The Passionfruit Review (Gold Star Program) Gold Star

NOTE: This submission page is for expedited responses only. Our general submissions page is here.

The theme for submissions is love: the romantic, the familial, the platonic, the intimate, the lost, the young, the wretched. Above all, Passionfruit seeks to be a home for that which illuminates something of the human spirit – pieces that explore what love is (or isn’t, or might be), when we love, how we love, what we love, and why we love.

Our focus is on poetry, but there are no particular restrictions on genre, type, or style – we will consider poetry, prose, and visual art for each issue.

• There are no set restrictions on length for poetry submissions, but we will be looking for writing which shows meticulousness in its use of language, whether across 2 lines or 200.
• We consider prose submissions (short fiction or creative non-fiction welcome) of up to 1500 words.
• We encourage simultaneous submissions - we just ask that you promptly withdraw any poems that are accepted elsewhere.
• Please only send one submission (1-3 poems, up to 1500 words of prose, or 1-3 pieces of visual art) per submission window.
• Only previously unpublished poems will be considered. The rights to anything you submit remain your own, please just acknowledge The Passionfruit Review should you re-publish elsewhere.
• Strong language is fine – abusive or discriminatory language is not.
• Visual accompaniments and audio poems are welcome, as long as all work is your own.
• Collaborative works are welcome.
• Response time varies, but will not exceed two months.
• If you don’t see anything that looks like your work in a previous issue, don’t be discouraged – it might be exactly what we’ve been waiting for!

Closes on Sunday, June 30, 2024 11:59 PM GMT Daylight Time (in 46 days)

The theme for general submissions is love: the romantic, the familial, the platonic, the intimate, the lost, the young, the wretched. Above all, Passionfruit seeks to be a home for that which illuminates something of the human spirit – pieces that explore what love is (or isn’t, or might be), when we love, how we love, what we love, and why we love.

Our focus is on poetry, but there are no particular restrictions on genre, type, or style – we will consider poetry, prose, and visual art for each issue.

• Submit no more than three poems at a time
• There are no set restrictions on length for poetry submissions, but we will be looking for writing which shows meticulousness in its use of language, whether across 2 lines or 200.

• We consider prose submissions (prose poetry, flash fiction, creative non-fiction are all welcome) of up to 1000 words.

• We welcome submissions from anywhere in the world, from anyone over the age of 18.
• Simultaneous submissions are welcome - just let us know promptly via the submissions managaer if any of your pieces are accepted elsewhere.
• No multiple submissions to our general reading windows, please! Wait until you hear back from us before submitting again.
• Only previously unpublished work will be considered. Authors retain all rights, we simply ask that you allow Passionfruit first publication and credit this in any later iterations of your piece.
• Strong language is fine – abusive or discriminatory language is not.
• Poems that use formatting to effect are welcome - just note that these may occasionally be published in PDF form (check out our previous issue for examples)
• Response time will not usually exceed two months. If you would like to hear back sooner, we offer the option of a fast (3-day) response for a £5 fee; submit to our 'expedited response' call here.
• Please note that - while we are always grateful for donations - no preferential treatment is given to paid submissions.
• As often as we are able, we try to personalise responses and offer feedback on submissions, with regret that this is not possible for every submission. If you would rather not receive feedback, let us know.
• Send only complete work. We will not consider revisions once a piece has been accepted.
• If you don’t see anything that looks like your work in a previous issue, don’t be discouraged - it might be exactly what we’ve been waiting for!

The Passionfruit Review is open to submissions of visual art to be used for the cover of future issues.

Passionfruit is primarily a poetry journal. It seeks work which engages with love in the broadest possible sense: creative pieces which seek love out or runs screaming from it; which delight in, are bored of, resent, yearn for, abhor, or deny love.

We welcome visual art which aligns with this theme.

Please submit no more than 3 previously unpublished pieces and wait for our response before submitting again.

All rights to the work remain with the artist - we only ask permission to publish your piece as cover art for the journal and to feature it in promotional materials.

Response time will likely vary, but will not usually exceed two months. If you would like to hear back sooner, we also offer the option of an expedited response (within 3 days) for a £5 fee. You can submit to our ‘expedited response’ call here.

If you don’t see anything that looks like your work in a previous issue, don’t be discouraged – it might be exactly what we’ve been waiting for!