Content guidelines:

We don’t like a lot of rules, but we do have some guidelines that will make this process a little more streamlined and easier for us to pull together. Please read on.

We aren’t the grammar police. We do not wish to reject a submission based on errors in grammar or punctuation, so long as a point is being made. That said, we have recently added a check box to our submission form for those that would like to request a proof reading & corrections.

Racist, sexist, xenophobic, homophobic, ableist, or other works targeting specific groups of people will not be accepted. We understand artistic freedom and respect groups’ rights to reclaim and repurpose words that have been meant to hurt and oppress them, but bigotry will not be admissible.

Lastly! Feel free to send us information (flyers & write ups) regarding community events, educational opportunities, or other local happenings of interest.

Formatting:

Visual art/images: our print pages are 5.5″ width x 8.5″ height, with approximately .25″ margins. We only print in black & white. Keep this in mind as you make your submissions.

• Please limit to no more than four image submissions, preferably in .jpeg format.
• If you have trouble resizing/reformatting images, please reach out to us. A good, free, online image editor to use is: Photopea.com
• If submitting multiple files, it is extremely helpful if you name your files with the image title and your name,
  (ex: BigSky_JoeSchmitty.jpg – or some variation of that).

Written submissions: .docx or google docs preferred. Please limit to no more than 3500 words for fiction and no more than 4 poems. We also accept nonfiction and articles of higher word counts on a case-by-case basis. For ease of formatting, put document pages into landscape format with two columns. Traditionally, we use Arial 10pt font.