Poetry Submission Guidelines
Submit poems for consideration, via email only, to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Your subject line should read, “Poetry.” We will not accept snail mail submissions.
- Manuscript should be sent as an email attachment. Work pasted into the body of an email will not be considered.
- You may submit up to 10 pages of poetry.
- We accept all styles and forms of poetry and are open to new, fresh voices. However, we do encourage you to read archives of south85 and acquaint yourself with the material we publish before submitting your work.
- Type should be no smaller than 12-pt. font. Please use standard fonts such as Times New Roman, Arial, Helvetica or Goudy, and refrain from script or “flowery” lettering.
- Multiple works should be submitted as a single document, with page breaks and titles to indicate where one poem ends and the next begins.
- Submissions should be saved in Word or Rich Text format.
- Number pages consecutively, and use margins of at least one inch.
- Place your name and email address in an upper corner of the first page.
- Include a brief cover letter and include a contributor’s note of no more than 75 words that tells the reader about you and your literary background. Feel free to include other publications in which your work has appeared.
- We accept simultaneous submissions, however, if your work is under consideration elsewhere, please be sure to inform us in your cover letter. If it is accepted elsewhere, inform us by e-mail immediately.
South85 does not publish work which has been previously published either in print or online. Our reply time is typically six to eight weeks.