Please read our FULL GUIDELINES before submitting a file.
Most important:
- Format: 12 pt font, double-spaced, letter size paper (8.5" x 11").
- DO NOT USE TABS. Use your word processor settings for paragraph indentation.
- If you want to make us really happy: submit your work as a .txt file. Use simple HTML tags for formatting (open and close paragraph tags, "strong" and "em" tags, etc.).
- Do not include a cover letter or any biographical information with your submission.
- Do include: your e-mail address, name and word-count at the top of every document.
- If your work has been previously published, include relevant information in your file (name of publisher, issue, date).
Short Story
Size limit: 10,000 words.
You may submit up to four stories.In the Additional Comment field, insert the first sentence that pops into your head.
Poetry
Size limit: 10,000 words.
Please submit your poems in a single file.In the Additional Comment field, insert the first sentence that pops into your head.
Essays, Aphorisms, and other Non-Fiction
Size limit: 10,000 words.
You may submit up to four files.In the Additional Comment field, insert the first sentence that pops into your head.