Want Us To Read Your Work?

Submission Guidelines:​

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SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE MAGAZINE. CLOSED FOR THE BLOG!

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Poetry (CURRENTLY OPEN):

- 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!

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Visual Art (CURRENTLY OPEN):

- 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.

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Flash Fiction (CURRENTLY OPEN):

- 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.​​​

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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!