Submission Guidelines

What we are looking for:

Previously unpublished (posted on your own blog or your own website is not considered previously published):

• Poetry (up to about 25 lines, please; ask about longer pieces)
• Short fiction – up to 2,000 words
• Book reviews – up to 500 words
• Nonfiction – up to 1,500 words
• Interviews – up to 1,500 words
• Artwork/photography (must be able to submit high res work) Art features for cover consideration are welcome. 
• News of your publication or contest wins or interviews or intriguing blogs

General information:

• Open to members of any writing organizations – please include membership info and your home town in your bio. Writers under 18 must have written permission from parent or legal guardian. Please submit your own work.
• Multiple submissions are not accepted at this time.
• No payment at this time for published pieces. Wisconsin Writers Association/Creative Wisconsin requests one-time rights; you may submit your published piece to other publications and own all other rights.
• All submissions should be family friendly. Check the faqs page.
• If your work is chosen for publication, mild editing for appropriate punctuation/grammar, with appreciation for a particular style, and the understanding that you have or have gained permission to all rights to the information in your piece is assumed. 
• Please include a 2-sentence third person bio with each submission.
• Attach your Word, or similar program doc, OR paste your submission in the body of your email. I don’t have time to convert other types of files, such as PDF, and those submissions will be automatically not selected.

Submissions deadlines:

DUE via email only before or by February 1 for March 15; May 1 for the June 15 issue; August 1 for September 15 Jade Ring Issue (subject to change).

Submissions and questions to submit@wiwrite.org

If you don't hear back from us within 6 weeks, you may follow up.