WRITER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

NOTE:  THE SUBMISSION FORM IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH PHONES. YOU WILL NEED A LAPTOP, COMPUTER, OR TABLET  

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURE

  • You must be 18 years of age or older.

  • We accept only material that has not been previously published. Copyright remains with the creator.

  • There is a required submission fee of $10 per person. Your payment must be accomplished through our secure online credit card process.*

  • If you wish to submit both written work and visual art, there is a separate $10 fee for each category.

  • All submissions must be original and wholly created by the writer.

  • We will send you an email to confirm receipt of your submission.

GUIDELINES FOR WRITERS

  • Writers may submit up to 4 entries.

  • Prose entries are limited to 1,500 words.

  • Submissions must be in final form, including title of work

  • All submitted work must be an original and wholly created by the writer. Any work generated in part or as a whole by AI will not be accepted. (see signing statement)

  • Files must be in a DOC or DOCX Word format.

  • You must submit a separate file for each entry of prose or poetry

  • Every entry must have a unique title.

  • File names should be in the following format: Writer's last name, Writer's first initial – Title of Work. Example: [Doe, J – Sunflower.doc] or docx

  • Do not include your name and phone number within the files

  • Do not use pagination, headers or footers

  • No changes to the work or contributor biography will be accepted after submission unless revisions are requested by the editors

  • No emailed submission we be accepted. Submissions MUST be made through this upload process.

  • Select and Upload all of your files at the same time, Be sure you have ALL the files you are going to submit named properly and in the same location on your computer BEFORE uploading.

COLLABORATIONS

In the case of work submitted by a writer and a visual artist together as a collaboration, writers and artists need to submit their work separately, indicating that the piece is part of a collaboration, and naming the corresponding piece and submitter. The work will be judged by both literary and visual art committees, and must be accepted by both, unless either contributor indicates publication of his/her individual part of the collaboration alone is acceptable. The editors may choose not to accept all of the collaborative pieces.

ACCEPTANCE AND PUBLICATION

You will be contacted once our decisions have been made. Please do not contact us to ask about the status of your submission. Entries are due by February 28, 2025; you will be notified if your work is accepted by May 31st. Publication will be in the fall of 2025. 

*East on Central will consider special accommodations if needed, upon request. Email us at info@eastoncentral.org.