Written by July 15th, 2015

Up The Staircase: Now Accepting Poetry Submissions

Up the Staircase is an online journal open to submissions of poetry, reviews, and interviews, for their 31st issue until the 15th of October. A lot of journals are closed to submissions during the summer, and so it is always nice to find one that accepts submissions during the slow summer months.

They publish four issues a year. They ask that you only submit once per quarter. They respond to all submissions very quickly, usually within two weeks. If you have not heard from them after a month, please query.

They pair the poems they publish with well chosen art and also sometimes with audio recordings of the poet reading their poem. Their website is easy to navigate and aesthetically pleasing.

It is easy to get a feeling for the work they publish by reading an issue. The poetry they publish tends to be clear and contain strong visual images, even if there is an element of ambiguity to it.

Up the Staircase nominates poems that they publish for the prestigious Pushcart Prize and the Best of the Net.

All submissions are accepted via email. Please submit 3-5 poems at a time. You can also submit book and art reviews, art, and interviews for publication consideration.

They do not accept reprints but will consider work that is simultaneously submitted. They accept less than 5% of the work that is submitted to them.

To learn more you can 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

Nine Manuscript Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in August 2025

Nine Manuscript Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in August 2025

Established publishers and small presses seeking manuscripts. No agent required.

Twin Flame Literary: Now Seeking Submissions

Twin Flame Literary: Now Seeking Submissions

A new online journal seeking fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

The Sentence as a Spine: How Syntax Shapes Story

The Sentence as a Spine: How Syntax Shapes Story

Because how a story is told matters just as much as what happens in it.

28 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for August 2025

28 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for August 2025

These are calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some of the call themes are: the hollow court; trolls (fairy tales); Mmeory (memory manipulation); unseen agreements; common bonds; on the money; of swords & roses; Odysseus; erased from history; and travel by plane. THEMED CALLS Vellum Mortis: The Hollow CourtVellum Mortis is a monthly…