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Calls for Submissions

Arroyo Literary Review, an award-winning, national magazine invites submissions for poetry, fiction, flash fiction, essays, and translation pieces for its fourth issue. Short plays will be considered. Prose pieces should be a maximum of 4,000 words each, and there is no limit on submission of multiple poems. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but magazine must be notified if work is accepted elsewhere. No electronic submissions accepted. For questions related to submitting artwork, contact arroyoliteraryreview @ gmail.com. To submit, enclose a SASE and mail submissions to: Arroyo Literary Review, Department of English, MB 2579, California State University, East Bay, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward, CA 94542. Entries may be submitted from December 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012. For more information, visit www.arroyoliteraryreview.com.
Canary, A Literary Journal of the Environmental Crisis, seeks poetry, essays, and short fiction. Submit a maximum of five poems or up to 1,500 words for essays and short fiction. Submissions open year-round and simultaneous submissions accepted. Submit material to: gailentrekin @ gmail.com as a Word attachment or in the body of the email. For more information on Canary, see www.hippocketpress.org/submit_canary.php.
Foothill, A Journal of Poetry, the only journal that exclusively publishes the work of graduate students, seeks poems from graduate students throughout the United States for its print and online issues. Submit up to three poems in any form along with a cover letter that includes name, email address, and titles of the poems submitted; each poet should also include the name of the program and the university currently enrolled and briefly about their field of study and research interests. Submissions are read year-round. To submit, send poems as a Word document file with name, email address, and page number in the upper right-hand corner of each page to foothill @ cgu.edu with “poetry submission” as the subject line. Please allow three or four months for a response. For complete guidelines, visit www.cgu.edu/foothill.
Nimrod International Journal is accepting general submissions of quality poetry, prose, and short essays. Nimrod publishes two issues annually and the spring issue features a theme that is announced the preceding fall. Previewing a sample issue before contributing is recommended. All types of submissions must be previously unpublished. Fiction works can be a maximum of 7,500 words and display vigorous writing with well-developed characters and realistic dialogue. Poetry submissions can be three to ten pages, of any style or subject, and must go beyond one word or image, honor the impulse to reveal truth about, or persuasive version of, the inner and outer worlds. Fiction and creative nonfiction should be double-spaced, one inch margin on all sides, and on one side of plain white paper. Poetry should be word-processed and on one side of white plain white paper. Send SASE for notification and/or return of manuscript. Turn-around time for general submissions is one to three months. Submit to: Nimrod International Journal, University of Tulsa, 800 S. Tucker Drive, Tulsa, OK 74104. No email submissions, unless contributor lives overseas and has unreliable mail service. Submissions are accepted from January 1 to November 30 each year. For more information, visit www.utulsa.edu/nimrod/submissions.html.
Peace Corps volunteers are compiling an anthology of Peace Corps poetry, open to both returning and current volunteers who have served worldwide from 1961-2011. The anthology’s goal is to express the beauty, adversity, and strangeness of being a Peace Corps volunteer. Submit up to four poems, each poem as a separate email. In the document, include name, mailing and email address, phone number, and a short description of your Peace Corps experience, including country and years of service. Unpublished work is encouraged, however previously published work is allowed if rights have been reverted back to writer. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please withdraw your submission if accepted elsewhere. Submit to pcvpoets @ gmail.com and submit poem as an attached word file in .doc, docx, .rtf, or .pdf format. Name each file with the poem title. Deadline: May 31, 2012. For more information, email questions to pcvpoets @ gmail.com.
POECOLOGY, a new literary e-journal and online resource for poetry and writing about place, ecology, and the environment, is accepting poetry, fiction, or nonfiction for its next issue. Up to ten pages should be included for each genre and a two to three line biographical. Simultaneous submissions are accepted but email immediately if work is accepted elsewhere. Submit online year-round for free at poecology.submishmash.com/submit. Deadline: May 15, 2012 for entries to be included in the August 2012 issue. For more information on submission guidelines, visit poecology.org/submissions.