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P=Poetry, N=Nonfiction, F=Fiction
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PFN – Call for Submissions to Cosmic Daffodil Journal. Theme: “Lights Out”
October 25, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Cosmic Daffodil Journal is currently focusing on submissions that follow a theme titled LIGHTS OUT.
Please submit your written content as a Microsoft Word attachment (.doc or .docx). 12-point Times New Roman is preferred. If submitting several pieces (e.g. poems), include them all in one document.
Cover Letter Guidelines
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Include a cover letter with the following information:
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Name (as you would like printed)
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Email address
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Third-person bio (100 words max)
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Author website and any social media links – optional
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Author photo – optional
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Please send all submissions through our Duosuma page. Title submissions with the chosen category followed by your name (I.E. ODE TO POE – MATTHEW SMITH).
We do not accept any work that condones racist, misogynistic, or anti-LGBTQIA+ narratives.
We do not accept any work that is A.I. generated; any submission that is found to be created from A.I. will be immediately rejected and the submitter will be banned from submitting to Cosmic Daffodil Journal for the foreseeable future.
Authors can submit once per submission period. If interested in submitting again, please wait until the next submission period opens.
POETRY
Poetry in any form or style. Your poetry submission may contain up to five (5) poems, may be submitted as one file, run fewer than 10 pages in length, and must be unpublished. Please start each poem on a new page on your document. Title your poems OR specify ‘Untitled’ at the top of the document. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere.
FLASH FICTION
Flash fiction (a.k.a. microfiction, short-short story, sudden fiction, etc.) submissions should aim for a word count of 300-600 words or less per piece. You may submit up to two (2) pieces per issue, may be submitted as one file, should run fewer than 5 pages in length, and must be unpublished. Add page numbers to your document. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere.
FLASH NON-FICTION
Flash nonfiction submissions should aim for a word count of 300-600 words or less per piece. You may submit up to two (2) pieces per issue, may be submitted as one file, should run fewer than 5 pages in length, and must be unpublished. Add page numbers to your document. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere.