Call for Submissions: Guernica

Thank you for your interest in submitting to Guernica. We publish poetry, essays, reportage/journalism, criticism, and fiction, and we offer honoraria of $50 for poetry, $100 for original essays, and $150 for original fiction and for reportage/journalism.

You'll find guidelines for poetry, nonfiction, and fiction below. Our reading times are, on average, 12-16 weeks, though they can be longer. We're an all-volunteer staff, and we're grateful for your patience. And yes, we read every submission — so it's greatly appreciated if you withdraw work that is accepted elsewhere.

We do not accept or review: interviews, book reviews, flash or genre fiction, pitches of any kind for any genre, or submissions of any kind from publicists.

We only accept:electronic submissions using the Submittable system; no emails, please.

• one submission at a time; no multiple submissions.

• original, previously unpublished manuscripts. Your work must not have been published elsewhere, including on your personal website, blog, or social media channels. Translations may have previously appeared in their original languages, but not in English.

Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, as long as you immediately withdraw your submission and notify Guernica that your piece has been accepted elsewhere.

Please note:Guernica will hold exclusive print and digital rights to your published piece for 90 days, after which you will retain the rights; your story will remain on our website in perpetuity.

 
We are an all-volunteer organization. Allow at least sixteen weeks for a response. 

Please take care to submit to the correct section. If you submit to the wrong category, you will receive an automatic rejection when we reach your work, and you'll be instructed to resubmit (where you'll join the back of the queue).

Thank you for your interest in Guernica! We look forward to reading your work.

 

Submittable link here.