Submissions Guidelines

Your formatting is important! A professional presentation could mean the difference between publication and the dreaded rejection letter. The Writer’s Workout accepts submissions formatted to industry standard: Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) with slight alterations, depending on when they’ve last updated their system. All Writer’s Workout submissions should follow the guidelines below.

The Writer’s Workout runs simultaneous open calls with different review teams.

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The Writer’s Workout runs simultaneous open calls with different review teams.

The Writer’s Workout accepts .doc, .docx, .odt, and links to Google Docs*. If you have questions about the submission guidelines that are not answered here, please email Theresa.Green@writersworkout.net.

General Formatting

When formatting your submission, use the guide below. All submissions should be in English.

Begin your document with your Title Information (below), add one blank line, then begin your entry.

Font: Times New Roman or Arial, 10 or 12 pt, black text.

Spacing: single spaced with 1″ (25.4 mm) empty margins on all sides.

Indentations: indented using Tab or auto-indent set to 0.5″ (12.7 mm).

Never use the space bar to indent paragraphs.

Layout: no extra blank space* before or after paragraphs

Scene breaks are designated by one blank line.

Never add your entry title a second time between your Title Information and entry.

All submissions accepted via email: submissions@writersworkout.net

Some submissions accepted via Dropbox, where linked.