Submission Guidelines

Paraselene seeks to publish work that achieves both a high level of craft and a sense of self-assuredness. We are drawn to work that is emotionally resonant and challenges conventional form and ideas. We publish new and established writers alike, and we especially encourage writers from marginalized and underrepresented communities and identities to submit, including BIPOC, disabled, genderqueer, and LGBTQIA2S+ writers.

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General

  • All submissions to any genre are FREE.
  • Please wait one month after hearing back from us to submit again.
  • We only accept unpublished work, or work that has never been featured anywhere in print or online, including social media and personal blogs.
  • Paraselene requests First Electronic Rights for a given work(s); all rights revert back to the author upon publication.
  • We do accept simultaneous submissions, but please use the “Withdraw” function within Duosuma for pieces unavailable.
  • Somewhere in your cover letter, please include a third-person, personal bio.
  • Our goal is to respond to submissions within one month of receipt. If it has been longer than one month, please send us an inquiry via email.
  • We do not accept submissions via email. Please submit through our Duosuma page.
  • Please only submit [.doc/.docx/.pdf ] documents. If your work has special spacing, keep in mind [.pdf] is best for preserving how your work is formatted.
  • Unfortunately, at this time, we are not able to offer compensation to our contributors. If this outlook changes, we will post on our website and socials announcing as such.

Poetry

  • Submit up to three poems totaling no more than eight pages in a single document.
  • Please begin each new poem on a separate page.
  • Formatting: 12pt. font, Times New Roman or similar, single-spaced.
  • At this time, we do not accept full translations. However, we welcome poems that feature different languages and dialects alongside English.

Book Reviews

  • We only accept reviews of full-length Poetry collections and Poetry chapbooks.
  • Please only submit reviews of work other than your own. No self-published titles.
  • We prefer titles (especially small presses) that have been recently published, either within the past year or upcoming within the next year.
  • Formatting: 12pt. font, Times New Roman or similar, double-spaced. 1,000 word max.
  • At the top of your review, include: author name, title of book, publisher, date of release, page count, price of title, and whether title is paper or online. Bonus points if you include purchase link!
  • We do not accept manuscript solicitations. If you would like to have your book/ chapbook reviewed in Paraselene, we suggest getting someone to write a review and have them submit it to us.