Submissions

GUIDELINES:

We are thrilled to consider work from all writers, emerging and established alike. We are interested in work that surprises, that considers its context, and that dazzles us. Send us your best work—we can’t wait to read it!

Please read this page in its entirety to ensure your submission is complete. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.

All submissions must be original works by a sole creator and must not be previously published or printed in any form: this includes personal blogs or social media. Any evidence of plagiarism or theft of ideas or images will result in the rejection of your submission. The Daphne Review does not tolerate transphobic, racist, ableist, unnecessarily violent, or misogynistic language, and the editors reserve the right to not respond to such submissions.

Simultaneous submissions are okay as long as you notify us if the piece is picked up elsewhere. We are a small team working to give each and every submission the consideration it deserves. Please wait to query us about the status of your submission until at least 4 months have passed.

 

PROSE GUIDELINES

Submissions of PROSE should include the following materials:

1.) Introductory cover letter with a brief third person bio in the body of your email

2.) The written work, submitted as a SINGLE attachment (DOC, DOCX, PDF) titled as follows: “Last Name_First Name”

3.) Up to 3 pieces per submission, or 9,000 words maximum

 

POETRY GUIDELINES

Submissions of POETRY should include the following materials:

1.) Introductory cover letter with a brief third person bio in the body of your email

2.) The written work, submitted as a SINGLE attachment (DOC, DOCX, PDF) titled as follows: “Last Name_First Name”

3.) Up to 6 poems per submission, no page limit

 

ART GUIDELINES

Submissions of ART should include the following materials:

1.) Introductory cover letter with a brief third person bio in the body of your email

2.) Attachment image of artwork in JPG format at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. These attached image files should be titled as follows: “Last Name_First Name.”

3.) If the submitted work is part of a series (a triptych or comic strip, for example) then please clearly indicate the order in which they should appear in your cover letter.

4.) Up to 6 pieces at a time

 

INTERVIEW, REVIEW, AND OTHER FORMS GUIDELINES

If you are interested in interviewing an artist or reviewing a book for The Daphne Review, please query us first. We consider most kinds of writing and artwork but if your work falls between categories or is difficult to categorize, we ask that you query us first.

Please send submission materials to theeditor@thedaphnereview.org