General Submission Guidelines – Poetry and Art

We aim to respond to all submissions in two months, but decisions may take longer. Entries that do not meet the guidelines will not be considered.

•     Please do not submit pieces that any editors may have previously seen in a private online group or given feedback on in a workshop or other situation
•     Please do not submit pieces that must be accepted as a set, as we cannot guarantee publication of all or any pieces
•    ****No simultaneous submissions or previously published work****
•     Work will be considered for the current submission period only
•     PSNH membership must be current through the submission deadline for members-only calls
•     Submission must include the writer’s biography (50-word limit, written in third person)
•     Uploads must not contain the poet’s name(s) or other identifying information
•     File names for uploads should include the title of the poem or piece of artwork, or a partial title, and nothing else
•     Submissions must be received by the deadline date to be considered

Submission Guidelines for Poetry

•     Up to 3 poems may be submitted per submission period unless otherwise noted
•     Length limited to 40 lines (does not include white spaces, and longer poems may be considered at Editor’s discretion)
•     Poems must be typed in Times New Roman or similar, 12 pt. font

Submission Guidelines for Art

•     Up to 2 images per submission period unless otherwise noted
•     Only original work is accepted
•     Images must be submitted at 300 DPI or higher (high resolution)
•     Submitted files should be between 1 and 20 MB in size
•     Images must fit or be able to be cropped to 5.5″x8.5″ for portrait orientation or 11″x8.5″ for landscape orientation