Please note that NYQ is currently only accepting submissions via Duosuma.
We will return to Submittable soon.
If you have poems previously accepted by NYQ, but not published or you may think they have not been published, please click HERE
General Poetry Submissions
• We only publish poetry.
• We are open to submissions on a rolling basis year-round.
• Submit between 3 and 5 poems of any style or form in one document (.doc, .docx).
• Make sure that your poems have been proof-edited and appear exactly as you want. If accepted, poems are presented as is -- no revisions, no exceptions.
• We do not require a cover letter, but if you wish you may enter a brief bio of 75 words or less.
• Please note that should your work be accepted you will be asked to load and maintain your own profile photo and bio through our website: https://nyq.org/poets/
• Simultaneous submissions are encouraged, but please inform us of any acceptance elsewhere immediately. In order to withdraw only select poems from your packet, please send us a note on the message function of Submittable.
• Previously published poems will not be considered. We consider poems to have been previously published if they have been selected for publication by an edited venue. This includes new versions of a previously published poem.
• Please wait 6 months between submissions.
• We ask for first world serial rights, after which we retain the right to include it in an anthology, and the right to maintain it indefinitely on our website. All other rights return to the author upon publication.
• We only accept submissions through Submittable and Duosuma. Unsolicited email submissions or submissions sent via the postal service will not be read.
• If you feel that you absolutely cannot afford the submission fee, please click here.
• Feel free to inquire about any submission response taking longer than 6 months; write to submissions@nyq.org
• Poems will appear online in one of our online issues of our choice. It will also appear in a printed annual issue, collecting all 4 issues for that year.
• There is a $3 submission fee.
• If you have poems previously accepted by NYQ, but not published or you may think they have not been published, please click HERE
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