PFN – Open Call for Gutter Magazine

GUIDELINES

All work must be previously unpublished in print or on-line.
Please save your work as ‘firstname_surname_prose’ or ‘firstname_surname_poetry’

File format and administrative details:

• Work should be submitted in Word Documents only. In the case of concrete poetry or work with a visual element please submit as a Word document with an accompanying PDF. In the case of multiple poems, please save and send them within a single word document – it makes our job much easier!

• Put your name in the header of each page of your word document

• Please include your name, address, postcode, and word count (or line count in the case of poetry) on a title sheet

• Save your work as ‘firstname_surname_prose’ or ‘firstname_surname_poetry’ and title your submission with your name as well

Quantity of submission:

• Up to a maximum of five poems totaling no more than 120 lines, or one piece of prose up to 3000 words

Please include a 20 word bio for use in case of publication.

Successful contributors will be paid a flat fee of £25 for work published in the mag, regardless of length or style. You will also receive a complimentary copy of the issue.

• Poetry submissions can consist of up to three poems, totalling no more than 100 lines. Please send all poems within a single text document.

• Fiction and essay submissions can run to a maximum of 2500 words. Please only send one prose submission per issue.

• Work should be submitted as .docx or .rtf files.

• Submit your work using the file name format: firstname_surname_fiction, firstname_surn

• Type your name and form (Fiction, Essay or Poetry) on the first page of your submission.

• We do not accept simultaneous submissions.

• All submissions should be sent via our online portal.