Submission Guidelines

Remember: we WILL NOT receive your emails if the subject line does not have "LAA" in it.   

Please see our Themes page for a list of themes for our quarterly issues.

Publication Schedule:


Submissions for the April issue should be sent between December 16th, 2012 and March 15th, 2013. Acceptance/rejection emails will be sent around March 20th.
 Submissions for the July issue should be sent between March 16th, 2013 and June 15th, 2013. Acceptance/rejection emails will be sent around June 20th.
 Submissions for the October issue should be sent between June 16th, 2013 and September 15th, 2013. Acceptance/rejection emails will be sent around September 20th.
 Submissions for the January 2014 issue should be sent between September 16th, 2013 and December 15th, 2013.  Acceptance/rejection emails will be sent around December 20th.


Fiction:
  • Length: no more than 5000 words.
  • All genres are considered.
  • No fanfiction.
  • Don't send more than two pieces at a time. If you are sending in both Fiction and Poetry, only submit one piece of Fiction and no more than 3 pieces of Poetry.
  • To submit, send an email to LifeAsAn@gmail.com. In the subject line: "LAA Fiction [Your Name as you want it to appear]" Please attach the submission(s) as a Word or OpenOffice file. Be sure to include a short, third-person biography (preferably no more than 60 words) in the body of your email. 
  • We edit only the obvious mistakes. If you see something that is wrong, feel free to contact us within two weeks of publication to have it fixed.

Poetry:


  • Any length is fine, but if it's really long, it has to be really good. We do tend to have a bias towards very short poems.
  • Rhyme, Rhythm: optional. We tend to prefer poetry that doesn't rhyme, but combined with a good rhythm, rhyming can be quite nice.
  • All genres are considered.
  • Limit your submissions to no more than 5 pieces at a time. If you are also submitting Fiction, submit no more than one piece of fiction and 3 pieces of poetry.
  • To submit, send an email to LifeAsAn@gmail.com. In the subject: "LAA Poetry [Your Name as you want it to appear]" Please attach the submission(s) as a Word or OpenOffice file. Be sure to include a short, third-person biography (preferably no more than 60 words) in the body of your email.
  • We will not edit any poetry. If it is published, the poem will be copy/pasted exactly as it is sent to us. The only change made is in font. We publish in Arial. If your poem must be published in a specific font, please specify this when you submit it. If you see something that is wrong, feel free to contact us within two weeks of publication to have it fixed.

Other:

We are open to submissions of types of writing that may not be able to be considered either Fiction or Poetry. Non-Fiction and Prose Poetry and any other sort of writing you can think of will all be considered. Just make sure when you send in your work to put "LAA" followed by the type of writing being submitted and your name as you want it to appear. If what you are submitting acts more like Poetry, follow the Poetry submission rules (no more than 5 pieces at a time). If it acts more like Fiction, follow the Fiction submission rules (no more than 2 pieces at a time). We're on the honor system here. Use your judgment.

Sorry, we cannot offer any payment. Simultaneous submissions and reprints are gladly accepted. If you have had your work accepted elsewhere and no longer want your work considered with us, please contact us as soon as possible. If accepted, your work will be published once on this web site and once in the magazine. You will retain all rights to your own work.

 You should receive an email acknowledging your submission within a week of sending the email. If you do not receive a confirmation email after a week, please re-submit your entry, making sure to format the subject line properly. Your email will be marked as spam if the subject line does not include "LAA."

No comments:

Post a Comment