Please read the submission guidelines carefully before submitting.
All Submissions:
- Must be sent via email to pwsapublish@gmail.com with “Submission” as the subject. In the body of the email please provide your name and the genre of your piece.
- Any piece written for a class assignment must have a final grade prior to submission.
- Send your submission as one Microsoft Word file (.doc or .docx).
Short Stories:
- Max. 4000 words.
- Must be original, unpublished.
Non-Fiction:
- Max. 4000 words.
- Must be original, unpublished.
- No academic essays please!
- MLA citation, where applicable.
- Possible genres include:
- Personal Essays
- Literary Analyses
- Speeches
- Creative Non-Fiction
- Memoirs, Biographies and Historical Essays
- Articles (opinion, commentary, investigative, etc.)
Poetry:
- Max. 5 poems per submission, the total page count not exceeding 5 pages.
- Must be original, unpublished.
- Combine all poems into one document and send as one attachment.
- Use minimal font styles.
- If you choose to insert images, they must be taken/created by you.
- Can be any genre of poetry, traditional or modern.
After You Submit
- You will get a confirmation email within 48 hours informing you that your submission has been received. If you don’t receive the email in 48 hours, it means we did not receive your submission.
- You will get an email informing you whether your piece is accepted or not within five business days.
- Accepted pieces may go through an extensive editing process. Writers are expected to be open to feedback and working with an editor on potential changes.
