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Submission Guidelines:​​​​​​

Poetry (CURRENTLY OPEN FOR ISSUE TWO):

- Submissions must be emailed by PDF or Word Doc to theuniversespoetry@gmail.com. Please include no more than 10 poems per submission.

- Include a third person bio of no more than 100 words in the body of your email. If you would like to be tagged in any Instagram posts we make featuring your work, please also include your Instagram handle.

- We look favourably upon poets who have shown clear consideration of our theme. An optional short explanation of your work and why you feel it is a good fit for us in the body of your email is appreciated.

- We accept simultaneous submissions

- We accept work that have been previously published as long as you retain the rights and let us know!

- It is free to submit for publication on our website. Other projects (such as digital magazines) do occasionally require a small fee. For payment guidelines, see below. 

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Visual Art (CURRENTLY OPEN FOR ISSUE TWO):

- We occasionally accept visual art including paintings, illustrations, print work and photography. 

- Ensure submitted artwork is large enough for scaling to A4 without noticeable distortion. At least 2480px by 3508px is desirable.

- Submissions must be emailed by PDF or PNG to theuniversespoetry@gmail.com. Please include no more than 10 pieces of art per submission. Each piece must have a title. You can include the title(s) within the document or the body of your email. 

- Include a third person bio of no more than 100 words in the body of your email. If you would like to be tagged in any Instagram posts we make featuring your work, please also include your Instagram handle.

- We look favourably upon artists who have shown clear consideration of our theme. An optional short explanation of your work and why you feel it is a good fit for us in the body of your email is appreciated.

- There is a small fee for submission visual art for magazines. See below for payment guidelines.

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Flash Fiction (CURRENTLY OPEN FOR ISSUE TWO):

- We occasionally accept flash fiction that is between 100 - 300 words. 

- Submissions must be emailed by PDF or word doc to theuniversespoetry@gmail.com. Please include no more than 3 pieces of flash fiction per submission.

- Include a third person bio of no more than 100 words in the body of your email. If you would like to be tagged in any Instagram posts we make featuring your work, please also include your Instagram handle.

- We look favourably upon writers who have shown clear consideration of our theme. An optional short explanation of your work and why you feel it is a good fit for us in the body of your email is appreciated.​​​

- There is a small fee for submission of flash fiction for magazines. See below for payment guidelines.

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Payment Guidelines

- It is free to submit poetry for publication on our website. Other projects (such as digital magazines) do occasionally require a small fee. If you do not know if there is a submission fee for the project you are interested in, please do reach out to us at theuniversespoetry@gmail.com.

- We take payment via Ko-fi here. There are two options: regular submission fee and a higher tier for those who would like a 72 hour response. 

- Payment via Ko-fi will allow you to download a document with a code. This code can be sent alongside your submission via email. For the 72 hour response tier, please include your code in the subject of the email so we know to prioritise opening your email!​

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What Happens if My Work is Accepted?

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If your work is accepted, we will respond via email with a contract that gives us non-exclusive right to publish your work. If you still wish to proceed, please sign the contract and email it back to us. 

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You may also be invited to contribute to Author's Notes and other upcoming projects.

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If we do not accept your submission, please do not be discouraged. We encourage you to continue to submit to us and will review each submission independently of the last. 

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We look forward to reading your work!