PUBLICATION & SUBMISSIONS TIMELINE
Spring Issue / April (short issue): Subs open 12/1-2/15
Summer Issue / July (long issue): Subs open 3/1-5/15
Fall Issue / October (short issue): Subs open 6/1-8/15
HOW TO SUBMIT WORK:
-Send all submissions through Duosuma here. If Duosuma is not accessible to you for any reason, or if you’re simply not vibing with it, feel free to follow the guidelines below to submit to us via email instead, at:
wildscapelit@gmail.com
poetry guidelines
-Up to 5 poems
-Each poem must be two pages or shorter (therefore 10 pages or less total for the entire submission). We tend to prefer shorter pieces (1 page or less) that pack a punch. There are exceptions of course, so don’t let this deter you from submitting pieces that are a little longer if you feel strongly enough about your work!
-Please start each poem on a new page
-12pt, times new roman font
-upload ONLY as a .doc/.docx (NOT a PDF)
-Please leave all identifying information off of the document itself, as well as the document title. We prefer to read blind.
-Prose poetry is welcome
-Please do not double space your poems unless it is how they were intended to be. Only fiction/nonfiction pieces need to be double spaced.
-Please do not capitalize the first word of each line UNLESS it’s the start of a new sentence or if the word is a proper noun.
–We tend to lean away from rhyming poetry, and we tend to prefer the experimental & contemporary
flash fiction/cnf guidelines
-Up to 2 pieces
-Each piece must be 5 pages or shorter (though we tend to lean towards shorter flash pieces), preferably less than 1,500 words per piece (2,000 at the very most)
-Double spaced highly preferred
-12pt, times new roman font
-upload ONLY as a .doc/.docx (NOT a PDF)
-Please leave all identifying information off of the document itself, as well as the document title. We prefer to read blind.
art guidelines
Please send up to five pieces of art via Duosuma, or up to 10 pieces of art via email. We prefer the whimsical and the beautiful, the ethereal and the wild. We love abstract as well as any and all mediums. Genre does not matter, but we tend to lean away from horror, and we do not accept erotica/nude art at this time. PNG and JPG are preferred, but please reach out to us if another format is desired to preserve your art, and we will figure something out. We do not accept AI-generated art.
GENERAL INFO:
-We welcome and encourage work from all historically marginalized creators
-We do NOT accept AI-generated work, and we ask that you do not submit any work, written or visual art, that has been created using AI in any way
-Please submit a bio (<70 words, though <50 words is preferred) with your submission. A cover letter is not necessary and will not affect our decision, but we do enjoy getting to know the person behind the words/art, so feel free to let us know a little about yourself, if you’d like
-We ask that previous contributors wait one issue before submitting work again. This does NOT apply to art contributors. Our issues are done by season (winter, spring, summer, fall), so just skip one season before submitting work again (for example, if you have work being published in the winter issue, please skip spring submissions and then feel free to submit again in Summer)
-Multiple submissions are fine if it’s in different genre categories (i.e. you may submit work in the art category and the poetry category at the same time). Within the same genre, you may submit work again after receiving a response. We ask that you do not submit work more than two times in any submission period (this goes for across genres as well)
-Simultaneous submissions are more than welcome. In fact, we encourage them! Please notify us immediately of acceptance for publication elsewhere by withdrawing your piece from Duosuma (or by emailing us)
-We do not accept previously published work (no, your social media accounts don’t count as previously published, so send those in!)
-If you would like an expedited response (<48 hours guaranteed), you may leave a $5 tip when you get to the “tip jar” page on Duosuma. If you’ve emailed your submission, you may leave a tip via:
Venmo @wildscapelit
and put *EXPEDITED* in your email subject line. A tip does NOT affect our decision regarding any submission. We read submissions blind (i.e. not knowing who the author is) so that we may make our decisions without bias. Tips will not be refunded for any reason.
-We do nominate for both the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net, and we’re currently researching & considering other awards to nominate our contributors for as well. We also promote our contributors on social media as best we can!
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