Creative Wisconsin magazine is open for submission!

To submit your material, send to submit@wiwrite.org. See General Information below for specific information on how to submit.

In 2025 we will publish and email three editions in March,  June, and September.

Deadlines for each edition are February 1 for March 15; May 1 for June 15, and August 1 for our Jade Ring edition which typically publishes in September but is subject to change based on the nature of winning entry announcements. Please note that fewer at large submissions may be accepted for the Jade Ring edition due to the policy of publishing winning contest entries.

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Previously unpublished (posted on your own blog or your own website is not considered previously published):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