lcrew's Note: I am a poet, not a publisher. Neither send your manuscripts to me for critique nor query me for advice about how to publish them. I list below an abundance of resources that can help you place your manuscripts. That is the only help that I have to offer you unless you are a personal friend. --L.
I invite you also to inspect
my collection of current calls for manuscripts,
my poetry page, and
my home page. Send additions and corrections to
lcrew@newark.rutgers.eduEnjoy!
Below I list poetry editors who are willing to accept submissions electronically. To access an editor's email address, click on the editor's name, or on 'editor'. To access the web address, if any, click on the name of the publication. If no email address is actived by the Editor or the editor's name, likely the magazine requires that you use a form at the publication's website.
Before you submit materials, you should read the publication's guidelines.
I repeat for the hard-of-hearing: PLEASE DO NOT SEND SUBMISSIONS TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING POETRY PUBLISHERS WITHOUT FIRST REQUESTING AND READING SUBMISSION GUIDELINES.
Some editors have complained that too many people fail to read what they have said, sending long poems when short are desired, or short when long are desired..... You do not prompt a sympathetic reading if you ignore what the editors have taken time to advise.
You may also check Writer's Digest or the current edition of the International Directory of Little Magazines & Small Presses, published by
Dustbooks, Box 100, Paradise, CA 95967. It is also appropriate to query the publisher for current guidelines, together with announcements for any thematic issues. It is good to purchase a sample copy and study of the magazine to determine whether your material would have a fit with the other material published.
Some websites confirm that the publshers allow submissions by email, and I have queried all of the others to confirm that they do.
When editors accept submissions by email, most prefer to have them sent in the body of your message, not as attachments and not in formats of word processors they do not have. When in doubt, ask the editor.
I hope this helps you connect. --Lutibelle/Louie
Note: I am continually adding and removing publishers. If mail to one of these bounces, please alert me. I want to keep this list as current as possible.
I have indicated the date added for the most recent entries. -- LC
A & U America's AIDS Magazine Chael NeedleAbbey, Added 9/29/2006
EditorAble Muse Alex Pepple Welcomes metrical poetry
Abramelin: A Journal of Poetry and Magick, Added 9/24/2006
Vanessa KittleAdagio Editor Spring/Summer Issue: April 15th. Fall/Winter Issue: October 15th. Stops consideration on the first day of these months.
Adirondack Review EditorAlice Blue Review, Added 9/28/2006
EditorThe Alternative Travel Magazine Chad Bost, Editor in Chief Poems can be any length and should be related to travel.
The American Drivel Review Tara BlaineAmerican Haibun & Haiga
Jim KacianAmpersand Poetry Journal: Mary Margaret CarlisleAncient Heart Magazine Richard James van der DraaijAncient Paths Editor Accepts email only from poets outside the United States
anderbo.com June Edint, Poetry EditorArabesques Literary Review, Added 6/30/2006
EditorArc
Editor The Israel Association of Writers in English publishes only the poetry of Israeli citizens and residents. It's a union thing.
Arsenic Lobster Magazine Editor
Artistry of Life, Added 5/22/2006
Editor Send all submissions via email as MS Word .doc attachments Include the genre and submission data on the Subject line. Deadline June 15th, 2006.
Ash Canyon Review Asha AndersonAstropoetica Emily GaskinBanyan Review EditorBardsong: Journal for Celebrating the Celtic Spirit Ann Gilpin We favor writing that evokes spirit of Celtic heritage.
Bathyspheric Review: A Journal of Fine Poetry Devoted to the Ocean Ryan MastersThe Bear Delux Steven Babcock, Casey Bush We can't respond unless your submission is accepted for publication. Limit to 5 poems and no more than 50 lines.
Because We Write, Added 10/5/2006
Maria SolerBig Toe Review Joshua Michael Stewart
biMagazine Jonathan AlexanderBlack Widow & The Brown Recluse Tony GallucciThe Blue Fog Poetry Journal, Added 11/10/2006
Rohitash ChandraBlue Jew Yorker: Poems of Survival & Ecstasy, Added 9/30/2006
Adam ShechterBlue Mountain Arts EditorBlue Murder Poetry, Added 9/2/2006
Nathan RaymondBorderSenses Amit K. GhoshBoth Sides now Elihu Edelson I prefer poems of social/political/spiritual significance.Poets should include snail addresses as payment is in hard copies.
Bottle Bill RobertsBoxcar Poetry, Added 9/29/2006
EditorBranches Toni BennettBreath & Shadow Editor Anyone interested in submitting should definitely (1) read a few issues of the journal and (2) read our submission guidelines. We explain, in detail, how to send submissions and what we are looking for. Our writer's guidelines can be found at
http://www.abilitymaine.org/breath/write.html
Bricks & Mortar Review, Added 9/29/2006
EditorButton Sally Cragin Accepts email only from poets outside the United States
Cadillac Cicatrix EditorCaketrain Journal Donna WeaverCanadian Woman Studies
Luciana RicciutelliCanopic Jar, Added 10/27/2006
Rethabile Masilo Caribbean Writer Quilin B. MarsCarnelian EditorCaught in the Net Jim BennettCensored Poets, Added 10/4/2006
Gabe Lowe A poetry blog posting submissions daily
Chantarelle's Notebook Kendall and Christinia BellChildren, Churches, and Daddies, Added 9/29/2006
Janet KuypersChristian Connection Annagail LynesClara Venus Marie KazaliaClose Circuit Press, Added 7/4/2006
H. ManleyCombat: The Literary Expression of Battlefield Touchstones EditorA Companion of Zeor Karen MacLeod We accept poetry based on the universes of Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Jean Lorrah. There are submission guidelines on the web
Compass Rose, Added 10/10/2006
Editor We read only between 1st August and 1st December.
Concho River Review, Added 10/4/2006
Jerry Bradley Should not submit more than 5 poems at one time. Prefers to receive the poems as a Word attachment
Confluence
Wilma Acree Accepts email submissions in 12 pt fonts
Conte Adam Tavel, Poetry EditorCranky Journal Amber Curtis/Patrick Thiessen Paste into the email; no attachment. Max. of 5 poems
Cricket Online Review Editor Send as a Word attachment.
CrossCurrents, Added 9/29/2006
Charles Henderson Please put 'Attention poetry editor' in the subject line of the email.
Cynic Online Magazine, Added 7/30/2006
John BlackemireDance to Death, Added 7/5/2006
EditorDark Animus Editor Put the word 'SUBMISSION' in the subject line
Deep Cleveland Junkmail Oracle Mark KuharDefenestration Eileen Lavelle Dicey Brown Magazine EditorDispatch Editor Poetry editor is looking only for what moves her, nothing else.
Down in the Dirt Alexandria RandDrunken Boat Editor Put the word 'Submission' in the SUBJECT: line
Ducky EditorDucts Ryan Van WinkleEastgate Quarterly Review of Hypertext, Added 9/29/2006
Mark Bernstein We only publish hypertext and hypermedia -- work specifically written to be read on the computer. We do publish some poetry -- Stephanie Strickland, Judd Morrissey -- but we're a limited market. Poetry that could appear in print is not well suited to us.
edifice WRECKED, Added 8/25/2006Leigh Hughes
Editor's Exchange: Online interactive community Editor
Elegant Thorn, Added 11/11/2006
EditorEleven Bulls Trevor Coe/Peter NelsonEratio Postmodern Poetry Gregory Vincent St. Thomasino Specializing in postmodern poetry, poetics and eidetics. Contact information is at the website.
Erosha C. E. Laine Please read
http://erosha.net/faq.htmlNo rhymed poetry, please.
Exit 13, Added 9/29/2006
Tom Plante No attachments, please
Experimental Forest Jeanette Trout and Kevyn KnoxEye -- Poetry for the People EditorFacets Anne Hudsonfailbetter.com EditorFalling Star Magazine Matt McGee Paste up to five poems into the text of your message. Attachments will not be opened.
FE, Added 6/9/2006
EditorFeminist Studies, Added 9/29/2006
Paul Howe We ask that poets submit one hard copy as well as an electronic copy.
Fickle Muses, Added 11/30/2006
EditorFine Madness Editor Accepts email only from poets outside the United States
Flash!Point
Frances LeMoineFlorida Villager
Jose V. TorresFluent Ascension Warren NorgaardFlutter, Added 5/23/2006
Sandy HissThe Fossil Record RS Deese4 AM Poetry Review Editor4*9*1 Neo-Naive Imagination Donald RyburnFrank David ApplefieldFreshwater, Added 10/21/2006
EditorFRiGG Ellen ParkerFringe Magazine Anna Lena Phillips, Poetry EditorFrogpond: Quarterly Haiku Journal Jim KacianFull Moon: A Literary Magazine Kate Steere and Kim MladjenFullosia Press EditorFurnace Review, Added 10/18/2006
Ciara LaVelleGargoyle Richard PeabodyGhoti EditorsThe Gihon River Review EditorGinosko
Robert CesarettiGrand Lake Review Martin Kich The literary journal of Wright State University--Lake Campus. See the guidelines page online.
Greatcoat EdiotrsHappening!Now
Alan Ball Poetry and other writing by young people 18 years old and younger, only
The Harrow, Added 8/1/2006
Editor Works of fantasy and horror.
Illiterate Hooligan Press EditorIllogical Muse Bambie StarrInk & Ashes: A Journal of the Senses Editor Evoke the senses and blend with our vision of the journal
Interface Magazine Earl WeeksIota Poetry Bob Mee, Janet MurchIthuriel's Spear EditorJMWW Jen MichalskiJournal of Contemporary Anglo-Scandanavian Poetry Sam Smith About 1% get accepted.
Journal of New Jersey Poets
Sander ZulaufJubilat, Added 10/3/2006Jedediah Berry Must use form on the website for submissions.
Just West of Athens, Added 10/13/2006
EditorKaj-Mahkah: Earth of Earth Natasha Martinkaleidowhirl Cynthia Reynolds
The Kenyon Review Editor
Kerem: Creative Explorations in Judaism, Added 10/22/2006
Rabbi Gilah Langner We only take poems with Jewish content
Kill Poet, Added 11/3/2006
EditorThe King's English Benjamin ChambersKota Press Online Poetry Journal, Added 9/29/2006
Kara L.C. JonesKudzu Poetry EditorKuPoZine: An Online Poetry Zine, Added 6/29/2006
EditorLa Petite Zine Danielle Pafunda See online guidelines for detailed format information.
Languageandculture.net, Added 5/13/2006
Liz FortiniLayalama Online Magazine EditorLeft Curve Csaba PolonyLevel, Added 8/1/2006
Editor Socially conscious poetry
Lilies and Cannonballs Review Daniel Connor LCR prefers work submitted through the old-fashioned postal service but is willing to accept e-mail submissions as long as the submitting author queries first. Submissions should appear in the body of the e-mail.
Lily: A Monthly Online Literary Review EditorLiminal Pleasures, Added 9/29/2006
EditorLiterally Horses
Laurie CernyA Little Poetry, Added 11/3/2006
Tracee ColemanLorraine and James Poetry Editor Please send all works as Word attachments.
Los EditorLowe Prose & Poetics Gabe Lowe Use 'SUBMISSION' as the subject. Send the poems in the body of your message.
Lullaby Hearse Magazine Sarah Ruth Jacobs We are a paying market for dark and experimental poetry. Accepts approximately 4% of subs.
Lummox Journal, Added 9/29/2006
Editor Caveat: The Lummox Journal will exist only as an online journal as of 2007.
Lungfull Brendan LorberThe Mad Hatter, Added 9/29/2006
Ron Watson We limit ourselves to the work of pre-college students only
Mad Hatters, Added 10/2/2006
Carol NovackThe Magical Blog, Added 6/1/2006
Editor Poetry can be added by the writers themselves. All they have to do is register.
Main Channel Voices Carol Borzyskowski and Nancy Kay PetersonManzanita Editor Manzanita is a printed literary journal of the Mother Lode and Sierra regions of California
Marginalia, Added 11/11/2006Editor
Mastodon Dentist Gordon Purkis Please read guidelines before submitting. You must be 18 or over to submit. --GP
Merge Rosemarie DombrowskiMetroMania Magazine, Added 9/27/2006
Brianne Killoran & Heather MacPhersonMichigan Avenue Review Mary Anne MohanrajMiller's Pond David Cazden (print) Julie Damerell (web)
Use only the forms at the website to submit.
Mindfire Renewed: A Literary Journal Gary BlankenshipMiPo EditorModern Review EditorMoon-Lit Path, Added 9/29/2006
Editor "'Speculative poetry' -- which includes any and/or all of the aspects of horror, fantasy, folklore, myth and the surreal.
Moria: A Poetry Journal Bill AllegrezzaMorning Star Literary Journal, Added 7/24/2006Tiffany R. Tripp We strive to publish poetry that is off-center and stories that offer more than a happy ending.Use the form online to submit.
Mr. Cogito Robert DaviesMslexia , Added 11/13/2006
Editor Email submissions only from outside the UK
Mudlark William SlaughterMuscadine Lines: A Southern Journal Kathy RhodesMystery Island Brad HamlinMystic River Review EditorNarcolepsy Arms: a New Kind of Online Journal Steve CaratzasNeroup Review Michael P. LaPointeNew Graffiti Editor Will respond in two weeks to any which are accepted. No response at all to those rejected.
New Verse News EditorThe New Writer, Added 9/29/2006
Editor Prefers text in body of message to attachments.
The New Yinzer EditorNew Yorker EditorNidus EditorsNo Tell Motel EditorNOÖ Journal Mike YoungThe Odeum Editor Submit by using the form at the website
Off the Rocks Mark MaroneyOmega: Online Anthology EditorOn the Page Poetry EditorOne Less: Art on the Range, One Less Press EditorThe Onion Union, Added 6/9/2006
Marcus McCannOpen Minds Quarterly Dinah Laprairie Focuses only on material by people who are consumers/survivors of mental health services.
The Orange Room Review, Added 9/22/2006
EditorOrbis, Added 9/30/2006
Carole Baldock Send maximum of 2 poems, no attachments. Use email only if outside the UK; otherwise make do with the good old fashioned way, 4 by post with SAE.
Order + Decorum Boyd SpahrOrphan Leaf James Paul WallisOut of Line Sam Longmire An annual anthology of poetry, fiction, and essays with underlying themes of peace and justice
Oysterboy Review Jeffery Beam, Poetry Editor Closed to submissions October-December
Pacific Coast Journal Stillson Graham You must first query before submitting. We discourage unsolicited submissions.
Paj Ntaub Voice Hmong literary journal EditorPapertiger: New World Poetry EditorsParadoxism Dr. Florentin SmarandachePAVE Joseph BoesPawpars, Added 5/11/2006
Keilan RickardPebble Lake Review Amanda AuchterPedestal Magazine John Amen Must use the form at the website to post submissions.
Pemmican Robert EdwardsPenniless Press, Added 6/26/2006
John KehoePennine Ink Magazine, Added 10/3/2006
Laura Sheridan Poetry should be no longer than 40 lines. Best if you could send your submissions in the latter half of the year but not later than the end of November.
Penny Dreadful
Michael Pendragon Just released No. 15 and won't be putting out next issue for another year and a half (give or take), but I'm still open to submissions meantime. (3/21/05)
Perigee Ben Arnold, Poetry/Prose Co-Editor Submit poetry electronically only as a Word or WordPerfect document. We reserve the right to ignore submissions pasted into e-mails
Periphery: A Magical Realist Zine Tamara Sellmanpettycoat relaxer Carl Annarummo and Michael ChiumientoPidjin Editor We have a particular fondness for magical realism, as well as writing that possesses an atmosphere of stillness and subtlety. Include your writing in the body of your email.
Plagiarist: A Journal of Poetry & the Arts EditorPoems Niederngasse, Added 9/29/2006
EditorPoesy Magazine Brian MorriseyPoet Works Press EditorPoetic Diversity Marie LecrivainPoetry Canada Magazine, Added 6/2/2006Tracy Lynn Repchuk
Poetry Depth EditorPoetry Kanto, Added 9/30/2006
Botsford Alan Paste poems or translations into the text of the message (or Word attachment), along with brief current bio and snail address (hard copies sent as payment).
The Poetry Kit Magazine Jim BennettPoetry Super Highway Rick Lupert
Poetrybay George Wallacepoetryfish Phil Singer I accept only work I cannot resist. Since I have no publication deadlines, I'm in no rush to fill pages. When the issue's full, it appears.
PoetryMagazine.com EditorPoetryPoem.com Editor
Poindexter, Added 7/4/2006
Editors A journal of undergraduate work that accepts poetry, fiction, and art.
Porcupine Literary Arts Magazine, Added 9/24/2006Editor
Post Road Magazine EditorPostromanticism Claudia MoscoviciThe Potomac EditorThe Private Press, Added 9/22/2006Editor We accept poetry only through the online contribution form.
Pulsar, Added 9/30/2006
David Pike Simultaneous submissions are not considered. Submissions sent as e-mail file attachments are not opened/read
Purple Dream Editor Caveat: PD will not notify you if your work is rejected.Use web submission form.
The Quarterly Journal of Food and Car Poems ~ Remodeled and Refried Verse in Traditional Forms Amy SilverQueen's Quarterly EditorQueer Poetry Michelle Gibson and Jonathan AlexanderThe Quiet Feather Editor Use form online to submit.
Rainbow Curve, Added 10/9/2006
Julianne Bonnet Submissions must be attached as MS Word or PDF documents
Rattle Tim GreenRaven Publishing Inc., Added 10/15/2006
Editor poetry, short stories, articles and art that relate to childhood trauma and abuse, the post-traumatic effects and the healing process
The Real Eight View John BuckardRed Wheelbarrow Randolph SplitterRedactions: Poetry & Poetics EditorsRivet Magazine Leah Baltus We publish only one or two poems each quarter.
Rock Salt Plum Poetry Review Jalina Mhyana Use form on submissions page.
Roguescholars EditorsRomantic Short Love Stories Tameka Norris Use the form at the website for submissions.
Rose and Thorn Literary E-Zine A.L. deJagerRuminate Magazine, Added 11/13/2006
EditorSage of Consciousness, Added 9/3/2006
EditorSalmon Poetry, Added 10/21/2006
Jessie LendennieSalt River Review James CervantesSamizdada, Added 11/11/2006
EditorSawbuck, Added 11/3/2006
Samuel WhartonScorched Earth Publishing Mark ManisThe Scribia
Danielle Boudreaux-OteroScrivener Creative Review Liz MacInnisSeeking Succor
Editor An anthology.
Sein und Werden Rachel Kendallsendecki.com Daniel SendeckiShampoo: A Poetry Magazine Del Ray CrossThe Shantytown Anomaly J. Bruce Fuller We are a paying market for Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror Poetry only.
Shining Horns [at The Raven Chronicles], Added 10/4/2006
Elizabeth Myhr, Poetry Editor Accepts online submissions of poetry, essays and book reviews for the online Nature page of The Raven Chronicles.
The Shit Creek Review, Added 10/3/2006
Paul StevensSlab, Added 11/11/2006Editor
The Smoking Poet, Added 9/8/2006
EditorSnakeskin EditorSojourn: A Journal of the Arts
James T. EnelowSol Magazine Mary Margaret Carlisle
Songs of Innocence
Michael PendragonSouthern Gothic Online, Added 9/29/2006
EditorSpeak Up Press, Added 10/24/2006
Editor We publish only teen writers (13-19 years old)
Spiral Bridge Jesse TaylorSpire Press Shelly ReedStellar Showcase Journal, Added 9/2/2006
Editor No attachments.
Stickman Review EditorsStickYourNeckOut Tom CoxStorm Warning: Vietnam Veterans Against the War Anti-Imperialist EditorStudio: A Journal of Christian Writing, Added 9/25/2006
Paul GroverSubjective Substance Omar Azam Must use the form at the website to post submissionsPublishes God-Conscious Poetry. Prefer unpublished modern, free verse styles. Moral, argumentative, confessional, spiritual, or prayerful themes.
SubtleTea EditorSunspinner EditorSurviving: Strength in the Face of Suffering, Added 12/11/2006
Editor Must use the web form on our website to submit.
Swell Mark MaroneySwitched on Gutenberg Jana HarrisSwivel: The Nexus of Women and Wit EditorTapestries
Lorraine Wickman We encourage senior citizens, 50 and over, to submit.
Taproot Literary Review
Poetry EditorTarpaulin Sky Art RockThe Teacher's Voice EditorTertulia Editor Submissions must include signed and executed legal form at http://www.tertuliamagazine.com/pdfs/tertuliaform.pdf
The Dark Krypt , Added 9/29/2006
Editor You must send as an attachment. Poetry pasted into the body of the email will be deleted.
Thermopylae Gloria BrameThick With Conviction Karina BowmanThunder Sandwich Jim Chandler
Tipton Poetry Journal Barry HarrisThe Toe Tree Journal Editor Poetry for the left side of the brain, that is, rational poetry. I welcome any and all submissions that celebrate science, rationality, the autopoetic qualities of nature and evolution.....
Touchstone, Added 10/2/2006
Tulora RoeckersTriplopia Triplopia EditorsTriptych Haiku Kevin Doran An experimental journal publishing a different form of haiku, senryu, and tanka (also accepts art, photography, and haiga)
True Poet Magazine Michelle TrueTurning the Tide: Journal of Anti-Racist Activism, Research & Education Michael Novick Interested in short works related to resisting oppression, particularly racism and colonialism.
Turntable + Blue Light/Gowanus Milk City
Arielle Guy Will premiere in Fall 2005. Welcomes poetry, stories, and other writing.
Two Lines: A Journal of Translation Editor We're gettng many submissions that are not translated. We do not publish any work that is not translated. The translator may not be the author of the submission.
2River, Added 9/29/2006
EditorTypo Magazine EditorsT-zero Xpandizine: The Writer's E-Zine, Added 9/29/2006
EditorThe Ugly Tree, Added 10/25/2006
Paul NeadsUnpleasant Event Schedule Daniel NesterUpstreet: A Literary Magazine, Added 11/11/2006
EditorVenereal Kittens, Added 10/3/2006
Matina L. StamatakisVersal Megan M. GarrThe Verse Marauder, Added 11/21/2006
Renata Dumitrascu No more than 3. Put 'Submission' in the subject field. No attachments.
VLQ (Verse Libre Quarterly) C. E. Laine Please read
http://Vlqpoetry.com/faq.html. No rhymed verse please!
Voltaire's Inkwell Benjamin HarrisonVox Journal EditorThe Wandering Hermit Review Steve PotterWard 6 Review, Added 9/19/2006
EditorsWaterways: Poetry in the Mainstream Barbara FisherWazee EditorWhich Press
Nathan RobartsWhimperbang Raymond PrucherWhite Leaf Press George Stevens Work should be included in the body of the email (no attachments, please)
Whitewall of Sound EditorWild Goose Poetry Review Patricia BostianWord is Bond Aaron CountsWords of Wisdom 4 U, Added 7/6/2006
Catherine Pulsife Accepts orginal motivational or inspirational poetry. (limit of 5 per individual)
Words-Myth -- A Quarterly Poetry Journal, Added 7/3/2006Graham Burchell
Worm M. A. GriffithsWOW: Words on the Web, Added 8/9/2006
Tony O'Dwyer This is the web associate of
wordsonthestreetYawp
EditorYellow Bat Review Craig SernottiYGA Magazine EditorZafusy EditorZone Magazine, Added 7/9/2006
Henri Beauregard A Multilingual magazine which accepts submissions in Spanish, French, Italian, and English
Other poetry resourcesLouie Crew's home page:
http://newark.rutgers.edu/~lcrew
