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P – Call for Submissions to Up the Staircase Quarterly. Theme: Platonic love
Call for Submissions: We are currently seeking poetry submissions with the theme of platonic love for our upcoming summer issue. Kindred: Poems on Platonic Love will be released August 1st.
All poems about platonic love will be considered for this issue, but we are especially seeking works highlighting friendship and community.
Please note: UtSQ only accepts submissions via our Submittable.
General Guidelines:
–Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please withdraw accepted pieces promptly from consideration.
–Submit 1-6 poems in a single document.
–We typically respond to your submission in less than 30 days. After 60 days query to upthestaircase [at] gmail [dot] com.
–Please wait one reading period (or 3 months) before submitting again.
–We do not accept previously published poetry.
–-Up the Staircase Quarterly obtains first serial publishing rights. After a piece runs, all rights revert back to the author.
–Unfortunately, we cannot currently pay contributors for the work we accept.
Submissions from all genres will only be accepted via our
SUBMISSION MANAGER. We do not accept emailed submissions.
Questions should be sent to upthestaircase [at] gmail [dot] com.
–Submit 1-6 poems in a single document.
–We typically respond to your submission in less than 30 days. After 60 days query to upthestaircase [at] gmail [dot] com.
–Please wait one reading period (or 3 months) before submitting again.
–We do not accept previously published poetry.
–-Up the Staircase Quarterly obtains first serial publishing rights. After a piece runs, all rights revert back to the author.
–Unfortunately, we cannot currently pay contributors for the work we accept.