submission guidelines
*PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING.
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Poetry, Essays, Interviews
We are now accepting submissions for Volume III Issue 1, dedicated to persona poems. In addition to persona poems, we are looking for relevant essays and interviews related to the use of the persona in poetry.
To submit, please scroll down to the bottom of this page and upload ONE Word or RTF document containing a brief cover letter with bio and no more than five poems, one interview, or one essay. Please use your own name, last name first (i.e. Stevens, Wallace), as the document title. This will expedite the selections process. After your document has been uploaded please send a blank e-mail to editor (at) poemeleon (dot) org. Do NOT use the contact link in the sidebar, otherwise you risk having us lose your submission. DO include your name in the subject line of the e-mail, i.e. Submission: Wallace Stevens, so that we can contact you once we have made our decision.
Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as we are notified promptly when work is accepted elsewhere. Previously published is also fine, as long as it was in print, not online, and as long as you as the author retain all copyright. Because we strive to be the first online publisher of your poem, if it has appeared anywhere that is publicly accessible on the web (including on your blog) then it is considered previously published. This is a new policy so if you have any questions please feel free to contact us and we will provide clarification on a case by case basis.
We acquire one-time, non-exclusive rights to publish your work, at which time all rights revert back to you as the author. If we should ever decide to create a print anthology and would like to include your work, we will contact you. Please note that we are a non-paying market.
Deadline for this issue is February 28, 2008.
Please allow 1 - 4 months for a response.
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Book Reviews
To submit your book for review consideration mail it to:
Tom C. Hunley / Department of English /
Western Kentucky University / 1906 College Heights Blvd. #11086 /
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1086.
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Poemeleon is listed as one of the "Top 25 Most Approachable Poetry Markets" on Duotrope's Digest, a website which provides free writers' resources including market listings, a submissions tracker, and a record of response times.
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PLEASE UPLOAD ONE DOCUMENT CONTAINING YOUR SUBMISSION AND A BRIEF COVER LETTER/BIO, THEN SEND A BLANK E-MAIL TO EDITOR (AT) POEMELEON (DOT) ORG TO COMPLETE YOUR SUBMISSION WITH "SUBMISSION: (YOUR NAME)" AS THE SUBJECT LINE. PLEASE DO NOT USE THE CONTACT FORM ON THIS SITE FOR THAT PURPOSE.
*** BEFORE YOU UPLOAD YOUR DOCUMENT PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN IT A TITLE THAT CONTAINS YOUR NAME (LAST NAME FIRST), AND THAT IT IS IN WORD (.DOC) OR RICH TEXT (.RTF). ALSO, BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR E-MAIL. ***
THIS NEW PROCEDURE IS MEANT TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS, NOT COMPLICATE IT. IF YOU RUN INTO PROBLEMS OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT US. (FOR THAT YOU MAY USE THE CONTACT FORM )
*SUBMISSIONS THAT DO NOT ADHERE TO GUIDELINES MAY BE IGNORED.