Submit Your Work Here!
Submit Your Work Here!
GUIDELINES:
We would love to see your best, most moving works of fiction, flash fiction and poetry that has not been previously published. Simultaneous submissions are fine with us, but we kindly ask you to let us know immediately if your work has been accepted elsewhere. We will give you personal feedback on your work whenever possible. However, this is a free journal run by volunteers so this may not always be possible. Further, we are unable to offer our authors a fee at this time.
If you do not hear back from us within 90 days, please feel free to contact us to check that we have received your submission.
If rejected, please wait one month before sending a new submission.
IMPORTANT! Before you submit, note the following:
TO SUBMIT:
Ampersand accepts only one submission per genre at a time.
Submissions should be sent through the form at the bottom of this page in the form of a single attachment (Word.doc/.docx) including a brief cover letter and short bio (max. 150 words, 3rd person) Please write "Poetry/Prose - SUBMISSION" at the top of your document and name your document only with your initials.
POETRY:
Send between 3 and 6 poems, each clearly demarcated from the last.
PROSE:
We accept all genres of fiction (including 100 word flash-fiction) up to 1000 words, as well as non-fiction pieces. Please send one fiction/non-fiction piece at a time, or a maximum of 5 flash-fiction pieces. Be sure to indicate the word count in your cover letter.
SHORT MEMOIR OR PERSONAL ESSAY:
Short memoir and personal essay pieces are also welcome, up to 1500 words in length.
By uploading your piece you are giving The Ampersand rights to edit and publish your piece. For questions kindly contact before sending a new submission.