POETRY & PROSE POEMS
Please submit poems all in one document (.docx, .rtf, or .txt), one poem per page. We enjoy both lyrical work and narrative, leaning heavily to a combination. We have an affection for confessional poetry, poetry linked closely to identity, or an intimate point of view. We often enjoy a touch of myth, fable, folklore, or speculative elements. We happily consider works with their own internal logic, and do not stress experimental/different styles of punctuation.
It’s not often that we choose a collection with a raging case of alliteration or rhyme.

12 poems that speak to each other are more likely to find a home with us than 26 that are only peripherally linked.


YOUR PACKET
- 12 to 26 pages of poetry (or prose poems).
- Dedication/epigraph, title page, acknowledgements, & bio (front and end matter) do not count against the pages.
- No table of contents is necessary (we don't use them).
- If you have a dedication or epigraph, include that on its own page.
- Please be sure to attribute the first appearances of any poems in your manuscript in an acknowledgements page.


NOTES
We tend to lean toward image-heavy poems over sound-based poems, but are open to great things in all forms.
Don't let form overshadow content and clarity.
You're welcome to get a little drunk on language, but please don't rhyme.
Use Garamond or Times New Roman. Do not submit to us in Courier or Courier New. 

CREATIVE NONFICTION

We'll consider single pieces or essays as well as collected micro and flash length works. We like our creative nonfiction image-heavy & evocative—don't be afriad to blur the line between essay and prose poetry. Layered and braided works considered. We're not afraid of lyric essays. If it's beautifully written, we'll give it a try.

YOUR PACKET
12 to 26 pages of work.

- Dedication/epigraph, title page, acknowledgements, & bio (front and end matter) do not count against the page number.
- No table of contents is necessary (we don't use them).
- Please be sure to attribute the first appearances of any pieces in your manuscript in an acknowledgements page.

We're particularly interested in, but do not require elements of:

• travel narratives, journeys & road trips
• discovery & experimentation
• pieces with how-tos or recipes woven in
• narratives in and around visual arts fields
• tales of expats & culture shock & connection
• cartooned narratives & true comics
• stories of identity & experience
• spells, stirring, witchcraft, forests
• speculative elements, myth, fable, magic, or folklore
• coming out, growing up feeling othered, finding yourself
• nature, adventure, mycology, other -ologies

NOTES
12 pages that speak to each other are more likely to find a home with us than 26 that are only peripherally linked.

MIXED GENRE / HYBRIDS

We'll take a piece of fiction paired with creative nonfiction, or poems and CNF, or any combination thereof, provided the stories/essays/poems link in some fairly obvious way, such as theme or image. (For example, one of our first chapbooks pairs a personal essay with short fiction. Both feature the central image of a river.)
Please be sure to tell us (in your cover letter) which combo you're using and perhaps a bit about how you consider them linked.
Standard manuscript format. Times New Roman or Garamond 12 point font  preferred. All pieces should be in one .docx, or .rtf. Do not submit to us in Courier or Courier New, please.


YOUR PACKET
12 to 26 pages of work.

- Dedication/epigraph, title page, acknowledgements, & bio (front and end matter) do not count against the page count.
- No table of contents is necessary (we don't use them).
- If you have a dedication or epigraph, please include them.

Please be sure to attribute the first appearances of any pieces in your manuscript in an acknowledgements page.

NOTES
12 pages that speak to each other are more likely to find a home with us than 26 that are only peripherally linked.

FICTION

Standard manuscript format. Times New Roman or Garamond 12 point font  preferred. All pieces should be in one .docx or .rtf. Do not submit to us in Courier or Courier New.

We'll consider single stories, but prefer micro and flash fiction collected into a chapbook-length work. We prefer works with elements of the speculative, fantastical, or fabulist, but have been known to go for literary stuff as well. If it's beautifully written, we'll give it a try. Pieces should be linked in a distinct and important way. These pieces should feel like they belong together, that together they begin a conversation.

(Lots of presses shun humor & werewolves, but we use our aconitum sparingly.)

No AI generated pieces please.

YOUR PACKET

12 to 26 pages of work.

- Dedication/epigraph, title page, acknowledgements, & bio (front and end matter) do not count against the page count. 

- No table of contents is necessary (we don't use them). 

- If you have an epigraph or dedication, please include that in your packet.

- Please be sure to attribute the first appearances of any pieces in your manuscript in an acknowledgements page.

NOTES

12 pages that speak to each other are more likely to find a home with us than 26 that are only peripherally linked.

Topics we'd prefer not to see in fiction submissions:

• fan fiction
• any kind of abuse or stalker narratives (do not send misogynist work)
• war stories/military narratives (if we have subs of this nature, we'd prefer to see creative nonfiction or poetry by veterans)