Round Table Literary Journal (Gold Star Program) Gold Star

Simultaneous Submissions: We accept simultaneous submissions; however, please let us know immediately if your work has been accepted elsewhere.

Rights: If your work is accepted, you're granting us First Serial Rights to showcase your work in our publication. At the time of publication, all rights revert back to the author. If you republish the work elsewhere, all we ask is that you please credit us as the first publisher.

Editing: We reserve the right to edit manuscripts for grammar or clarity issues without notification, if necessary. If a manuscript requires a substantial amount of editing, we will notify the author of such changes for review before publication.

Response Time: We'll try to get back to you as soon as possible about your submission. If you haven't heard from us in three months then feel free to query us; otherwise, please be patient. We are doing our best and giving each submission the attention it deserves.

Previously Published Work: We don't consider previously published work (this includes online journals, blogs, etc.)

Multiple Submissions: Please submit only one submission at a time and wait for a response before sending us another

Payment: Contributors are paid in one copy of the journal in which her or his work appears.

Please adhere to the following formatting guidelines when submitting work:

• Name, email address, and phone number appears on the first page of the prose or poem
• Prose is double-spaced and is in a 12-point font (preferably Times New Roman)
• Prose has page numbers (this doesn't apply to poetry submissions)
• Artwork is submitted in a high-quality jpeg file

The Round Table Literary Journal is now accepting submissions October 15, 2021-February 15, 2022.

Round Table Literary Journal is an award-winning literary journal now in its fifty-sixth year of continual existence. We publish literary fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and artwork once a year. At present, we accept prose submissions up to 3500 words.

Simultaneous Submissions: We accept simultaneous submissions; however, please let us know immediately if your work has been accepted elsewhere.

Rights: If your work is accepted, you're granting us First Serial Rights to showcase your work in our publication. At the time of publication, all rights revert back to the author. If you republish the work elsewhere, all we ask is that you please credit us as the first publisher.

Editing: We reserve the right to edit manuscripts for grammar or clarity issues without notification, if necessary. If a manuscript requires a substantial amount of editing, we will notify the author of such changes for review before publication.

Response Time: We'll try to get back to you as soon as possible about your submission. If you haven't heard from us in three months then feel free to query us; otherwise, please be patient. We are doing our best and giving each submission the attention it deserves.

Previously Published Work: We don't consider previously published work (this includes online journals, blogs, etc.)

Multiple Submissions: Please submit only one submission at a time and wait for a response before sending us another

Payment: Contributors are paid in one copy of the journal in which her or his work appears.

Please adhere to the following formatting guidelines when submitting work:

• Name, email address, and phone number appears on the first page of the prose or poem
• Prose is double-spaced and is in a 12-point font (preferably Times New Roman)
• Prose has page numbers (this doesn't apply to poetry submissions)
• Artwork is submitted in a high-quality jpeg file

Simultaneous Submissions: We accept simultaneous submissions; however, please let us know immediately if your work has been accepted elsewhere.

Rights: If your work is accepted, you're granting us First Serial Rights to showcase your work in our publication. At the time of publication, all rights revert back to the author. If you republish the work elsewhere, all we ask is that you please credit us as the first publisher.

Editing: We reserve the right to edit manuscripts for grammar or clarity issues without notification, if necessary. If a manuscript requires a substantial amount of editing, we will notify the author of such changes for review before publication.

Response Time: We'll try to get back to you as soon as possible about your submission. If you haven't heard from us in three months then feel free to query us; otherwise, please be patient. We are doing our best and giving each submission the attention it deserves.

Previously Published Work: We don't consider previously published work (this includes online journals, blogs, etc.)

Multiple Submissions: Please submit only one submission at a time and wait for a response before sending us another

Payment: Contributors are paid in one copy of the journal in which her or his work appears.

Please adhere to the following formatting guidelines when submitting work:

• Name, email address, and phone number appears on the first page of the prose or poem
• Prose is double-spaced and is in a 12-point font (preferably Times New Roman)
• Prose has page numbers (this doesn't apply to poetry submissions)
• Artwork is submitted in a high-quality jpeg file