Note: if accepted, wait six months after publication to submit again.
We like poems that use complex fixed verse forms (think sestina, awdl gywydd, masnavi, etc), but we're not against blank or free verse. Most important to us is vivid imagery, clever lyricism, and a strong emotional core. For our two issues focused on the climate crisis, we're particularly interested in publishing poems from people displaced by or threatened by the climate emergency (see our themes below). For our other four issues, we're open to a wide variety of poems across the SFF and weird spectra.
Each September, we publish our WET Issue! Here we focus on stories of water—monsoons and the rising tides, hurricanes and the disappearing coast—we'll center stories by authors directly affected by the climate crisis, though we'll consider anything that fits the theme, even vaguely!
Each March, we publish our DRY Issue! Here we're looking for content that focuses on the dry aspects of climate change—desertification and falling reservoirs, rising temperatures and endless droughts—we'll center stories by authors directly affected by the climate crisis, though we'll consider anything that fits the theme, even vaguely!
Submission window - Feb 1, 2025 thru Feb 28, 2025 (Ends 18 days from now)
Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups - Mar 1, 2025 thru Mar 31, 2025 (Begins 18 days from now)
Submission window - Apr 1, 2025 thru Apr 30, 2025 (Begins 49 days from now)
Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups - May 1, 2025 thru May 31, 2025 (Begins 79 days from now)
Submission window - Jun 1, 2025 thru Jun 30, 2025 (Begins 110 days from now)
Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups - Jul 1, 2025 thru Jul 31, 2025 (Begins 140 days from now)
Submission window - Aug 1, 2025 thru Aug 31, 2025 (Begins 171 days from now)
Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups - Sep 1, 2025 thru Sep 30, 2025 (Begins 202 days from now)
Submission window - Oct 1, 2025 thru Oct 31, 2025 (Begins 232 days from now)
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Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups - Jan 1, 2026 thru Jan 31, 2026 (Begins 324 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Poetry
Any length
$20/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 70 days
Market-Provided Data
This section can be updated by a representative of the publication. To add a representative, the publication should contact us to request it (no cost).
This statistical information is an aggregation of submission data provided by our members. The more data we have the more accurate our
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 85 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 14 | Average: 93.71 | Median: 85 | Max: 320
Responded:
90.58%
Accepted:
5.88% - avg 196 days
Rejected:
84.70% - avg 86 days(6.94% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
2.35%
Lost/Returned:
1.17%
Never Responded:
1.17%
Withdrawn:
7.05%
Pending:
There are 16 pending responses.
(4 min | 7.43 average | 9 median | 9 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data. We recommend querying after the time the market suggests to query.