Sorry for the short notice: Strix issue 9 closes to submissions at midnight on 31 January 2023 (UK time). Send up to 3 poems (the editors also take short stories – visit the website for details) of up to 40 lines each, each in a separate file. Read full submission rules here.
Poetry submissions
Graffiti poems for The Alchemy Spoon
Print publication The Alchemy Spoon will be open from 1 to 28 February 2023 for poems on the theme of ‘Graffiti’. The editors have quite strict rules for formatting your submissions, so visit the submissions page here for full information.
The Alchemy Spoon
This print publication is currently open to submissions for its 7th edition. Send up to 3 unpublished poems (up to 40 lines each) on the theme of ‘Space’ before 30th June 2022. Full details here.
Pank Magazine
This one looks worth checking out. I got a bit confused, trying to work out what/when to submit! It appears in both print and online. There’s a slot for younger poets (under 18). https://pankmagazine.com
192 Magazine
You have until 31 July 2020 to submit up to four unpublished poems to this new ezine: https://poetsdirectory.co.uk/192 Remember to add a cover note, even if it’s just “Please find attached…”
Door = Jar
The wonderfully-titled Door is a Jar magazine welcomes submissions that steer ‘away from academic writing’; it ‘publishes short, conversational works that use familiar language’. In other words, accessibility is key. The editors encourage familiarising oneself with previous issues – which can be done via Kindle – before submitting. Each poem (to a maximum of five) should not exceed one page in length. Only submit previously unpublished work. Full details here.
takahē magazine
Copied from the website: ‘Founded in 1989, takahē magazine publishes short stories, poetry and art, as well as essays, interviews, and book reviews in related areas. Many of Aotearoa New Zealand’s brightest literary talents made their first public appearance within our pages, and we remain committed to publishing the best work from emerging talents alongside that of established writers and artists. takahē is published three times per year, in print in April and December, and online on this website in August. The first online issue was published on 10 August 2016. The Takahē Collective Trust is the non-profit organisation behind the magazine, that acts to support and promote writers, poets, artists and cultural commentators.’ To submit, see guidelines.
Contemporary Verse 2
Submissions are open at this Canada-based journal until 31 May 2020 (and from 1 September until 31 May each year). This quarterly journal publishes poetry and critical writing about poetry. CV2 welcomes submissions in English as well as French – and translations between the two languages. For more information click here.
Copper Nickel
This literary journal is published by the University of Colorado. Submit four to six poems (stories and nonfiction are also invited). Submission windows are: September 1 to December 15, January 15 to March 1. Full submission info here.
Tolsun Publishing
US small press Tolsun Publishing Inc is (in their own words): ‘a non-profit, small press based out of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts.
‘We publish daring, energetic books that use separate parts to construct a whole: poetry, short stories, comics poetry, hybrids, photo stories, flash memoir, and more. We treasure creativity, and so we may not know we love something until we see it. Art, like the jackalope, cannot be restrained by classification or form.’
The submission period runs until 31st May 2019. There is a submission fee, except on 15 May. Full info on submitting your work of many parts here.
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