bgin@naropa.edu. Website: www.bombayginjournal.com. Contact: Jade Lascelles. Bombay Gin, published annually, is the literary journal of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University. Produced and edited by MFA students, Bombay Gin publishes established writers alongside unpublished and emerging writers. We have a special interest in works that push conventional literary boundaries. Submissions of poetry, prose, visual art, translation, and works involving hybrid forms and cross-genre exploration are encouraged. Translations are also considered. Guidelines are the same as for original work. Translators are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions.” One-year subscription: $10 + $3 shipping.
Bombay Gin is 150-200 pages, digest-sized, professionally printed, perfect-bound, with color card cover. Has published work by Amiri Baraka, Lisa Robertson, CA Conrad, Sapphire, Fred Moten, Anne Waldman, Diane di Prima and bell hooks, among others.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Please see website for current details on submission time frames and guidelines. Pays 1 contributor’s copies.
BOMB MAGAZINENew Arts Publications, 80 Hanson Place, Suite 703, Brooklyn NY 11217. (718)636-9100. Fax: (718)636-9200. E-mail: generalinquiries@bombsite.com. Website: www.bombmagazine.com. Contact: Mónica de la Torre, senior editor. “Written, edited, and produced by industry professionals and funded by those interested in the arts, BOMB Magazine publishes work which is unconventional and contains an edge, whether it be in style or subject matter.” Buys first rights, buys one-time rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 3-6 months after acceptance. Responds in 3-5 months to mss. Editorial lead time 3-4 months. Sample copy: $10. Guidelines by e-mail.
MAGAZINES NEEDS BOMB Magazine accepts unsolicited poetry and prose submissions for our literary supplement First Proof by online submission manager in January and August. Submissions sent outside these months will not be read. Submit 4-6 poems via online submission manager. E-mailed submissions will not be considered. Pays $100 and contributor’s copies.
TIPS “Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, and proofread, and should be final drafts. Purchase a sample issue before submitting work.”
P.O. Box 33096, Austin TX 78764. E-mail: borderlandspoetry@gmail.com. Website: www.borderlands.org. Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, published semiannually, prints high-quality, outward-looking poetry by new and established poets, as well as brief reviews of poetry books and critical essays. Cosmopolitan in content, but particularly welcomes Texas and Southwest writers. Wants outward-looking poems that exhibit social, political, geographical, historical, feminist, or spiritual awareness coupled with concise artistry. Does not want introspective work about the speaker’s psyche, childhood, or intimate relationships. Has published poetry by Walter McDonald, Naomi Shihab Nye, Mario Susko, Wendy Barker, Larry D. Thomas, Reza Shirazi, and Scott Hightower. Guidelines available online.
Borderlands is 100-150 pages, digest-sized, offset-printed, perfect-bound, with 4-color cover. Receives about 2,000 poems/year, accepts about 120. Press run is 1,000. Sample: $12. Submissions accepted via Submittable.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 5 typed poems at a time. Include cover letter. Include SASE with sufficient return postage. Open to traditional and experimental forms. Submit outwardly directed poetry that exhibits social, political, geographical, historical or spiritual awareness.
TIPS “Editors read year round in two cycles. Submissions postmarked by June 15 will be considered for the Fall/Winter issue, and submissions postmarked by December 15 will be considered for the Spring/Summer issue. Occasionally, work may be held for publication in the following issue. Note that response times may be slower for work received immediately after a deadline. Do not submit work while we are considering a previous submission.”
BOSTON REVIEWPO Box 425786, Cambridge MA 02142. (617)324-1360. Fax: (617)452-3356. E-mail: review@bostonreview.net. Website: www.bostonreview.net. “The editors are committed to a society and culture that foster human diversity and a democracy in which we seek common grounds of principle amidst our many differences. In the hope of advancing these ideals, the Review acts as a forum that seeks to enrich the language of public debate.” Buys first North American serial rights, buys first rights. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Responds in 4 months to queries. Sample copy for $6.95 plus shipping or online. Guidelines available online.
Boston Review is a recipient of the Pushcart Prize in Poetry.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “We are open to both traditional and experimental forms. What we value most is originality and a strong sense of voice.” Send materials for review consideration. Reads poetry between September 15 and May 15 each year. Payment varies.
TIPS “The best way to get a sense of the kind of material Boston Review is looking for is to read the magazine.”
BOULEVARDOpojaz, Inc., 6614 Clayton Rd., Box 325, Richmond Heights MO 63117. (314)324-3351. Fax: (314)862-2982. E-mail: richardburgin@netzero.com; jessicarogen@boulevardmagazine.org. E-mail: https://boulevard.submittable.com/submit. Website: www.boulevardmagazine.org. Contact: Richard Burgin, editor; Jessica Rogen, managing editor. “Boulevard is a diverse literary magazine presenting original creative work by well-known authors, as well as by writers of exciting promise.” Triannual magazine featuring fiction, poetry, and essays. Sometimes comments on rejected mss. Boulevard has been called ‘one of the half-dozen best literary journals’ by Poet Laureate Daniel Hoffman in The Philadelphia Inquirer. We strive to publish the finest in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. We frequently publish writers with previous credits, we are very interested in publishing less experienced or unpublished writers with exceptional promise. We’ve published everything from John Ashbery to Donald Hall to a wide variety of styles from new or lesser known poets. We’re eclectic. We are interested in original, moving poetry written from the head as well as the heart. It can be about any topic.” Buys first North American serial rights. Rights revert to author upon publication. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 9 months after acceptance. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; 4-5 months to mss. Sample copy: $10. Subscription: $15 for 3 issues, $27 for 6 issues, $30 for 9 issues. Foreign subscribers, please add $10. Make checks payable to Opojaz, Inc. Subscriptions are available online at www.boulevardmagazine.org/subscribe.html. Publishes short fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, including critical and culture essays. Submit by mail or via Submittable. Accepts multiple submissions. Does not accept mss between May 1 and October 1. SASE for reply.
Boulevard is 175-250 pages, digest-sized, flat-spined, with glossy card cover. Receives over 600 unsolicited mss/month. Accepts about 10 mss/issue. Publishes 10 new writers/year. Recently published work by Joyce Carol Oates, Floyd Skloot, John Barth, Stephen Dixon, David Guterson, Albert Goldbarth, Molly Peacock, Bob Hicok, Alice Friman, Dick Allen, and Tom Disch.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Does not consider book reviews. “Do not send us light verse.” Does not want “poetry that is uninspired, formulaic, self-conscious, unoriginal, insipid.” Length: up to 200 lines/poem. Pays $25-250.
ALSO OFFERS The Poetry Contest for Emerging Writers: $1,000 and publication in Boulevard, awarded to the winning group of 3 poems. Postmark deadline is June 1. Entry fee is $15 for each group of three poems, with no limit per author. It includes a one-year subscription to Boulevard. For contests, make check payable to Boulevard or submit online at https://boulevard.submittable.com/submit.
TIPS “Read the magazine first. The work Boulevard publishes is generally recognized as among the finest in the country. We continue to seek more good literary or cultural essays. Send only your best work.”
Breakthrough, Inc., P.O. Box 121, Lincoln VA 20160. Fax: (540)338-1934. E-mail: breakthrough@intercessors.org. Website: intercessors.org. The Breakthrough Intercessor, published quarterly, focuses on “encouraging people in prayer and faith; preparing and equipping those who pray.” Accepts multiple articles per issue: 300- to 1,000-word true stories on prayer, or poems on prayer. Time between acceptance and publication varies. Subscription: $18. Make checks payable to Breakthrough, Inc. Guidelines available on website.
The Breakthrough Intercessor is 36 pages, magazine-sized, professionally printed, saddle-stapled with self-cover, includes art/graphics. Press run is 4,000.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Send poem, along with title, author’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail. Accepts fax, e-mail (pasted into body of message or attachment), and mailed hard copy. Length: 12 lines/poem minimum.
3303 Rebecca St., Sioux City IA 51104. (712)279-5477. E-mail: tricia.currans-sheehan@briarcliff.edu (editor); jeanne.emmons@briarcliff.edu (poetry). Website: bcreview.org. Contact: Tricia Currans-Sheehan, Jeanne Emmons, Phil Hey, Paul Weber, editors. The Briar Cliff Review, published annually in April, is “an attractive, eclectic literary/art magazine.” It focuses on (but is not limited to) “Siouxland writers and subjects. We are happy to proclaim ourselves a regional publication. It doesn’t diminish us; it enhances us.” Acquires first serial rights. Time between acceptance and publication is up to 6 months. Responds in 4-5 months to mss; in 6-8 months to poems. Sample copy: $15, plus 9x12 SAE. Guidelines available on website or for #10 SASE.
Magazine: 8.5×11; 125 pages; 70 lb. 100# Altima Satin Text; illustrations; photos; perfect-bound, with 4-color cover on dull stock. Member: CLMP, Humanities International Complete. Reads submissions August 1-November 1 only.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants quality poetry with strong imagery and tight, well-wrought language. Especially interested in, but not limited to, regional, Midwestern content. Receives about 1,000 poems/year; accepts about 30. Considers simultaneous submissions but expects prompt notification of acceptance elsewhere. Submit by postal mail (send SASE for return of ms) or via Submittable. No e-mail submissions, unless from overseas. Cover letter is required. “Include short bio. Submissions should be typewritten or letter quality, with author’s name and address on each page. No mss returned without SASE.” Seldom comments on rejected poems. Pays with 2 contributor’s copies.
TIPS “So many stories are just telling. We want some action. It has to move. We prefer stories in which there is no gimmick, no mechanical turn of events, no moral except the one we would draw privately.”
Lycoming College, 700 College Place, Williamsport PA 17701. Website: www.lycoming.edu/brilliantcorners. Contact: Sascha Feinstein. “We publish jazz-related literature—fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. We are open as to length and form.” Semiannual. Acquires first North American serial rights. Publishes ms 4-12 months after acceptance. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; 1-2 months to mss. Rarely comments on rejected mss. Sample copy: $7. Guidelines available online.
Does not read mss May 15-September 1.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems at a time. No e-mail or fax submissions. Cover letter is preferred. Staff reviews books of poetry. Send materials for review consideration. Wants “work that is both passionate and well crafted—work worthy of our recent contributors.” Has published poetry by Amiri Baraka, Jayne Cortez, Yusef Komunyakaa, Philip Levine, Sonia Sanchez, and Al Young. Does not want “sloppy hipster jargon or improvisatory nonsense.”
TIPS “We look for clear, moving prose that demostrates a love of both writing and jazz. We primarily publish established writers, but we read all submissions carefully and welcome work by outstanding young writers.”
Faculty Suite F, Bryant University, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield RI 02917. E-mail: blr@bryant.edu. Website: http://bryantliteraryreview.org. Contact: Tom Chandler, editor; Kimberly Keyes, managing editor; Jeff Cabusao, fiction editor; Lucie Koretsky, associate editor. Bryant Literary Review is an international magazine of poetry and fiction published annually in May. Features poetry, fiction, photography, and art. “Our only standard is quality.” Acquires one-time rights. Publishes ms 5 months after acceptance. Responds in 3 months. Single copy: $8; subscription: $8. To submit work, please review the submission guidelines on our website.
Bryant Literary Review is 125 pages, digest-sized, offset-printed, perfect-bound, with 4-color cover with art or photo. Has published poetry by Michael S. Harper, Mary Crow, Denise Duhamel, and Baron Wormser. Reading period: September 1-December 1.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems at a time. Cover letter is required. “Include SASE; please submit only once each reading period.” Pays contributor’s copies.
TIPS “We expect readers of the Bryant Literary Review to be sophisticated, educated, and familiar with the conventions of contemporary literature. We see our purpose to be the cultivation of an active and growing connection between our community and the larger literary culture. Our production values are of the highest caliber, and our roster of published authors includes major award and fellowship winners. The BLR provides a respected venue for creative writing of every kind from around the world. Our only standard is quality. No abstract expressionist poems, please. We prefer accessible work of depth and quality.”
P.O. Box 1782, Portland OR 97207. E-mail: sid@burnsidereview.org. Website: www.burnsidereview.org. Contact: Sid Miller, founder and editor; Dan Kaplan, managing editor. Burnside Review, published every 9 months, prints “the best poetry and short fiction we can get our hands on.” Each issue includes 1 featured poet with an interview and new poems. “We tend to publish writing that finds beauty in truly unexpected places; that combines urban and natural imagery; that breaks the heart.” Acquires first rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 9 months after acceptance. Responds in 1-6 months. Submit seasonal poems 3-6 months in advance. Single copy: $8; subscription: $13. Make checks payable to Burnside Review or order online.
Burnside Review is 80 pages, 6x6, professionally printed, perfect-bound. Charges a $3 submission fee to cover printing costs.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Has published poetry by Linda Bierds, Dorianne Laux, Ed Skoog, Campbell McGrath, Paul Guest, and Larissa Szporluk. Reads submissions year-round. “Editors read all work submitted.” Seldom comments on rejected work. Submit electronically on website. Pays $25 plus 1 contributor’s copy.
TIPS “Burnside Review accepts submissions of poetry and fiction. If you have something else that you think would be a perfect fit for our journal, please query the editor before submitting. We like work that breaks the heart. That leaves us in a place that we don’t expect to be. We like the lyric. We like the narrative. We like when the two merge. We like whiskey. We like hourglass figures. We like crying over past mistakes. We like to be surprised. Surprise us. Read a past issue and try to understand our tastes. At the least, please read the sample poems that we have linked from our prior issues.”
BUTTONP.O. Box 77, Westminster MA 01473. E-mail: sally@moonsigns.net. Website: www.moonsigns.net. “Button is New England’s tiniest magazine of poetry, fiction, and gracious living, published once a year. As ‘gracious living’ is on the cover, we like wit, brevity, cleverly-conceived essays/recipes, poetry that isn’t sentimental, or song lyrics. I started Button so that a century from now, when people read it in landfills or, preferably, libraries, they’ll say, ‘Gee, what a great time to have lived. I wish I lived back then.” Buys first North American serial rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-9 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 month to queries. Responds in 2 months to mss. Sometimes comments on rejected mss. Editorial lead time 6 months. Subscription: $5 for 4 issues. Sample copy for $2.50. Guidelines available online. “We don’t take e-mail submissions, unless you’re living overseas, in which case we respond electronically. But we strongly suggest you request writers’ guidelines (send an SASE).”
Receives 20-40 unsolicited mss/month. Accepts 3-6 mss/issue; 3-6mss/year. Button is 16-24 pages, saddle-stapled, with cardstock offset cover with illustrations that incorporate 1 or more buttons. Has published poetryby Amanda Powell, Brendan Galvin, Jean Monahan, Mary Campbell, KevinMcGrath, and Ed Conti.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants quality poetry; “poetry that incises a perfect figure-8 on the ice, but also cuts beneath that mirrored surface. Minimal use of vertical pronoun. Do not submit more than twice in 1 year.” Cover letter is required. Does not want “sentiment; no ‘musing’ on who or what done ya wrong.” Pays honorarium and at least 2 contributor’s copies.
TIPS “Button writers have been widely published elsewhere, in virtually all the major national magazines. They include Ralph Lombreglia, Lawrence Millman, They Might Be Giants, Combustible Edison, Sven Birkerts, Stephen McCauley, Amanda Powell, Wayne Wilson, David Barber, Romayne Dawnay, Brendan Galvin, and Diana DerHovanessian. Follow the guidelines, make sure you read your work aloud, and don’t inflate or deflate your publications and experience. We’ve published plenty of new folks, but on the merits of the work.”
P.O. Box 82588, Pittsburgh PA 15218. E-mail: editors@caketrain.org. Website: www.caketrain.org. Contact: Amanda Raczkowski and Joseph Reed, editors. “All rights revert to author upon publication.” Responds in 6 months, but often much shorter. Sample copy: $9. Guidelines available on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit via e-mail; no postal submissions. Include cover letter with titles of pieces and brief bio. Please do not submit any additional work until a decision has been made regarding your current submission. Pays 1 contributor’s copy.