TAKAHĒThe Journal of Poetry & Poetics, Chapman University, Dept. of English, One University Dr., Orange CA 92866. (714)628-7389. E-mail: poetry@chapman.edu; leahy@chapman.edu. Website: www.chapman.edu/TAB-journal. Contact: Anna Leahy, editor; Claudine Jaenichen, creative director. TAB: A Journal of Poetry & Poetics is a national and international journal of creative and critical writing—all things poetry. This literary journal's mission is to discover, support, and publish the contemporary poetry and writing about poetry; to provide a forum in which the poetic tradition is practiced, extended, challenged, and discussed by emerging and established voices; and to encourage wide appreciation of poetry and expand the audience for poems and writing about poetry. Welcomes submissions of poems from established and emerging poets as well as critical essays, creative nonfiction, and interviews. Book reviews are written by Chapman University MFA students. TAB reaches audience of poets, poetry readers and appreciators, poetry scholars and critics, and students of poetry and is attentive to both print and electronic modes for reading experiences. Acquires first North American serial rights. All contributors receive a copy of the print issue. Publishes ms 2-6 months after acceptance. Response time varies. Sample copy for $4 s&h or online. Guidelines online. Only work submitted through the online system is considered. Work may be solicited directly for the innovative print issues.
MAGAZINES NEEDS TAB is interested in all kinds of poetry—avant-garde, free verse, fixed form, prose poetry, and more. Do not submit any work that is not related to poetry or poetics. No greeting card poetry. No work by writers under 18 years of age unless solicited, and no work by students, faculty, or staff of Chapman University. No length restrictions.
TIPS “Read poetry and read it widely. Take a look at the wide range of work we publish—and listen to the audio. Revise before you submit. Be patient with our submission system.”
TAKAHĒP.O. Box 13-335, Christchurch 8141, New Zealand. E-mail: admin@takahe.org.nz. E-mail: essays@takahe.org.nz; fiction@takahe.org.nz; poetry@takahe.org.nz. Website: www.takahe.org.nz. Contact: Jane Seaford and Rachel Smith, fiction editors. Takahe magazine is a New Zealand-based literary and arts magazine that appears 3 times/year with a mix of print and online issues. It publishes short stories, poetry, and art by established and emerging writers and artists as well as essays, interviews, and book reviews (by invitation) in these related areas. The Takahe Collective Trust is a nonprofit organization that aims to support emerging and published writers, poets, artists, and cultural commentators. Acquires worldwide first publication rights. Pays on publication. Responds in 4 months. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Email submissions preferred (poetry@takahe.org.nz). Overseas submissions are only accepted by e-mail. Accepts up to 6 poems per submission and no more than 3 submissions a year. “Please be aware that we publish only a handful of overseas poets each year.” Long work (multiple pages) is unlikely to be accepted. Pays small honorarium.
TIPS “Editorials, book reviews, artwork, and literary commentaries are by invitation only.”
Lewis-Clark State College, 500 Eighth Ave., Lewiston ID 83501. (208)792-2716. E-mail: talkingriver@lcmail.lcsc.edu. Website: www.lcsc.edu/talking-river. Contact: Kevin Goodan, editorial advisor. “Talking River, Lewis-Clark State College’s literary journal, seeks examples of literary excellence and originality. Theme may and must be of your choosing. Send us your mss of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The journal is a national publication, featuring creative work by some of this country’s best contemporary writers.” Acquires one-time rights. Publishes ms 1-2 years after acceptance. Responds in 6 months to mss. Sample copy: $6. Guidelines available online.
Reads mss August 1-April 1 only.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems via postal mail. Send SASE for reply and return of ms, or send disposable copy of ms. Pays contributor's copies; additional copies $6.
TIPS “We look for the strong, the unique; we reject clichéd images and predictable climaxes.”
TAMPA REVIEWUniversity of Tampa Press, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa FL 33606. (813)253-6266. Fax: (813)258-7593. E-mail: utpress@ut.edu. Website: www.ut.edu/tampareview. Contact: Richard Mathews, editor; Daniel Dooghan, nonfiction editor; Shane Hinton and Yuly Restrepo, fiction editors; Geoff Bouvier and Elizabeth Winston, poetry editors.. An international literary journal publishing art and literature from Florida and Tampa Bay as well as new work and translations from throughout the world. “We no longer accept paper submissions. Please submit all work via the online submission manager. You will find it on our website under the link titled 'How to Submit.'" Buys first North American serial rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 10 months after acceptance. Responds in 3-4 months to mss. Editorial lead time 18 months. Sample copy: $12. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS No greeting card verse, hackneyed, sing-song, rhyme-for-the-sake-of-rhyme. Length: 2-225 lines. Pays $10/printed page, 1 contributor's copy, and offers 40% discount on additional copies.
HOW TO CONTACT Send complete ms via online submissions manager. We no longer accept submissions by mail.
TIPS “Send a clear cover letter stating previous experience or background. Our editorial staff considers submissions between September and December for publication in the following year.”
P.O. Box 189, Grafton VT 05146. E-mail: editors@tarpaulinsky.com. Website: www.tarpaulinsky.com. Contact: Resh Daily, managing editor. Tarpaulin Sky, published biannually in print and online, features the highest-quality poetry, prose, cross-genre work, art, photography, interviews, and reviews. Open to all styles and forms, providing the forms appear inevitable and/or inextricable from the poems. Especially fond of inventive/experimental and cross-/trans-genre work. The best indication of aesthetic is found in the journal: Read it before submitting. Acquires first rights. Publishes ms 2-6 months after acceptance. Responds in 1-4 months.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Poetry is solicited from authors who send book mss during the press's reading period.
113 Erwin Hall, East Carolina University, E. Fifth St., Greenville NC 27858. E-mail: tarriverpoetry@gmail.com. Website: www.tarriverpoetry.com. Contact: Luke Whisnant, editor. Tar River Poetry, published twice/year, is an all-poetry magazine that publishes 40-50 poems/issue, providing the talented beginner and experienced writer with a forum that features all styles and forms of verse. Wants skillful use of figurative language and poems that appeal to the senses. Does not want sentimental, flat-statement poetry. Acquires first rights and reassigns reprint rights after publication. Responds in 6 weeks. Rarely comments on rejections due to volume of submissions. Sample copy: $7, postage paid. Subscription: $12 for 1 year; $20 for 2 years. Guidelines available for SASE or on website.
Only considers submissions 2 months of the year, usually September and February. Check website for reading periods before submitting. Work submitted at other times will not be considered. Tar River Poetry is 64 pages, 9x5, professionally printed with color cover. Receives 6,000-8,000 submissions/year, accepts 60-80. Press run is 900 (500 subscribers, 125 libraries).
MAGAZINES NEEDS Has published poetry by William Stafford, Sharon Olds, Carolyn Kizer, A.R. Ammons, and Claudia Emerson. Has also published many other well-known poets, as well as numerous new and emerging poets. Submit via online submissions manager. Pays 2 contributor's copies.
ALSO OFFERS Reviews books of poetry (up to 4,000 words), single- or multibook format. Query for reviews.
TIPS “We are usually not interested in obscure or abstract poetry, concrete poetry, or prose poems. We favor image-based narrative and lyric poetry that is accessible and meaningful without being simplistic, sophisticated without being pretentious. We publish both free verse and formal poems; for samples, see our website. Writers of poetry should first be readers of poetry. Subscribers receive expedited editorial decisions on their submissions.”
TEARS IN THE FENCEPortman Lodge, Durweston, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 0QA, United Kingdom. E-mail: tearsinthefence@gmail.com. Website: tearsinthefence.com. Tears in the Fence, published 3 times/year, is a “small-press magazine of poetry, prose poetry, creative non-fiction, fiction, interviews, essays, and reviews. We are open to a wide variety of poetic styles and work that shows social and poetic awareness whilst prompting close and divergent readings.” Tears in the Fence is 184 pages, A5, digitally printed on 110-gms. paper, perfect-bound, with matte card cover. Press run is 600. Time between acceptance and publication is 3 months. Sample copy: $13. Subscription: $60/3 (£40/4) issues.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Send books for review to Ian Brinton, Brescia House, 2 Capel Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8RL, England. Submit poetry via e-mail as attachment. Has published Isobel Armstrong, Hannah Silva, Jennifer K. Dick, Basil King, Carrie Etter, Nathaniel Tarn, Chris McCabe, Sheila E. Murphy, Peter Riley, and Sarah Crewe. Length: open. Pays 1 contributor's copy.
ALSO OFFERS The magazine runs a regular series of readings in Dorset and an annual international literary Festival.
TEMPLAR POETRY & IOTA MAGAZINEiOTA, Templar Media Ltd, Fenelon House, 58 Dale Rd., Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3NB, England. (44)01629-582500. E-mail: info@templarpoetry.com. Website: www.templarpoetry.com. Contact: Alex McMillen. iOTA and Templar Poetry considers submissions throughout the year for publication in iOTA Magazine and Templar Poetry pamphlets, collections and other titles. iOTA is 94 or more pages, professionally printed, with full-color cover. Receives 6,000 poems/year, accepts about 300. Responds in 3 months (unless production of the next issue takes precedence).
MAGAZINES NEEDS Pays 1 contributor's copy.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The editors also publish Templar Poetry (www.templarpoetry.com), sponsor the annual Derwent Poetry Festival, and host an online poetry bookshop of their titles at www.templarpoetry.com. “Templar Poetry is a major UK poetry publisher and publishes poetry collections, nonfiction, and an annual anthology of poetry linked to international pamphlet and collection awards. Details at www.templarpoetry.com
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS Sponsors an annual poetry Pamphlet/Chapbook-Iota Shot Award, offering 2-3 awards of £100, plus publication of ishot chapbook. Submission fee: £15.50 online. Worldwide submissions in English welcome. Deadline: November 19.
Terrain.org, P.O. Box 19161, Tucson AZ 85731-9161. E-mail: contact2@terrain.org. Website: www.terrain.org. Reviews Editor address: P.O. Box 51332, Irvine CA 92619-1332.. Contact: Simmons B. Buntin, editor in chief. Terrain.org is based on, and thus welcomes quality submissions from, new and experienced authors and artists alike. Our online journal accepts only the finest poetry, essays, fiction, articles, artwork, and other contributions' material that reaches deep into the earth's fiery core, or humanity's incalculable core, and brings forth new insights and wisdom. Terrain.org is searching for that interface—the integration among the built and natural environments, that might be called the soul of place. The works contained within Terrain.org ultimately examine the physical realm around us and how those environments influence us and each other physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.” Acquires one-time rights. Sends galleys to author. Publication is copyrighted. Publishes mss 5 weeks-18 months after acceptance. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; in 4 months to mss. Sometimes comments on/critiques rejected mss. Guidelines available online.
Beginning March 2014, publication schedule is rolling; we will no longer be issue-based. Sends galleys to author. Publication is copyrighted. Sponsors Terrain.org Annual Contest in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction. Deadline: August 1. Submit via online submissions manager.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Accepts submissions online at sub.terrain.org. Include brief bio. Send complete ms with cover letter. No erotica. Length: open.
TIPS “We have 3 primary criteria in reviewing fiction: (1) The story is compelling and well crafted. (2) The story provides some element of surprise; whether in content, form, or delivery we are unexpectedly delighted in what we've read. (3) The story meets an upcoming theme, even if only peripherally. Read fiction in the current issue and perhaps some archived work, and if you like what you read—and our overall enviromental slant—then send us your best work. Make sure you follow our submission guidelines (including cover note with bio), and that your mss is as error-free as possible.”
Kallisto Gaia Press, Kallisto Gaia Press, PO Box 220, Davilla TX 76523-0220. (254)654-7205. E-mail: tony@kallistogaiapress.org. E-mail: kallistogaiapress.submittable.com/submit. Website: www.kallistogaiapress.org. Contact: Tony Burnett, managing editor. Texas Poetry Calendar, published annually in July, features a “week-by-week calendar side-by-side with poems with a Texas connection.” Wants “a wide variety of styles, voices, and forms, including rhyme, though a Texas connection is preferred. Humor is welcome! Poetry only!" Does not want “children's poetry, erotic poetry, profanity, obscure poems, previously published work, or poems over 35 lines.” Texas Poetry Calendar is about 144 pages, digest-sized, offset-printed, spiral-bound, with full-color cardstock cover. Receives about 600 poems/year, accepts about 80-85. Press run is around 700. Accepted work receives monetary compensation. Reads submissions November 1-March 15. publication Publishes 3-6 months after acceptance. Sample copy: $14.95 plus $3 shipping. Make checks payable to Kallisto Gaia Press.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3 poems through Submittable: kallistogaiapress.submittable.com/submit. No fax, e-mail, or snail mail submissions; only electronic submissions via Submittable. Cover letter is required. “Include a short bio (less than100 words) and poem titles in cover letter. Also include e-mail address and phone number. Do not include poet's name on the poems themselves!" Never comments on rejected poems, but nominates poems for Pushcart Prizes each year. Deadline: January 15. Does not want children's, epic, erotica. Length: up to 35 lines/poem, including spaces and title.
Texas Review Press, Department of English, Sam Houston State University, Box 2146, Huntsville TX 77341-2146. (936)294-1992. Fax: (936)294-3070. E-mail: eng_pdr@shsu.edu; cww006@shsu.edu. Website: www.shsu.edu/~www_trp. Contact: Dr. Paul Ruffin, editor/director; Greg Bottoms, essay editor; Eric Miles Williamson, fiction editor; Nick Lantz, poetry editor. “We publish top-quality poetry, fiction, articles, interviews, and reviews for a general audience.” Semiannual. Pays on publication for first North American serial, one-time rights. Sends galleys to author. Publishes ms 6-12 months after acceptance. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; 3-6 months to mss. Sometimes comments on rejected mss. Sample copy: $5. Guidelines available on website: texasreview.submittable.com/submit.
Texas Review is 6×9; 148-190 pages; best quality paper; 70 lb. cover stock; illustrations; photos. Receives 40-60 unsolicited mss/month. Accepts 4 mss/issue; 6 mss/year. Publishes some new writers/year. Does not read mss May-September. A member of the Texas A&M University Press consortium.
MAGAZINES NEEDS No previously published poems or simultaneous submissions. Include SASE. Reads submissions September 1-April 30 only. Seldom comments on rejected poems. Pays one-year subscription and 1 contributor's copy (may request more).
ALSO OFFERS Sponsors the X.J. Kennedy Poetry Prize (for best full-length book of poetry), the Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize (for best poetry chapbook), the George Garrett Fiction Prize (for best book of stories or short novel), and the Clay Reynolds Novella Prize (for best novella.) Publication of winning mss and 50 copies of book. Entry fee: $20.
THEMAThema Literary Society, P.O. Box 8747, Metairie LA 70011-8747. E-mail: thema@cox.net. E-mail: For writers living outside the U.S.. Website: themaliterarysociety.com. Contact: Virginia Howard, editor; Gail Howard, poetry editor. “THEMA is designed to stimulate creative thinking by challenging writers with unusual 'themes, such as “Is There a Word for That?' and 'The Face in the Photograph.' Appeals to writers, teachers of creative writing, artists, photographers, and general reading audience.” THEMA is 100 pages, digest-sized professionally printed, with glossy card cover. Receives about 400 poems/year, accepts about 8%. Press run is 400 (230 subscribers, 30 libraries). Subscription: $30 U.S./$40 foreign. Has published poetry by Beverly Boyd, John Grey, James B. Nicola, and Matthew Spireng. Acquires one-time rights. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms, on average, within 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 week to queries; 5 months to mss (after deadline for submission on given theme). Sample $15 U.S./$25 foreign. Upcoming themes and guidelines available in magazine, for SASE, by e-mail, or on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS All poems must relate to one of THEMA's upcoming themes (indicate the target theme on submission of manuscript). See website for themes. Submit up to 3 poems at a time. Include SASE. All submissions should be typewritten on standard 812x11 paper. Submissions are accepted all year, but evaluated after specified deadlines. Specify target theme. Editor comments on submissions. Each issue is based on an unusual premise. Please send SASE for guidelines before submitting poetry to find out the upcoming themes. Does not want scatologic language or explicit love poetry. Length: 1-3 pages. Payment: $10/poem and 1 contributor's copy.
E-mail: twczine@gmail.com. Website: twczine.blogspot.com. Contact: Arielle LaBrea. Thick with Conviction, published online, is “looking for fresh and exciting voices in poetry. I don't want to take a nap while I'm reading, so grab my attention, make me sit up and catch my breath.” Wants all genres of poetry, “poems that make me exhale a deep sigh after reading them. Basically, if I can't feel the words in front of me, I'm not going to be happy. I'd like to see new and cutting-edge poets who think outside the box but still know how to keep things from getting too strange and inaccessible.” Does not want “teen angst poems, religious poems, or greeting-card tripe.” Has published poetry by Kendall A. Bell, April Michelle Bratten, Kristina Marie Darling, James H. Duncan, Paul Hostovsky, and Kelsey Upward. Receives about 300 poems/year, accepts about 15%. Never comments on rejected poems. Acquires one-time rights. Rights revert to poet upon publication. Responds in 2-4 weeks. Guidelines available on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems at a time in the body of an e-mail. Cover letter and bio is required. Reads submissions year round.
Taylor Hall 222B, Western State Colorado University, 600 N Adams St., Gunnison CO 81231. (970)943-2058. E-mail: drothman@western.edu; susandelaneyspear@msn.com. Website: www.western.edu/academics/graduate-programs/master-fine-arts-creative-writing/think-journal. Contact: Susan Spear, managing editor. Think Journal, established in 2008 by Christine Yurick, was acquired by the Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Western State Colorado University in 2013. Think publishes twice yearly and focuses metered, rhymed poems, in received or nonce forms, or free verse with a clear organizing principle. “The language we admire in poetry and in prose is both intellectually precise and emotionally rich. We welcome work from both established and emerging poets.” Tries to respond to poems in 4 months. Editorial lead time 6 months. Yearly subscription: $15. Contact the webpage on Western's website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems on think-journal.submittable.com/submit. Pays 1 contributor's copy.
Western Michigan University, English Department, Kalamazoo MI 49008-5331. E-mail: editors@thirdcoastmagazine.com. Website: www.thirdcoastmagazine.com. David Greendonner. Contact: S.Marie LaFata-Clay, editor in chief. “Third Coast publishes poetry, fiction (including traditional and experimental fiction, shorts, and novel excerpts, but not genre fiction), creative nonfiction (including reportage, essay, memoir, and fragments), drama, and translations.” Acquires first North American serial rights. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 4 months to queries and mss. Sample copy: $6 (back issue). Make checks payable to Third Coast. Guidelines available online.
Third Coast is 176 pages, digest-sized, professionally printed, perfect-bound, with 4-color cover with art. Reads mss from September through December of each year.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Has published poetry by Marianne Boruch, Terence Hayes, Alex Lemon, Philip Levine, David Shumate, Tomz Salamun, and Jean Valentine. Submit up to 5 poems via online submissions manager. No simple narratives or any simplistic poetry. Pays 2 contributor's copies and one-year subscription.
ALSO OFFERS Sponsors an annual poetry contest. First Prize: $1,000 and publication. Guidelines available on website. Entry fee: $16, includes 1-year subscription to Third Coast.
TIPS “We will consider many different types of fiction and favor those exhibiting a freshness of vision and approach.”
THE THREEPENNY REVIEWP.O. Box 9131, Berkeley CA 94709. (510)849-4545. E-mail: wlesser@threepennyreview.com. Website: www.threepennyreview.com. Contact: Wendy Lesser, editor. “We are a general-interest, national literary magazine with coverage of politics, the visual arts, and the performing arts.” Reading period: January 1-June 30. Buys first North American serial rights. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Responds in 2 days to 2 months Sample copy: $12, or online. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS No poems without capital letters or poems without a discernible subject. Length: up to 100 lines/poem. Pays $200.
TIPS “Nonfiction (political articles, memoirs, reviews) is most open to freelancers.”
E-mail: timberjournal@gmail.com. Website: www.colorado.edu/timberjournal. Contact: Staff changes regularly; see website for current staff members. Timber is a literary journal run by students in the MFA program at the University of Colorado Boulder and dedicated to the promotion of innovative literature. Publishes work that explores the boundaries of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and digital literatures. Produces both an online journal that explores the potentials of the digital medium and an annual print anthology. Responds in 2-3 months to mss. Guidelines available online.
Reading period: August-March (submit once during this time).
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 6 poems in single document via online submissions manager. Include 30- to 50-word bio. Pays 1 contributor's copy.
TIPS “We are looking for innovative poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and digital lit (screenwriting, digital poetry, multimedia lit, etc.).”
TIME OF SINGINGA Journal of Christian Poetry, Wind & Water Press, P.O. Box 5276, Conneaut Lake PA 16316. E-mail: timesing@zoominternet.net. Website: www.timeofsinging.com. Contact: Lora Homan Zill, editor. “Time of Singing publishes Christian poetry in the widest sense but prefers literary type. Welcomes forms, fresh rhyme, well-crafted free verse. Likes writers who take chances, who have the courage to wrestle with faith and spiritual issues and not have to provide answers or tie everything up neatly. Especially appreciate writers who stay away from religious jargon and trite imagery. TOS is 44 pages, digest-sized, digitally printed. Receives more than 800 submissions/year, accepts about 175. Press run is 250 (150 subscribers). Acquires first North American serial rights, one-time rights, second serial (reprint) rights. Publishes ms within 1 year of acceptance. Responds in 3 months to mss. Editorial lead time 6 months. Sample copy: $4 each or 2 for $7 (postage paid). Subscription: $18 U.S., $21 Canada, $30 overseas. Guidelines for SASE or on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants free verse and well-crafted rhyme; would like to see more forms. Accepts e-mail submissions (pasted into body of message or as attachment). Poems should be single-spaced. Comments “with suggestions for improvement if close to publication.” TOS has published poets from the U.S., Canada, England, South Africa, Mexico, New Zealand, Scotland, Russia, Australia, Germany, Slovakia, Albania, and Ireland. Has published poetry by John Grey, Luci Shaw, Bob Hostetler, Tony Cosier, Barbara Crooker, and Charles Waugaman. Does not want “collections of uneven lines, sermons that rhyme, greeting card type poetry, unstructured 'prayers,' and trite sing-song rhymes.” Length: 3-40 lines. Provides 1 contributor's copy and the opportunity to purchase more at the contributor's rate.
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS Contests are offered twice a year. SASE or e mail request for rules or on website. Small entry fees.
TIPS “Read widely and study the craft. You need more than feelings and religious jargon to make it into TOS. It's helpful to get honest critiques of your work. A cover letter is not necessary. Your poems speak for themselves.”
TIN HOUSEMcCormack Communications, P.O. Box 10500, Portland OR 97296. (503)219-0622. E-mail: info@tinhouse.com. Website: www.tinhouse.com. Contact: Cheston Knapp, managing editor; Holly MacArthur, founding editor. “We are a general-interest literary quarterly. Our watchword is quality. Our audience includes people interested in literature in all its aspects, from the mundane to the exalted.” Buys first North American serial rights, anthology rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 6 weeks to queries; in 4 months to mss. Editorial lead time 6 months. Sample copy: $15. Guidelines online.
Reading period: September 1-May 31.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit via online submissions manager or postal mail. Include cover letter. Pays $50-150.
E-mail: editors@toasted-cheese.com. E-mail: submit@toasted-cheese.com. Website: www.toasted-cheese.com. Toasted Cheese accepts submissions of previously unpublished fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and book reviews. See site for book review requirements and guidelines. “Our focus is on quality of work, not quantity. Some issues will therefore contain fewer or more pieces than previous issues. We don't restrict publication based on subject matter. We encourage submissions from innovative writers in all genres and actively seek diverse voices.” No simultaneous submissions. Be mindful that final notification of acceptance or rejection may take four months. No chapters or excerpts unless they read as a stand-alone story. No first drafts. Acquires electronic rights. Final acceptances are sent quarterly, approximately one month before each issue publishes. Responds in 4 months or less. Sample copy online. Follow submission guidelines at our website; see site for submission guidelines and samples of what Toasted Cheese publishes.
MAGAZINES NEEDS See site for submission guidelines and samples of what Toasted Cheese publishes. We don't publish poetry that is rhyming, sentimental, or non-specific. Toasted Cheese is a non-paying market.
TIPS “We are looking for clean, professional work from writers and poets of any experience level. Accepted stories and poems will be concise and compelling with a strong voice. We're looking for writers who are serious about the craft: tomorrow's literary stars before they're famous. See site for submission guidelines and samples of what Toasted Cheese publishes.”
E-mail: torchliteraryarts@gmail.com. E-mail: torchliteraryarts@gmail.com. Website: www.torchliteraryarts.org. Contact: Amanda Johnston, Founder / Editor. TORCH Journal, published semiannually online, provides “a place to publish contemporary poetry, prose, and short stories by experienced and emerging writers alike. We prefer our contributors to take risks, and offer a diverse body of work that examines and challenges preconceived notions regarding race, ethnicity, gender roles, and identity.” Has published poetry by Sharon Bridgforth, Patricia Smith, Crystal Wilkinson, Tayari Jones, and Natasha Trethewey. Reads submissions April 15-August 31 only. Sometimes comments on rejected poems. Always sends prepublication galleys. No payment. “Within TORCH, we offer a special section called Flame that features an interview, biography, and work sample by an established writer as well as an introduction to their Spark—an emerging writer who inspires them and adds to the boundless voice of creative writing by Black women.” A free online newsletter is available; see website. Acquires rights to publish accepted work in online issue and in archives. Rights revert to authors upon publication. Publishes ms 2-7 months after acceptance. Guidelines available on website.
Department of World Languages and Literatures at Western Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo MI 49008-5338. E-mail: lang-transference@wmich.edu. E-mail: molly.lynde-recchia@wmich.edu. Website: scholarworks.wmich.edu/transference. Contact: Molly Lynde-Recchia, editor-in-chief. Annual literary magazine. Publishes poetry from Arabic, Chinese, French and Old French, German, Japanese, Latin and Classical Greek into English, along with commentary on the art of translation and the choices and challenges involved with that process. Retains first North American serial rights and electronic rights. Does not offer payment. Publishes ms 4-8 months after acceptance. Response time to ms varies; 1 month to queries. Editorial lead time is approx. 6 months. Sample copy online, or send SASE and $10. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Poetry must be a translation from another language into English. No self-translations. No minimum or maximum line length. Does not pay.
TIPS “Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish their translation from the original poem's author or copyright holder. Please see previous issues for an understanding of what we publish.”
School of Professional Studies, Northwestern University, 339 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago IL 60611. E-mail: triquarterly@northwestern.edu. Website: www.triquarterly.org. Contact: Carrie Muehle, managing editor. “TriQuarterly, the literary magazine of Northwestern University, welcomes submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, short drama, and hybrid work. We also welcome short-short prose pieces.” Reading period: November 15-May 1.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 6 poems via online submissions manager. Pays honoraria.
TIPS “We are especially interested in work that embraces the world and continues, however subtly, the ongoing global conversation about culture and society that TriQuarterly pursued from its beginning in 1964.”
Tulane University, Suite G08A Lavin-Bernick Center, Tulane University, New Orleans LA 70118. E-mail: litsoc@tulane.edu. Website: www.tulane.edu/~litsoc/index.html. Tulane Review, published biannually, is a national literary journal seeking quality submissions of prose, poetry, and art. Acquires first North American serial rights, second serial rights. Single copy: $8; subscription: $15. Make checks payable to Tulane Review. Guidelines available online.
Tulane Review is the recipient of an AWP Literary Magazine Design Award. Tulane Review is 70 pages, 7x9, perfect-bound, with 100# cover with full-color artwork.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Considers all types of poetry. Wants imaginative poems with bold, inventive images. Receives about 1,200 poems/year, accepts about 50 per issue. Has published poetry by Tom Chandler, Ace Boggess, Carol Hamilton, and Brady Rhoades. Submit up to 5 poems via online submissions manager. No longer accepts paper and e-mail submissions. Pays 2 contributor's copies.
P.O. Box 160406, Sacramento CA 95816. (916)451-5569. E-mail: info@sacpoetrycenter@gmail.com. Website: www.tulereview.com. Contact: Frank Dixon Graham, editor in chief; Emily Wright, associate editor; Alex Russell, associate editor. Tule Review, published 1-2 times/year, uses “poetry, book reviews, and essays concerning contemporary poetry" Acquires first North American serial rights. Publishes ms 1-6 months after acceptance. Responds in 3-4 monts. Guidelines and upcoming themes available by e-mail or on website.
Tule Review accepts poetry and cover art submissions on a rolling basis, from May 1 to April 30. All material should be submitted through Submittable.com.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 3 poems at a time using online submission form. Provide short, 5 line bio. Reads submissions year round. Wants “all styles and forms of poetry.” Primarily publishes poets living in the greater Sacramento area, but accepts work from anywhere. Length: 96 lines maximum. Pays 1 contributor's copy.
UPSTREETLedgetop Publishing, P.O. Box 105, Richmond MA 01254-0105. (413)441-9702. E-mail: editor@upstreet-mag.org. Website: www.upstreet-mag.org. Contact: Vivian Dorsel, Founding Editor/Publisher. Buys first North American serial rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 2 weeks to queries; 6 months to mss. Editorial lead time 6 months. Sample copy for $12.00, plus shipping. Guidelines online and in each issue.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Quality is only criterion. Does not consider unsolicited poetry. Pays $50-150.
TIPS “Get sample copy, submit electronically, and follow guidelines.”
URTHONA MAGAZINEOld Abbey House, Abbey Rd., Cambridge CB5 8HQ, UK. +44(0)774 499384. E-mail: urthonamag@gmail.com. Website: www.urthona.com. Contact: Ambrose Gilson. Urthona, published anually, explores the arts and Western culture from a Buddhist perspective. Wants poetry rousing the imagination. Does not want undigested autobiography, political, or New Age-y poems. Acquires one-time rights. Publishes ms 8 months after acceptance. Responds in 6 months. Sample copy (including guidelines): $7.99 USD, $8.99 CAD. See website for current subscription rates.
Urthona is 60 pages, A4, offset-printed, saddle-stapled, with 4-color glossy cover; includes ads. Receives about 300 poems/year, accepts about 40. Press run is 600 (200 subscribers, plus shelf sales in Australia and America).
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 6 poems at a time. Accepts e-mail submissions (as attachment). Cover letter is preferred. Poems are circulated to an editorial board and are read and selected by poetry editor. Other editors have right of veto. Has published poetry by Peter Abbs, Robert Bly, and Peter Redgrove. Pays 1 contributor's copy.
ALSO OFFERS Reviews books/chapbooks of poetry and other magazines in 600 words. Send materials for review consideration.
U.S. 1 Poets' Cooperative, U.S. 1 Worksheets, P.O. Box 127, Kingston NJ 08528. E-mail: us1poets@gmail.com. Website: www.us1poets.com. “U.S. 1 Worksheets, published annually, uses high-quality poetry and prose poems. We prefer complex, well-written work.” Responds in 3-4 months to mss. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems at a time. “We rarely publish poems longer than 36 lines (1 page). Considers simultaneous submissions if indicated; no previously published poems. We are looking for well-crafted poetry with a focused point of view.” Length: 36 lines or one page. No payment.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The U.S. 1 Poets' Cooperative co-sponsors (with the Delaware Valley Poets) a series o
monthly poetry readings at the Princeton Public Library. “The group is open to poets who want to share their original work and receive feedback. We meet locally at various places in Central New Jersey.”
TIPS “Mss are accepted from April 15-June 30 and are read by rotating editors from the cooperative. Send us something unusual, something we haven't read before, but make sure it's poetry. Proofread carefully.”
U.S. CATHOLICClaretian Publications, 205 W. Monroe St., Chicago IL 60606. (312)236-7782. Fax: (312)236-8207. E-mail: literaryeditor@uscatholic.org. E-mail: submissions@claretians.org. Website: www.uscatholic.org. “U.S. Catholic puts faith in the context of everyday life. With a strong focus on social justice, we offer a fresh and balanced take on the issues that matter most in our world, adding a faith perspective to such challenges as poverty, education, family life, the environment, and even pop culture.” Buys all rights. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 month to queries; in 2 months to mss. Editorial lead time 8 months. Guidelines on website.
Please include SASE with written ms.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems at a time. Accepts e-mail submissions (pasted into body of message or as attachments). Cover letter is preferred. No light verse. Length: up to 50 lines/poem. Pays $75.
VALLUM: CONTEMPORARY POETRY5038 Sherbrooke West, P.O. Box 23077, CP Vendome, Montreal QC H4A 1T0, Canada. E-mail: info@vallummag.com; editors@vallummag.com. Website: www.vallummag.com. Contact: Joshua Auerbach and Eleni Zisimatos, editors. Poetry/fine arts magazine published twice/year. Publishes exciting interplay of poets and artists. Content for magazine is selected according to themes listed on website. Material is not filed but is returned upon request by SASE. E-mail response is preferred. Seeking exciting, unpublished, traditional or avant-garde poetry that reflects contemporary experience. Vallum is 100 pages, digest sized (7x81⁄2), digitally printed, perfect-bound, with color images on coated stock cover. Includes ads. Single copy: $12 CDN; subscription: $20/year CDN; $24 U.S. (shipping included). Make checks payable to Vallum. Buys first North American serial rights. Copyright remains with the author. Pays on publication. Sample copy online. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Pays honorarium for accepted poems.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION “The Vallum Chapbook Series publishes 2-3 chapbooks by both well-known and emerging poets. Past editions include Gospel of X by George Elliott Clarke, The Art of Fugue by Jan Zwicky and Address by Franz Wright. Vallum does not currently accept unsolicited mss for this project.”
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS “Sponsors annual contest. First Prize: $750, Second Prize: $250 and publication in an issue of Vallum. Honourable mentions may be selected but are not eligible for cash prizes. Submit 3 poems. Entry fee: $25 U.S. / CAD (includes subscription to Vallum). Deadline: July 15. Guidelines available in magazine, by e-mail, and on website. Poems may be submitted in any style or on any subject; max. 3 poems, up to 60 lines per poem. Entries should be labelled 'Vallum Contest' and submitted online or by regular mail. Submissions are not returned. Winners will be notified via e-mail.”
Valparaiso Poetry Review, Department of English, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso IN 46383-6493. (219)464-5278. Fax: (219)464-5511. E-mail: vpr@valpo.edu. Website: www.valpo.edu/vpr. Contact: Edward Byrne, editor. Valparaiso Poetry Review: Contemporary Poetry and Poetics, published semiannually online, accepts “submissions of unpublished poetry, book reviews, author interviews, and essays on poetry or poetics that have not yet appeared online and for which the rights belong to the author. Query for anything else.” Acquires one-time rights. “All rights remain with author.” Publishes ms 6-12 months after acceptance. Responds in 6 weeks. Guidelines available online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants poetry of any length or style, free verse, or traditional forms. Submit 3-5 poems at a time. Accepts e-mail submissions only. Reads submissions year round. Seldom comments on rejected poems. Receives about 9,000 poems/year, accepts about 1%. Has published poetry by Charles Wright, Cornelius Eady, Dorianne Laux, Dave Smith, Claudia Emerson, Billy Collins, Brian Turner, Daisy Fried, Stanley Plumly, and Annie Finch.
ALSO OFFERS Reviews books of poetry in single- and multibook formats. Send materials for review consideration.
VAN GOGH'S EARBest World Poetry & Prose, French Connection Press, 12 Rue Lamartine, Paris 75009, France. (33)(1)4016-1147. E-mail: tinafayeayres@gmail.com. Website: www.frenchcx.com/press; theoriginalvangoghsearanthology.com. Van Gogh's Ear, published annually in April, is an anthology series “devoted to publishing powerful poetry and prose in English and English translations by major voices and innovative new talents from around the globe.” Acquires one-time rights. Time between acceptance and publication is 1 year. Responds in 9 months. Seldom comments on rejections. Always sends prepublication galleys. Single copy: $19; subscription: $36 for 2 years. Guidelines available in anthology or on website. “Every submission is closely read by all members of the editorial board and voted upon. Our continued existence, and continued ability to read your work, depends mainly on subscriptions/donations. Therefore, we must ask that you at least purchase a sample copy before submitting work.”
Van Gogh's Ear is 280 pages, digest-sized, offset-printed, perfect-bound, with 4-color matte cover with commissioned artwork. Poetry published in Van Gogh's Ear has appeared in The Best American Poetry.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Receives about 1,000 poems/year, accepts about 30%. Press run is 2,000 (105 subscribers, 25 libraries, 1,750 shelf/online sales); 120 distributed free to contributors and reviewers. Has published poetry by Tony Curtis, Yoko Ono, James Dean, Xaviera Hollander, and Charles Manson. Submit up to 6 poems by e-mail. Cover letter is preferred, along with a brief bio of up to 120 words. Length: up to 165 lines/poem. Pays 1 contributor's copy.
TIPS “As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit enterprise, Van Gogh's Ear needs the support of individual poets, writers, and readers to survive. Any donation, large or small, will help Van Gogh's Ear continue to publish the best cross-section of contemporary poetry and prose. Because of being an anglophone publication based in France, Van Gogh's Ear is unable to get any grants or funding. Your contribution will be tax-deductible. Make donation checks payable to Committee on Poetry-VGE, and mail them (donations only) to the Allen Ginsberg Trust, P.O. Box 582, Stuyvesant Station, New York NY 10009.”
VANILLEROTICA LITERARY EZINECleveland OH 44102. (216)799-9775. E-mail: talentdripseroticpublishing@yahoo.com. Website: eroticatalentdrips.wordpress.com. Contact: Kimberly Steele, founder. Vanillerotica, published monthly online, focuses solely on showcasing new erotic fiction. Acquires electronic rights only. Rights revert to authors and poets upon publication. Work archived on the site for 2 months. Time between acceptance and publication is 2 months. Responds to general and submission queries within a week. Guidelines available on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit by e-mail to talentdripseroticpublishing@yahoo.com. Accepts e-mail pasted into body of message. Reads submissions during publication months only. Length: up to 30 lines/poem. Pays $10 for each accepted poem.
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS Vanillerotica Literary EZine Poet of the Year Contest is held annually. Prizes: $75 1st place, $50 2nd place, and certificate. Deadline: November 25. Guidelines on website.
TIPS “Please read our take on the difference between erotica and pornography; it's on the website. Vanillerotica does not accept pornography. And please keep poetry 30 lines or less.”
P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore MD 21203-1463. (410)366-8343. E-mail: vrg@vrg.org. Website: www.vrg.org. Contact: Debra Wasserman, editor. Quarterly nonprofit vegetarian magazine that examines the health, ecological and ethical aspects of veganism. “Highly-educated audience including health professionals.” Sample copy: $4.
Vegetarian Journal is 36 pages, magazine-sized, professionally printed, saddle-stapled, with glossy card cover.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “Please, no submissions of poetry from adults; 18 and under only.”
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS The Vegetarian Resource Group offers an annual contest for ages 18 and under: $50 prize in 3 age categories for the best contribution on any aspect of vegetarianism. “Most entries are essay, but we would accept poetry with enthusiasm.” Deadline: May 1 (postmark). Details available at website: http://www.vrg.org/essay/
TIPS Areas most open to freelancers are recipe section and feature articles. “Review magazine first to learn our style. Send query letter with photocopy sample of line drawings of food.”
VERANDAH LITERARY & ART JOURNALFaculty of Arts, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy., Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia. (61)(3)9251-7134. E-mail: verandah@deakin.edu.au. Website: verandahjournal.wordpress.com/. Verandah, published annually in August, is a high-quality literary journal edited by professional writing students. It aims to give voice to new and innovative writers and artists. Acquires first Australian publishing rights. Sample: $20 AUD. Guidelines available on website.
Submission period: February 1 through June 5. Has published work by Christos Tsiolka, Dorothy Porter, Seamus Heaney, Les Murray, Ed Burger, and John Muk Muk Burke. Verandah is 120 pages, professionally printed on glossy stock, flat-spined, with full-color glossy card cover.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit by mail or e-mail. However, electronic version of work must be available if accepted by Verandah. Do not submit work without the required submission form (available for download on website). Reads submissions by June 5 deadline (postmark). Length: 100 lines maximum. Pays 1 contributor's copy, “with prizes awarded accordingly.”
VERSEEnglish Department, University of Richmond, Richmond VA 23173. Website: versemag.blogspot.com. Contact: Brian Henry, co-editor; Andrew Zawacki, co-editor. Verse, published 3 times/year, is an international poetry journal which also publishes interviews with poets, essays on poetry, and book reviews. Wants no specific kind; looks for high-quality, innovative poetry. Focus is not only on American poetry, but on all poetry written in English, as well as translations. Has published poetry by James Tate, John Ashbery, Barbara Guest, Gustaf Sobin, and Rae Armantrout. Guidelines available online.
Verse is 128-416 pages, digest-sized, professionally printed, perfect-bound, with card cover. Receives about 5,000 poems/year, accepts 10%. Press run is 1,000. Single copy: $10; subscription: $15 for individuals, $39 for institutions. Sample: $6. Verse has a $10 reading fee for the print edition. Note that Verse will sometimes publish individual pieces on the website if they decide not to publish the entire body of work.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submissions should be chapbook-length (20-40 pages). Pays $10/page, $250 minimum.
TIPS “Read widely and deeply. Avoid inundating a magazine with submissions; constant exposure will not increase your chances of getting accepted.”
THE VIRGINIA QUARTERLY REVIEWVQR, P.O. Box 400223, Charlottesville VA 22904. E-mail: editors@vqronline.org. Website: www.vqronline.org. Contact: Allison Wright, executive editor. “VQR’s primary mission has been to sustain and strengthen Jefferson’s bulwark, long describing itself as 'A National Journal of Literature and Discussion.' And for good reason. From its inception in prohibition, through depression and war, in prosperity and peace, The Virginia Quarterly Review has been a haven—and home—for the best essayists, fiction writers, and poets, seeking contributors from every section of the United States and abroad. It has not limited itself to any special field. No topic has been alien: literary, public affairs, the arts, history, the economy. If it could be approached through essay or discussion, poetry or prose, VQR has covered it.” Press run is 4,000. Buys first North American print and digital magazine rights, nonexclusive online rights, and other limited rights. Responds in 3 months to mss. Guidelines available on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Sponsors the Emily Clark Balch Prize for Poetry, an annual award of $1,000 given to the best poem or group of poems published in the Review during the year. The Virginia Quarterly Review prints approximately 12 pages of poetry in each issue. No length or subject restrictions. Issues have largely included lyric and narrative free verse, most of which features a strong message or powerful voice. Accepts online submissions only at virginiaquarterlyreview.submittable.com/submit. Pays $200/poem.
VIRTUE IN THE ARTSRandy Mate, P.O. Box 11081, Glendale CA 91226. E-mail: info@virtueinthearts.com. Website: www.virtueinthearts.com. Each publication features short stories, articles, poetry and artwork relating to a different virtue each time (such as honesty, compassion, trustworthiness, etc.). Buys one-time rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 6 months to mss. Editorial lead time 6 months. Guidelines available for SASE and by e-mail.
"The goal of this publication is to provide an entertaining showcase of diverse writers and artists who promote a new and better civilization through their work. Each issue has works by author Becky Mate along with winners of the New Civilization Theme Contest sponsored by New Castle Remodeling, Inc. of Los Angeles, California.”
MAGAZINES NEEDS Poetry needs to reflect the current theme (virtue). Length: 4-32 lines. Pays $7.
TIPS We're looking for material that promotes virtue. If you promote virtue, you get virtue. Find out the current deadline and the current virtue, then send us your submission.
Black Buzzard Press, 309 Lakeside Dr., Garner NC 27529. E-mail: vias.poetry@gmail.com. Website: visions2010.wordpress.com. Contact: B. R. Strahan. Buys first North American serial rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 3 weeks to queries; 1 month to mss. Editorial lead time 1 month. Sample copy: $5.50. Guidelines online.
"We publish well-crafted exciting poetry and translations from modern poets, everywhere. Particularly interested in translations from less well-known languages. For example, we’ve published work from Albanian, Armenian, Bulgarian, Faroese, Kurdish, Icelandic, and Urdu, just to name a few.”
MAGAZINES NEEDS Send 3-5 unpublished poems not sent elsewhere. Please no self-centered workshop ramblings; no perfect form without meaningful content; no questionable language used purely for shock value. Length: 2-120 lines.
TIPS “Know your craft. We are not a magazine for amateurs. We also are interested in translation from modern poets writing in any language into English.”
VOICES ISRAELP.O. Box 21, Metulla 10292, Israel. E-mail: voicesisraelpoetryanthology@gmail.com; voicesisrael.webmaster@gmail.com. Website: www.voicesisrael.com. Contact: Dina Yehuda, editor. Voices Israel, published annually by The Voices Israel Group of Poets, is “an anthology of poetry in English, with worldwide contributions. We consider all kinds of poetry.” Poems must be in English; translations must be accompanied by the original poem. Single copy: $25 for nonmembers. Sample: $15 (back issue). “Members receive the anthology with annual dues ($35).”
Voices Israel is about 300 pages, digest-sized, offset from laser output on ordinary paper, flat-spined, with varying cover. Press run is 350.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 3 poems/year via online submissions manager. “We do not guarantee publication of any poem. In poems we publish, we reserve the right to correct obviously unintentional errors in spelling, punctuation, etc.” Length: 40 lines or 400 words maximum.
ALSO OFFERS The annual International Reuben Rose Memorial Poetry Competition offers 1st Prize: $500; 2nd Prize $200; 3rd Prize: $100; and Honorable Mentions. Winning poems are published and distributed together with the Voices Israel anthology.
University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium. E-mail: bart.eeckhout@uantwerp.be; jforjames@aol.com. Website: www.press.jhu.edu/journals/wallace_stevens_journal. Contact: Bart Eeckhout, editor; James Finnegan, poetry editor. The Wallace Stevens Journal, published semiannually by the Wallace Stevens Society, welcomes submissions on all aspects of Wallace Stevens's poetry and life. Subscription: $30 (includes membership in the Wallace Stevens Society).
The Wallace Stevens Journal is 100-160 pages, digest-sized, typeset, flat-spined, with glossy cover with art. Receives 200 poems/year, accepts 15-20. Press run is 400+ institutional subscriptions through Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University Press).
MAGAZINES NEEDS Has published poetry by David Athey, Jacqueline Marcus, Charles Wright, X.J. Kennedy, A.M. Juster, and Robert Creeley.
The Salvation Army, 615 Slaters Lane, Alexandria VA 22314. (703)684-4128. Fax: (703)684-5539. E-mail: war_cry@usn.salvationarmy.org. Website: publications.salvationarmyusa.org. “Inspirational magazine with evangelical emphasis and portrayals that express the mission of the Salvation Army. Twelve issues published per year, including special Easter and Christmas issues.” Buys first rights, buys one-time rights. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 2 months to 1 year after acceptance. Responds in 3-4 weeks to mss. Editorial lead time 2 months before issue date; Christmas and Easter issues 6 months before issue date. Sample copy, theme list, and writer's guidelines free with #10 SASE or online.
Word limit for mss 800-1500 words.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Purchases limited poetry (10 per year maximum).
Poetry in the Mainstream, Ten Penny Players, Inc., 393 Saint Pauls Ave., Staten Island NY 10304-2127. (718)442-7429. E-mail: tenpennyplayers@si.rr.com. Website: www.tenpennyplayers.org/mags.html. Contact: Barbara Fisher and Richard Spiegel, poetry editors. Waterways: Poetry in the Mainstream, published 11 times/year, prints work by adult poets. “We publish theme issues and are trying to increase an audience for poetry and the printed and performed word. While we do 'themes,' sometimes an idea for a future magazine is inspired by a submission, so we try to remain open to poets' inspirations. Poets should be guided, however, by the fact that we are disability, children's, and animal rights advocates and are a NYC press. We are open to reading material from people we have never published, writing in traditional and experimental poetry forms.” Waterways is 40 pages, 7x4.25, saddle-stapled. Back issues of Waterways are published online at www.tenpennyplayers.org and at scribd.com, in addition to being available in the limited printing paper edition. Accepts 40% of poems submitted. Press run is 150. Has published poetry by Kit Knight, James Penha, William Corner Clarke, Wayne Hogan, Sylvia Manning, and Monique Laforce. Acquires one-time rights. Responds in less than 1 month. Sometimes comments on rejected poems. Sample: $5. Subscription: $45. Guidelines available for SASE or on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit less than 10 poems at a time (for first submission). Accepts e-mail (pasted into body of message) and postal mail submissions (include SASE). Pays 1 contributor's copy.
TIPS “Send for our theme sheet and a sample issue, or view online. Mss that arrive without a return envelope are not sent back.”
WEBERThe Contemporary West, Weber State University, 1395 Edvalson St., Dept. 1405, Ogden UT 84408-1405. E-mail: weberjournal@weber.edu. Website: www.weber.edu/weberjournal. Contact: Kristin Jackson, managing editor. Weber: The Contemporary West, published 2 times/year, “spotlights personal narrative, commentary, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that speaks to the environment and culture of the American West and beyond.” Acquires all rights. Copyright reverts to author after first printing. Publishes ms 18-24 months after acceptance. Responds in 6 months. Sample: $10 (back issue). Subscription: $20 ($30 for institutions); $40 for outside the U.S. Themes and guidelines available in magazine, for SASE, by e-mail, or on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-4 poems at a time, 2 copies of each (one without name). “We publish multiple poems from a poet.” Cover letter is preferred. Poems are selected by anonymous (blind) evaluation. Always sends prepublication galleys. Has published poetry by Naomi Shihab Nye, Carolyn Forche, Stephen Dunn, Billy Collins, William Kloefkorn, David Lee, Gary Gildner, and Robert Dana. Does not want “poems that are flippant, prurient, sing-song, or preachy.” Pays 2 contributor's copies, one-year subscription, and a small honorarium ($100-300) depending on fluctuating grant monies.
ALSO OFFERS The Dr. Sherwin W. Howard Poetry Award, a $500 cash prize, is awarded annually to the author of the best set of poems published in Weber during the previous year. The competition is announced each year in the Spring/Summer issue.
WEST BRANCHStadler Center for Poetry, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA 17837-2029. (570)577-1853. Fax: (570)577-1885. E-mail: westbranch@bucknell.edu. Website: www.bucknell.edu/westbranch. Contact: G.C. Waldrep, editor. West Branch publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in both traditional and innovative styles. Buys first North American serial rights. Pays on publication. Sample copy for $3. Guidelines available online.
Reading period: August 15 through April 1. No more than 3 submissions from a single contributor in a given reading period.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Pays $50/submission.
TIPS “All submissions must be sent via our online submission manager. Please see website for guidelines. We recommend that you acquaint yourself with the magazine before submitting.”
WESTERLY MAGAZINEUniversity of Western Australia, The Westerly Centre (M202), Crawley WA 6009, Australia. (61)(8)6488-3403. Fax: (61)(8)6488-1030. E-mail: westerly@uwa.edu.au. Website: westerlymag.com.au. Contact: Catherine Noske, editor. Westerly, published in July and November, prints quality short fiction, poetry, literary criticism, socio-historical articles, and book reviews with special attention given to Australia, Asia, and the Indian Ocean region. “We assume a reasonably well-read, intelligent audience. Past issues of Westerly provide the best guides. Not consciously an academic magazine.” Acquires first publication rights; requests acknowledgment on reprints. Time between acceptance and publication may be up to 1 year, depending on when work is submitted. “Please wait for a response before forwarding any additional submissions for consideration.”
MAGAZINES NEEDS “We don't dictate to writers on rhyme, style, experimentation, or anything else. We are willing to publish short or long poems.” Submit up to 3 poems by mail, e-mail, or online submissions form. Pays $75 for 1 page or 1 poem, or $100 for 2 or more pages/poems, and contributor's copies.
ALSO OFFERS The Patricia Hackett Prize (value approximately $750 AUD) is awarded annually for the best contribution published in the previous year's issue of Westerly.
University of Utah, 3528 LNCO / English Department, 255 S. Central Campus Dr., Salt Lake City UT 84112-0494. (801)581-6168. Fax: (801)585-5167. E-mail: managingeditor.whr@gmail.com. Website: www.westernhumanitiesreview.com. Contact: Michael Mejia, editor; Emily Dyer Barker, managing editor. Western Humanities Review is a journal of contemporary literature and culture housed in the University of Utah English Department. Publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction essays, artwork, and work that resists categorization. Reading period: September 1 through April 15. All submissions must be sent through online submissions manager. Buys one-time rights. Pays in contributor copies. Publishes ms an average of 1 year after acceptance. Responds in 3-5 months. Sample copy: $10. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Considers simultaneous submissions but no more than 5 poems or 25 pages per reading period. No fax or e-mail submissions. Reads submissions September 1 through April 1 only. Wants quality poetry of any form, including translations. Has published poetry by Charles Simic, Olena Kalytiak Davis, Ravi Shankar, Karen Volkman, Dan Beachy-Quick, Lucie Brock-Broido, Christine Hume, and Dan Chiasson. Innovative prose poems may be submitted as fiction or nonfiction to the appropriate editor. Pays 2 contributor's copies.
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS Sponsors an annual contest for writers in Utah, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona.
TIPS “Because of changes in our editorial staff, we urge familiarity with recent issues of the magazine. We do not publish writer's guidelines because we think that the magazine itself conveys an accurate picture of our requirements. Please, no e-mail submissions.”
A Journal of Western Oklahoma, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 100 Campus Dr., Weatherford OK 73096. E-mail: westview@swosu.edu. Website: dc.swosu.edu/westview/. Contact: Amanda Smith, editor. Westview, a literary journal published by Southwestern Oklahoma State university, is accepting short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and artwork submissions (open theme/deadline/no fee). 5,000 word maximum for prose. Double-blind review. Submissions including identification information will be rejected. Simultaneous submissions allowed with notification of withdrawal if accepted elsewhere. Submit via http://dc.swosu.edu/westview/. Has published poetry by Carolynne Wright, Miller Williams, Walter McDonald, Robert Cooperman, Alicia Ostriker, and James Whitehead. Westview is 64 pages, magazine-sized, perfect-bound, with full-color glossy card cover. Receives about 500 poems/year; accepts 7%. Press run is 600 (250 subscribers; about 25 libraries). Subscription: $15/2 years; $25/2 years international. Sample: $6.
The Magazine of Family Reading, Laudemont Press, P.O. Box 369, Hamilton IL 62341. (800)440-4043. E-mail: editor@wwquarterly.com. Website: www.wwquarterly.com. Contact: Shirley Anne Leonard, editor. WestWard Quarterly: The Magazine of Family Reading prints poetry. Every issue includes a “Featured Writer" and a piece on improving writing skills or writing different forms of poetry. WestWard Quarterly is 32 pages, digest-sized, laser-printed, saddle-stapled, with inkjet color cover with scenic photos, and includes ads. Receives about 1,500 poems/year, accepts about 12%. Press run is 150 (60 subscribers). Acquires one-time rights. Responds in weeks. Often comments on rejected poems. Single copy: $4 ($6 foreign); subscription: $15/year ($18 foreign). Contributors to an issue may order extra copies at a discounted price. Make checks payable to Laudemont Press. Guidelines available for SASE, by e-mail, or on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants “all forms, including rhyme—we welcome inspirational, positive, reflective, humorous material promoting nobility, compassion, and courage.” Does not want “experimental or avant-garde forms, offensive language, depressing or negative poetry.” Submit up to 5 poems at a time. Prefers e-mail submissions (pasted into body of message); no disk submissions. Reads submissions year round. Considers poetry by children and teens. Has published poetry by Wynne Alexander, Leland Jamieson, Joyce I. Johnson, Michael Keshigian, Richard Luftig, Arlene Mandell, Dennis Ross, J. Alvin Speers, Jane Stuart, and Charles Waugaman. Length: up to 40 lines/poem. Pays 1 contributor's copy.
English Dept., Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Ave., Cleveland OH 44115. (216)687-3951. E-mail: whiskeyisland@csuohio.edu. Website: whiskeyislandmagazine.com. Contact: Dan Dorman. Whiskey Island is a nonprofit literary magazine that has been published in one form or another by students of Cleveland State University for over 30 years. Responds in 3 months to mss. Sample copy: $6.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems via online submissions manager. Please combine all the poems you wish to submit into one document. Pays 2 contributor's copies.
WHITE WALL REVIEWDepartment of English, Ryerson University, 10th Floor, Jorgenson Hall, 350 Victoria St., Toronto ON M5B 2K3, Canada. E-mail: wwr@arts.ryerson.ca. Website: www.ryerson.ca/wwr/. White Wall Review, published annually in August, focuses on printing “clearly expressed, innovative poetry and prose. No style is unacceptable.” Has published poetry by Vernon Mooers and David Sidjak. White Wall Review is 90-144 pages, digest-sized, professionally printed, perfect-bound, with glossy card cover. Press run is 500. Subscription: $10 plus GST.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems at a time by mail only. Length: 5 pages/piece maximum. Cover letter is required. Include short bio. Guidelines available in magazine, for SASE. Responds “as soon as possible.” Pays 1 contributor's copy.
TIPS “Innovative work is especially appreciated.”
E-mail: wickedalicepoetry@yahoo.com. Website: www.sundresspublications.com/wickedalice. Contact: Kristy Bowen, editor. “Wicked Alice is a women-centered online journal dedicated to publishing quality work by both sexes, depicting and exploring the female experience.” Wants “work that has a strong sense of image and music. Work that is interesting and surprising, with innovative, sometimes unusual, use of language. We love humor when done well, strangeness, wackiness. Hybridity, collage, intertexuality.” Acquires one-time rights. Responds in 1-6 months. Guidelines available online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems via e-mail. Has published poetry by Daniela Olszewska, Rebecca Loudon, Robyn Art, Simone Muench, Brandi Homan, and Karyna McGlynn. Receives about 500 poems/year, accepts about 8%. Does not want greeting card verse. Length: open.
Hickory NC 28235-5009. E-mail: asowens1@yahoo.com. Website: www.wildgoosepoetryreview.com. Wild Goose Poetry Review is “looking for good contemporary poetry. No particular biases. We enjoy humor, strong imagery, strong lines, narrative, lyric, etc. Not a fan of abstraction, cliché, form for the sake of form, shock for the sake of shock. As in any good poem, everything should be purposeful.” Receives more than 1,000 poems/year, accepts less than 10%. Reviews books/chapbooks of poetry. Send materials for review consideration to Scott Owens. Has published poetry by Anthony Abbott, Karen Douglass, and Lisa Zaran. Author retains all rights. Time between acceptance and publication is up to 6 months. Usually responds to mss within 3 months.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Accepts e-mail submissions only, pasted into body of e-mail; no attachments; no disk submissions. Cover letter is preferred; include bio. Reads submissions year round.
P.O. Box 39706, Philadelphia PA 19106. E-mail: wildvioletmagazine@yahoo.com. Website: www.wildviolet.net. Contact: Alyce Wilson, editor. Wild Violet, published monthly online, aims “to make the arts more accessible, to make a place for the arts in modern life, and to serve as a creative forum for writers and artists. Our audience includes English-speaking readers from all over the world who are interested in both 'high art' and pop culture.” Requests limited electronic rights for online publication and archival only. Time between acceptance and publication is 6 months. “Decisions on acceptance or rejection are made by the editor.” Responds in 1 week to queries; 3-6 months to mss. Guidelines online by e-mail or on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants “poetry that is well crafted, that engages thought, that challenges or uplifts the reader. We have published free verse, haiku, blank verse, and other forms. If the form suits the poem, we will consider any form.” Does not want “abstract, self-involved poetry; poorly managed form; excessive rhyming; self-referential poems that do not show why the speaker is sad, happy, or in love.” Has published poetry by Lyn Lifshin, Kimberly Gladman, Andrew H. Oerke, Simon Perchik, John Grey, Joanna Weston, and Amy Barone. Accepts about 15% of work submitted. Submit 3-5 poems at a time. Accepts e-mail submissions (pasted into body of message, or as text or Word attachment) and postal mail submissions; no disk submissions. Cover letter is preferred. Reads submissions year round. Seldom comments on rejected poems, unless requested. Occasionally publishes theme issues.
ALSO OFFERS Reviews books/chapbooks of poetry in 250 words, single-book format. Query for review consideration. Sponsors an annual poetry contest, offering 1st Prize: $100 and publication in Wild Violet; 2 Honorable Mentions will also be published. Guidelines available by e-mail or on website. Entry fee: $5/poem. Judged by independent judges.
TIPS “We look for stories that are well-paced and show character and plot development. Even short shorts should do more than simply paint a picture. Manuscripts stand out when the author's voice is fresh and engaging. Avoid muddying your story with too many characters, and don't attempt to shock the reader with an ending you have not earned. Experiment with styles and structures, but don't resort to experimentation for its own sake.”
375 Maple Street, Burlington VT 05401. E-mail: willardandmaple@champlain.edu. Website: willardandmaple.com. Willard & Maple, published annually in spring, is a student-run literary magazine from Champlain College's Professional Writing Program that considers short fiction, essays, reviews, fine art, and poetry by adults, children, and teens. Wants creative work of the highest quality. Acquires one-time rights. Time between acceptance and publication is less than 1 year. Responds in 6 months to queries; in 6 months to mss. Single copy: $12 Guidelines available at https://willardandmaple.submittable.com/submit.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Send up to 5 poems via e-mail or postal mail. Send SASE for return of ms or send disposable copy of mss and #10 SASE for reply only. Length: up to 100 lines/poem. Pays 2 contributor's copies.
TIPS “The power of imagination makes us infinite.”
College of Lake County Publications, College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake IL 60030-1198. (847)543-2956. E-mail: com426@clcillinois.edu. Website: www.clcillinois.edu/community/willowreview.asp. Contact: Michael Latza, editor. Willow Review, published annually, is interested in poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction of high quality. “We have no preferences as to form, style, or subject, as long as each piece stands on its own as art and communicates ideas.” The editors award prizes for best poetry and prose in the issue. Prize awards vary contingent on the current year's budget but normally range from $100-400. There is no reading fee or separate application for these prizes. All accepted mss are eligible.”Willow Review can be found on EBSCOhost databases, assuring a broader targeted audience for our authors' work. Willow Review is a nonprofit journal partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency), College of Lake County Publications, private contributions, and sales.” All rights revert to author upon publication. Responds in 3-4 months to mss. Sample: $5 (back issue). Subscription: $18/3 issues, $30/6 issues. International: add $5 per issue. Guidelines available on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Considers simultaneous submissions “if indicated in the cover letter.” No e-mail submissions; postal submissions only. Include SASE; mss will not be returned unless requested. Reads submissions September through May. Has published poetry by Lisel Mueller, Lucien Stryk, David Ray, Louis Rodriguez, John Dickson, and Patricia Smith. Pays 2 contributor's copies.
ALSO OFFERS Prizes totaling $400 are awarded to the best poetry and short fiction/creative nonfiction in each issue. The College of Lake County Reading Series (4-7 readings/academic year) has included Thomas Lux, Isabel Allende, Donald Justice, Galway Kinnell, Lisel Mueller, Amiri Baraka, and others. One reading is for contributors to Willow Review. Readings, usually held on Thursday evenings and widely publicized in Chicago and suburban newspapers, are presented to audiences of about 150 students and faculty of the College of Lake County and other area colleges, as well as residents of local communities.
WILLOW SPRINGS668 N. Riverpoint Blvd. #259, Spokane WA 99202. (509)828-1486. E-mail: willowspringsewu@gmail.com. Website: willowsprings.ewu.edu. Contact: Samuel Ligon, editor. Willow Springs is a semiannual magazine covering poetry, fiction, literary nonfiction and interviews of notable writers. Published twice a year, in spring and fall. Reading period: September 1 through May 31 for fiction and poetry; year-round for nonfiction. Reading fee: $3/submission. Buys one-time rights. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Sample copy: $10. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “Buy a sample copy to learn our tastes. Our aesthetic is very open.” Submit only 3-5 poems at a time. Pays $20/poem and 2 contributor's copies.
TIPS “While we have no specific length restrictions, we generally publish fiction and nonfiction no longer than 10,000 words and poetry no longer than 120 lines, though those are not strict rules. Willow Springs values poems and essays that transcend the merely autobiographical and fiction that conveys a concern for language as well as story.”
A Journal of Poetry of Place, Windfall Press, P.O. Box 19007, Portland OR 97280-0007. E-mail: bsiverly@comcast.net. Website: www.windfalljournal.com. Contact: Bill Siverly and Michael McDowell, co-editors. Windfall: A Journal of Poetry of Place, published semiannually in March and September, is “looking for poems of place, specifically places in the Pacific Northwest (the broad bioregion extending from the North Slope of Alaska to the San Francisco Bay Area, and from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast). 'Place' can be named or unnamed, but if unnamed, then location should be clearly implied or suggested by observed detail. The poet does not have to be living in the Pacific Northwest, but the poem does. We favor poetry based on imagery derived from sensory observation. Windfall also favors poetry that occurs in lines and stanzas.” Does not want “language poetry, metapoetry, surrealism, 'Internet poetry' (constructed from search engine information rather than experience), abstract, or self-centered poetry of any kind.” Acquires first North American serial rights. “Poem may appear in sample pages on Windfall website.” Rights revert to poet upon publication. Publishes ms 2 months after acceptance. Responds within 6 months ("depends on when poems are submitted in the biannual cycle"). Single copy: $7; subscription: $14/year. Make checks payable to Windfall Press. Guidelines available in magazine or on website.
Has published poetry by Judith Barrington, Gloria Bird, Barbara Drake, Clem Starck, Tom Wayman, and Robert Wrigley. Windfall is 52 pages, digest-sized, stapled, with art on covers ("all are drawings or prints by Portland artist Sharon Bronzan"). Receives about 160 poems/year, accepts about 60. Press run is 250.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 5 poems at a time. Accepts e-mail submissions (as attachment) or postal mail. Cover letter is preferred. “SASE required for submissions by U.S. mail.” Reads submissions after the deadlines for each issue: February 1 for spring and August 1 for fall. Length: up to 50 lines/poem.
P.O. Box 8008, 900 College St., Belton TX 76513. (254)295-4563. E-mail: windhover@umhb.edu. Website: undergrad.umhb.edu/english/windhover-journal. Contact: Dr. Nathaniel Hansen, editor. “The Windhover is dedicated to promoting poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction that considers Christian perspectives and engages spiritual themes.” 1 contributor copy Publishes ms up to 6 months after acceptance. Current issue $12. Back issues $6. Writer's guidelines available atundergrad.umhb.edu/english/windhover-journal. Accepts electronic submissions only through online submission manager; no e-mailed submissions. Include estimated word count, brief bio, and list of publications.
Reading periods are 2/1-4/15 & 8/1-10/15.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Pays 1 contributor's copy.
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh WI 54901. (920)424-2267. E-mail: wisconsinreview@uwosh.edu. Website: www.uwosh.edu/wisconsinreview. Wisconsin Review, published biannually, is a “contemporary poetry, prose, and art magazine run by students at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.” Acquires first North American serial rights. Time between acceptance and publication is 4-6 months. Responds in 6-9 months. Sometimes comments on rejected poems. Single copy: $6; subscription: $10 plus $3 extra per issue for shipments outside the U.S. Guidelines available in magazine, for SASE, by e-mail, and on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Wants all forms and styles of poetry. Considers poetry by children and teens. “Minors may submit material by including a written letter of permission from a parent or guardian.” Submit via postal mail or online submission manager. Type 1 poem/page, single-spaced, with name and address of writer on each page. Cover letter is required. Include 3-5 sentence bio and SASE if submitting by mail. There is a $2 reading fee for online submissions. Does not want “poetry that is racist, sexist, or unnecessarily vulgar.” Pays 2 contributor's copies.
TIPS “We are open to any poetic form and style, and look for outstanding imagery, new themes, and fresh voices—poetry that induces emotions.”
BBI Media, Inc., P.O. Box 687, Forest Grove OR 97116. (503)430-8817. E-mail: editor2@bbimedia.com. Website: www.witchesandpagans.com. Contact: Anne Newkirk Niven. “Devoted exclusively to promoting and covering contemporary Pagan culture, W&P features exclusive interviews with the teachers, writers, and activists who create and lead our traditions, visits to the sacred places and people who inspire us, and in-depth discussions of our ever-evolving practices. You'll also find practical daily magic, ideas for solitary ritual and devotion, God/dess-friendly craft-projects, Pagan poetry and short fiction, reviews, and much more in every 88-page issue. W&P is available in either traditional paper copy sent by postal mail or as a digital PDF e-zine download that is compatible with most computers and readers.” Buys first worldwide periodical and nonexclusive electronic rights. No cash payment, but 4 contributor's copies and one-year subscription given for published submissions. Publishes ms 3 months-2 years after acceptance. Responds in 1-2 weeks to queries; 1 month to mss. Editorial lead time is 3-4 months. Sample copy: $6. Guidelines online.
TIPS “Read the magazine, do your research, write the piece, send it in. That's really the only way to get started as a writer; everything else is window dressing.”
THE WOLFE-mail: thewolfpoetry@hotmail.com. Website: www.wolfmagazine.co.uk. Contact: James Byrne, editor. The Wolf, published 3 times/year, publishes international translations, critical prose, and interviews with leading contemporary poets, which are frequently mentioned as distinguishing characteristics of the magazine. The poetry, however, comes purely through work submitted. There is no special treatment with regard to the consideration of any poet or poem. Since January 2008, The Wolf has benefited from Arts Council funding. Since receiving its grant the magazine has increased its content by a third and is perfect bound. Responds in 6 months. Sample copy on website. Single issue: $12, including postage and packing. Subscription: $35. Accepts PayPal. Guidelines available online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems at a time. Accepts any poetry of various styles or theme. Advisible to read a few issues of the magazine to see what is accepted. The editor prefers poems to hold a modernist aesthetic over the postmodern, experimental over mainstream, serious over light verse. It's worth seeing how this fits in with recent publications of The Wolf. Pays 1 contributor's copy.
ALSO OFFERS Also accepts critical essays on any poetry subject between 2,000-3,000 words. Welcomes artwork or photographs.
WOODS READERP.O. Box 46, Warren MN 56762. E-mail: editor@woodsreader.com. Website: www.woodsreader.com. Contact: S Sedgwick. A quarterly publication for those who love woodland areas: whether a public preserve, forest, tree farm, backyard woodlot or other patch of trees and wildlife. Will only consider articles based on woodlands. “We are looking for positive, whimsical, interesting articles. Our readers like to hear about others’ experiences and insights. Please visit submissions page on website. We encourage stories of personal experience. We also buy forest ecology mss of general interest, DIY (photos must accompany), personal essays, book reviews (query first).” Buys first North American serial rights plus reprint rights, digital and print. Pays on acceptance or publication. Publishes ms 3-12 months after acceptance. Responds in 3 months or less. Sample copy available online for $8. Guidelines online or query.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Length: 2-16 lines. Pays $25.
P.O. Box 804, Worcester MA 01613. E-mail: editor.worcreview@gmail.com. Website: www.theworcesterreview.org. Contact: Diane Vanaskie Mulligan, managing editor. The Worcester Review, published annually by the Worcester County Poetry Association, encourages “critical work with a New England connection; no geographic limitation on poetry and fiction.” Wants “work that is crafted, intuitively honest and empathetic. We like high-quality, creative poetry, artwork, and fiction. Critical articles should be connected to New England.” The Worcester Review is 160 pages, digest-sized, professionally printed in dark type on quality stock, perfect-bound, with matte card cover. Press run is 600. Acquires one-time rights. Pays small honorarium upon publication. Publishes ms within 1 year of acceptance. Responds in 1-3 months to mss. Sometimes comments on rejected mss. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 5 poems at a time via online submission manager. Cover letter is optional. Has published poetry by Kurt Brown, Cleopatra Mathis, and Theodore Deppe. Pays 2 contributor's copies plus small honorarium.
TIPS “We generally look for creative work with a blend of craftsmanship, insight, and empathy. This does not exclude humor. We won't print work that is shoddy in any of these areas.”
WORKERS WRITE!Blue Cubicle Press, LLC, P.O. Box 250382, Plano TX 75025. E-mail: info@workerswritejournal.com. Website: www.workerswritejournal.com. Contact: David LaBounty, managing editor. “Workers Write! is an annual print journal published by Blue Cubicle Press, an independent publisher dedicated to giving voice to writers trapped in the daily grind. Each issue focuses on a particular workplace; check website for details. Submit your stories via e-mail or send a hard copy.” Buys first North American serial rights, electronic rights, one-time rights, second serial (reprint) rights. Pays on acceptance. Publishes mss 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 week to queries; in 3 months to mss. Sample copy available on website. Writer's guidelines free for #10 SASE and on website.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Pays $5-10.
E-mail: questions@thewriteplaceatthewritetime.org. E-mail: submissions@thewriteplaceatthewritetime.org. Website: www.thewriteplaceatthewritetime.org. Assistant Editor: Denise Bouchard.. Contact: Nicole M. Bouchard, editor-in-chief. Online literary magazine, published 3 times/year. Publishes fiction, personal nonfiction, craft essays by professionals, and poetry that “speaks to the heart and mind. Our writers come from around the world and range from previously unpublished to having written for The New York Times, Time magazine, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Glimmer Train, Newsweek, Business Week, Random House, and Simon and Schuster. Interview subjects include NYT best-selling authors such as Tracy Chevalier, Dennis Lehane, Mona Simpson, Janet Fitch, Alice Hoffman, Joanne Harris, Arthur Golden, Jodi Picoult, and Frances Mayes.” Acquires first electronic rights, archive rights, and one-time reprint rights. This varies depending on which issue the piece will appear in. Responds to queries in a few weeks or sooner. Responses regarding pieces slated for later issues may take a few months, depending on submission volume. Frequently comments on rejected mss. See current issue via website and view past issues in our online archives. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit via e-mail—no attachments. Include cover letter with brief bio. Length: up to 30 lines/poem. “If we feel the strength of the submission merits added length, we are happy to consider exceptions.”
MSC 162, Fore Hall Rm. 110, 700 University Blvd., Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville TX 78363. (361)593-2516. E-mail: kfmrj00@tamuk.edu; connie.salgado@tamuk.edu. E-mail: WritersBlocLitMag@hotmail.com. Website: www.tamuk.edu/artsci/langlit/writers_bloc.html. Contact: Dr. Michelle Johnson Vela. Writer's Bloc, published annually, prints poetry, short fiction, flash fiction, one-act plays, interviews, and essays. “About half of our pages are devoted to the works of Texas A&M University-Kingsville students and half to the works of writers and artists from all over the world.” Wants quality poetry; no restrictions on content or form. Sample copy: $7. Guidelines online or in magazine.
Writer's Bloc is 96 pages, digest-sized. Press run is 300. Reading period: February through May.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit via e-mail or postal mail. Include cover letter with contact info, short bio. “Prose poems okay. Submissions should be typed, double-spaced; SASE required for reply. Mss are published upon recommendation by a staff of students and faculty.” Seldom comments on rejected poems. Length: no more than 50 lines. Pays 1 contributor's copy.
F+W Media, Inc., 10151 Carver Rd., Suite #300, Blue Ash OH 45242. (513)531-2690. E-mail: wdsubmissions@fwmedia.com. Website: www.writersdigest.com. Writer's Digest, the No. 1 magazine for writers, celebrates the writing life and what it means to be a writer in today's publishing environment. Buys first North American print and perpetual world digital rights. Pays 25% print reprint fee. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 4 months after acceptance. Responds in 1-4 months to queries and mss. Guidelines and editorial calendar available online (writersdigest.com/submission-guidelines).
The magazine does not accept or read e-queries with attachments.
TIPS “InkWell is the best place for new writers to break in. We recommend you consult our editorial calendar before pitching feature-length articles. Check our writer's guidelines for more details.”
A Literary Journal, P.O. Box 93613, Los Angeles CA 90093. E-mail: submit@thewritingdisorder.com. Website: www.writingdisorder.com. Contact: C.E. Lukather, editor; Paul Garson, managing editor; Julianna Woodhead, poetry editor. “The Writing Disorder is an online literary journal devoted to literature, art, and culture. Our mission is to showcase new and emerging writers—particularly those in writing programs—as well as established ones. We feature new fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art. Although we strive to publish original and experimental work, The Writing Disorder remains rooted in the classic art of storytelling. Send us your best work. Have someone proof your work before submitting. No limit on word count.” Acquires first North American serial rights. Pays on publication. Publishes ms an average of 3-6 months after acceptance. Responds in 6-12 weeks to queries; 3-6 months to ms. Editorial lead time 3 months. Sample copy online. Guidelines online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Query. Annual print anthology of best work published online. Pays a contributor's copy of anthology to writers whose work has been selected for inclusion.
Xavier University of Louisiana, 1 Drexel Dr., Box 89, New Orleans LA 70125-1098. Website: www.xula.edu/review. Contact: Ralph Adamo, editor. “Xavier Review accepts poetry, fiction, translations, creative nonfiction, and critical essays. Content focuses on African American, Caribbean, and Southern literature, as well as works that touch on issues of religion and spirituality. We do, however, accept quality work on all themes. (Please note: This is not a religious publication.)" Submission guidelines available online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems at a time via postal mail. Include 2-3 sentence bio and SASE. “Overseas authors only may submit by e-mail attachment.” Pays 2 contributor's copies; offers 40% discount on additional copies.
THE YALE REVIEWThe Yale Review, P.O. Box 208243, New Haven CT 06520-8243. (203)432-0499. Fax: (203)432-0510. Website: www.yale.edu/yalereview. Contact: J.D. McClatchy, editor. “Like Yale's schools of music, drama, and architecture, like its libraries and art galleries, The Yale Review has helped give the University its leading place in American education. In a land of quick fixes and short view and in a time of increasingly commercial publishing, the journal has an authority that derives from its commitment to bold established writers and promising newcomers, to both challenging literary work and a range of essays and reviews that can explore the connections between academic disciplines and the broader movements in American society, thought, and culture. With independence and boldness, with a concern for issues and ideas, with a respect for the mind's capacity to be surprised by speculation and delighted by elegance, The Yale Review proudly continues into its third century.” Buys one-time rights. Pays prior to publication. Publishes ms an average of 6 months after acceptance. Responds in 1-3 months to mss. Sample copy online. Guidelines available online.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit with SASE. All submissions should be sent to the editorial office. Pays $100-250.
E-mail: yreditors@gmail.com. Website: yr.olemiss.edu. Acquires first North American serial rights. Responds in 2-4 months to mss.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems via online submissions manager.
University of South Carolina, Department of English, Columbia SC 29208. E-mail: editor@yemasseejournal.com. Website: yemasseejournal.com. “Yemassee is the University of South Carolina's literary journal. Our readers are interested in exceptional fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art. We publish in the fall and spring. We tend to solicit reviews and interviews but welcome unsolicited queries. We do not favor any particular aesthetic or school of writing.” Buys first North American serial rights; buys electronic rights. Publishes ms an average of 4-6 months after acceptance. Responds in 1-4 months to queries and mss. Editorial lead time 3 months. Sample copy: $5. Guidelines online, as well as on our Submittable.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit 3-5 poems combined into a single document. Submissions for all genres should include a cover letter that lists the titles of the pieces included, along with your contact information (including author’s name, address, e-mail address, and phone number). Does not want workshop poems, unpolished drafts, generic/unoriginal themes, or bad Hemingway. Does not want poems of such a highly personal nature that their primary relevance is to the author. Length: 1-120 lines. Pays 2 contributor's copies.
CONTEST/AWARD OFFERINGS Yemassee Poetry Contest: $750 award. Yemassee Poetry Chapbook Contest: $1,000 award. Check website for deadline.
A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture, 125 Maiden Ln., 8th Floor, New York NY 10038. (212)453-9435. E-mail: zeek@zeek.net. Website: www.zeek.net. Contact: Erica Brody, editor in chief. ZEEK “relaunched in late February 2013 as a hub for the domestic Jewish social justice movement, one that showcases the people, ideas, and conversations driving an inclusive and diverse progressive Jewish community. At the same time, we've reaffirmed our commitment to building on ZEEK's reputation for original, ahead-of-the-curve Jewish writing and arts, culture and spirituality content, incubating emerging voices and artists, as well as established ones.” ZEEK seeks “great writing in a variety of styles and voices, original thinking, and accessible content. That means we're interested in hearing your ideas for first-person essays, reflections and commentary, reporting, profiles, Q&As, analysis, infographics, and more. For the near future, ZEEK will focus on domestic issues. Our discourse will be civil.” Responds in 6 weeks to queries.
MAGAZINES NEEDS “Pitches should be sent to zeek@zeek.net, with 'submission' or 'pitch' in the subject line. And please include a little bit about yourself and why you think your pitch is a good fit for ZEEK.”
95/31 Moo 10 Classic Village, T. Nongphure A. Banglamung, Chonburi Chonburi 20150, Thailand. +6689-432-1389. E-mail: rogerbarrow52@yahoo.com. Website: www.poetezines.4mg.com. Contact: J. Rogers Barrow. Zylophone is published semiannually in print and online. Wants all common formats. Has published poetry by Edward W. Cousins, Daisy Whitmore, and David Barger. Publishes ms 6 weeks after acceptance. Sample copy: $6. Guidelines available by e-mail.
Zylophone is 16 pages, tabloid-sized, staple-bound with line-drawing artwork. Receives about 20 poems/year; accepts about 12. Press run is 40.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit up to 3 poems at a time by e-mail. Cover letter is preferred. Reads submissions year round. Length: 4-16 lines/poem. Pays 1 contributor's copy.
ZYZZYVA57 Post St., Suite 604, San Francisco CA 94104. (415)757-0465. E-mail: editor@zyzzyva.org. Website: www.zyzzyva.org. Contact: Laura Cogan, editor; Oscar Villalon, managing editor. “Every issue is a vibrant mix of established talents and new voices, providing an elegantly curated overview of contemporary arts and letters with a distinctly San Francisco perspective.” Buys first North American serial and one-time anthology rights. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms an average of 3 months after acceptance. Responds in 1 week to queries; in 1 month to mss. Sample copy: $12. Guidelines available online.
Accepts submissions January 1-May 31 and August 1-November 30. Does not accept online submissions.
MAGAZINES NEEDS Submit by mail. Include SASE and contact information. Length: no limit. Pays $50.
TIPS “We are not currently seeking work about any particular theme or topic; that said, reading recent issues is perhaps the best way to develop a sense for the length and quality we are looking for in submissions.”