Written by Ella Peary September 26th, 2019

Semicolon: Now Seeking Submissions

Semicolon is an online journal artfully exploring the intricacies of mental health and illness. Publishing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by both neurodivergent and neurotypical authors—both new and established from around the world—Semicolon aims to provide a safe space to examine the bright and dark days, along with the grey ones in between.

Semicolon has published two beautifully designed PDF editions, each featuring around fifteen contributors. They plan to continue publishing two issues each year, in the summer and winter. They hope to publish print editions soon.

Right now through November 1, Semicolon is seeking submissions for their third publication. Poets may submit three to five poems, or one long-form poem. Semicolon accepts a wide variety of styles, as well as translations. Authors of prose may submit one essay (creative or critical) or one short story, 5,000 words or fewer. Authors of flash prose may submit up to three pieces, 1,000 words or fewer each. Semicolon accepts hybrid writing. They do not accept excerpts. Submitting authors can expect a response within about two months.

Semicolon accepts submissions via email, not online or by post. They accept simultaneous submissions but ask that authors withdraw work published elsewhere. They do not accept previously published work; however, they do accept work published on personal blogs.

If you would like to learn more or submit to Semicolon, please visit their website here.

 

We Send You Publishers Seeking Submissions.

Sign up for our free e-magazine and we will send you reviews of publishers seeking short stories, poetry, essays, and books.

Subscribe now and we'll send you a free copy of our book Submit, Publish, Repeat

Verso: Accepting Proposals

Verso is the largest independent, radical publishing house in the English-speaking world. They publish 100 books a year, and have editors based in Brooklyn, London, and Paris. They participate in all of the major book fairs. The majority what they publish is is nonfiction, and they are not open to unsolicited submissions of fiction of…

Quills & Quartos Publishing: Accepting Submissions

Quills & Quartos Publishing was founded in 2019. They started with a very specific vision, to focus on publishing the best Austenesque romance fiction. This is of course a niche market within a niche market, so if this is not the right fit for your work, please don’t submit or read further. However if you…

University Press of Mississippi: Accepting Submissions

The University Press of Mississippi was founded in 1970. They are currently the largest and only nonprofit publisher in the state. They are supported by Mississippi’s eight state-run universities. They publish work on a variety of subjects and are open to submissions in all nonfiction categories. They are interested in fiction or poetry submissions. You…

Elk Lake Publishing Inc: Accepting Proposals

This small press’s motto is “Publishing the Positive”. They were founded in 2016 by Deb Haggerty, whom you can learn more about here. Elk Lake focuses on publishing positive Christian books. Their website is a little out of date, and poorly organized. Although the main page clearly focuses on highlighting recent books, I didn’t find…