Submission Guidelines

About  Place Journal is published twice a year, in spring and fall. A new Call for Submissions is posted twice a year. Please review the current call and follow any specific genres called for in the upcoming issue.

Work can include:

• Poetry: up to 3 pieces which do not exceed 50 lines each. Acceptable file types include doc, docx, odt & rtf. If your poetry submission contains special formatting, we suggest submitting a PDF in addition to your Word doc.
• Fiction, essays, creative nonfiction and other prose: up to 3 pieces which do not exceed 4000 words each. Acceptable file types include doc, docx, odt & rtf.
• Audio/Visual artwork: up to 5 photographs, paintings, prints, or other forms of art. Acceptable file types include jpg & tif for still art; mp3, m4a, ogg & wav for audio; and avi, flv, m4v, mov, mp4, webm and wmv for video. Video and audio submissions should not exceed 10 minutes. For physical artwork, please include the size and media of each artwork with your list of works (if applicable). 
• The total number of submitted pieces cannot exceed 5, even if your submission includes items from several genre categories.

Please provide a numbered list with the title of each work you are  submitting (1 to 5 works) in the field of the Submittable form where  indicated. If you are submitting photos of physical artwork, please include the artwork size and media, if applicable, in your list.

Each submission must be accompanied by a bio in doc, docx or rtf  format. Bios must be in the third person and not exceed 150 words. If you want your website, Twitter, and/or Instagram links included with your bio, please include that information in the Submittable form.

By submitting, you guarantee you hold the rights to the work, and you grant About Place Journal the rights to publish the submitted work with first serial rights (FNASR). After publication, rights revert to the  author. Original, previously unpublished work only. All pieces must be  submitted through Submittable.