We warmly welcome your submission of original or translated writing: poetry, short story and flash fiction, conventional and lyric essay, cross-genre writing, text and image. We also publish photo essays.
Editors are people who help writers improve their work for publication. The literary world is dense with publishers, not editors. We may offer suggestions. PLEASE NOTE: If you don’t want to receive unsolicited notes/suggestions on your work, please tell us when you submit. We like to work with our authors and continue to support their work over time. If you’re mainly interested in piling up “acceptances,” consider going elsewhere.
You may email your work, attached as a Word doc, to Ron Slate at seawallsubmissions[at]gmail[dot]com. Poetry: 3-6 poems. Flash prose (essay, memoir, fiction), send 3-5 pieces. Longer prose, no specific length requirements. Include a few lines of autobiographia in your email message.
Response time is fast, usually within a month. This is why simultaneous submissions are OK — we’ll probably respond before they do. No one should have to wait 6-9 months for an editor to put down their phone and read their submissions.
If you are interested in writing commentary and reviews, please contact us first and indicate what you have in mind. We publish reviews of titles across the arts and humanities, from independent, university and corporate publishers. We have drawn up a set of guidelines to help you get started.
If you send us work, you agree to have your name and email address added to our list. You can always remove it later.
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