Cypress Review Lyrical, contemplative, and contemporary works compel us. While poetry is our focus, we enjoy anything strange, surreal, and/or experimental (magical realism, speculative fiction, flash fiction, etc.). But we’re open to anything with heart. Issue II: poetry, fiction, art, photography FreeOpenCloses on Sunday, February 9, 2025 11:59 PM EST (in 67 days).Submissions for Issue II are currently open. Please submit here. And before you submit, please check out Issue I!For Issue II, we’re accepting up to up to 5 pieces of fiction, poetry, photography, and art. Please note we'll always accept poetry but will cycle through other genres in each issue.There's a max of 5 pages total per submission, not per piece. Send us unpublished work and only submit in one category per submission period. Writers, send a .doc/.docx/.pdf Word attachment. Photographers and artists, ensure your file type is readable on PC. A brief cover letter is optional, but please include a brief bio (50 words or less) with your full name that we can include if your work is published.We’ll get back to you in 3-4 months. Please feel free to query us after 4 months if you haven’t heard back. In some cases, you might hear back from us sooner. Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but let us know asap if your work is accepted elsewhere. Please review the home page of our site before sending an inquiry. Email us at [email protected] if you have remaining questions or need assistance with Duotrope after reading these guidelines. We are no longer accepting email submissions for Issue II, but you can submit here.Submit