Manuscript Format
We're flexible. Here are some gentle guidelines.
General
- ✦ Use a standard, readable font (Times New Roman, Garamond, or similar).
- ✦ Include your name and contact information (email is fine).
- ✦ We accept .doc, .docx, .pdf, and .rtf files.
Prose
- ✦ Double-spaced, please.
- ✦ Standard margins (1 inch is fine).
- ✦ Fiction and essays can be up to 5,000 words. If it's longer and it needs to be, tell us.
Poetry
- ✦ Poetry can keep its intentional formatting — we respect your line breaks and spacing.
- ✦ Send up to 5 poems per submission.
- ✦ If your poem does something visually unusual, a PDF is safest.
Hybrid / Fragments / Strange Things
- ✦ Format however feels right for the work.
- ✦ If it includes images or visual elements, PDF is preferred.
The goal is clarity, not rigidity.
If you're unsure about formatting, don't let it stop you from submitting. We'd rather read your work in Comic Sans than not read it at all.
