Call for Submissions
The editors welcome submissions in poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art for the Winter 2025 issue of LETTERS.
Submissions are now OPEN.
The submission period for this issue is October 15 to December 15, 2024, and the issue will be published in early 2025. (The submission period for the Summer 2025 issue will be announced by the end of February 2025.)
We welcome simultaneous submissions. Please withdraw your work via Submittable if it is accepted elsewhere (and accept our congratulations!).
Submit only unpublished works. LETTERS acquires First North American serial rights. We do not offer our contributors payment at this time. There is no fee to submit.
Genre Guidelines
We only publish work that fits with our mission.
All submissions should include a brief biographical note, including former publications if relevant. If you have not published before, we are still eager to read your work.
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- Poetry: No more than three poems (with a maximum of 6 pages). Save all poems into one document before submitting.
- Fiction: One work of short fiction of up to 7,000 words.
- Nonfiction: One work of creative nonfiction of up to 5,000 words. Note: we do not seek book reviews, academic essays, or newspaper-style journalism.
- Visual Art: No more than three images, saved as high-quality JPEG files. We prefer two-dimensional media and publish one cover image per issue.
Format
Works of prose should be double-spaced and in a standard, 12-point font. Number your pages and include your contact information in a heading on the first page.
Works of poetry should be typed in a standard 12-point font. Include all poetry submissions (that is, up to three poems) in one document; start each poem on a new page. Include your contact information on the first (or a title) page.
Works of visual art should be submitted as high quality JPEG files.
How to Submit
Once you’ve carefully reviewed all of these guidelines, please use THIS LINK to head over to our Submittable page. We look forward to reading your work!