Submit
Essayists and poets.
Afro-Caribbean women and women over 50 are strongly encouraged to submit.
You must be at least 18 years old to submit.
No simultaneous submissions.
Up to 2 poems.
free verse hybrid visual erasure
No prose poetry.
1 essay, 1,200 words or under.
All work must be previously unpublished. Work shared on personal websites, blogs, or self-published books is considered unpublished.
Submit in one genre per submission. Work must engage with the theme of the magazine. No overly sexual or grotesque work.
English Dominican Spanish Panamanian Spanish Brazilian Portuguese French Caribbean English Creoles
An English translation is required. How much you translate is your choice.
Include the translation in the same document as the original.
Separate poems with a page break.
Separate paragraphs with a single blank line or indent the first line of each paragraph. Be consistent throughout.
If your work requires a bibliography and/or footnotes, use Chicago style.
Remove your name from the document before uploading.
1 essay or 1 poem : Genre_CycleYear
Essay_Fall27 · Poetry_Spring27
2 poems : Genre_NumberofPoems_CycleYear
Poetry_2_Spring27
Non-English poetry : Genre_NumberofPoems_Language_CycleYear
Poetry_2_BrazilianPortuguese_Spring27 · Poetry_BrazilianPortuguese_Spring27
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Print: Feb 28