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Potential poems/stories/art should be weird and uncomfortable. Don’t worry if you think you won’t fit. Submit anyway! This volume will be in print like our first eight volumes and available on our website to purchase when printed.

Please consider reading our past volumes if you aren’t sure of our vibes, but it is not necessary.

Volume 9 Free Tip Jar Option

Open
Closes on Thursday, May 1, 2025 11:59 PM EDT (in 3 days, 16 hours).

What you can send:

  • 5 poems
  • 2500 words for fiction and nonfiction
  • 5 art pieces
    • We accept photography, digital art, paintings, drawings, and mixed media.
  • In 3-6 sentences for your cover letter, say who you are, if you've been published, and where before.
  • We do not accept multiple submissions from the same author in the same volume.
  • Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere. If this is the case, please ensure to withdraw your submission.
  • The volume will be published in print.
  • We will submit a select few for the following Pushcart Prize & Best Small Fictions. If you have any questions, email us @ [email protected]

Submit

Chapbooks/Novellas

Temp Closed
Opens on Sunday, June 1, 2025 12:00 AM EDT (in 33 days).
  • The page count should be around (25-75).
  • In your cover letter, please explain your collection as briefly as you would like. Also include social media and pronouns.
  • If accepted, you will receive $100, five free copies, and $5 for every book you sell.
  • If you have any questions please email us, tweet at us, ask on Instagram, but submit on duosuma

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