POETRY (Includes form poetry, free verse, sestinas, prose poetry, etc.)
- Maximum: 40 lines per poem.
- Submit up to three poems.
- Single-spaced preferred.
PROSE, FICTION (Includes flash fiction, fiction, and fiction novel excerpts)
All file names must follow this format when uploaded:
Title of Piece – Category (Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction) – Word Count
(example: Life is Beautiful – Flash Fiction – 622 Words)
DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME or any identifying information in the file name or body of your submission. Doing so will immediately disqualify you from the blind reading process.
If you choose to submit across all three categories, you will have up to 7 total submissions (up to 9 if submitting poetry, fiction < 1,000 words, & nonfiction < 1,000 words).
Entries are FREE for SDWI Members. If you are not a member, there is a reading fee of $5 per submission.
**Deadline: Sunday, September 17 at 11:59 PM**
Questions? Please email us at submissions@sandiegowriters.org.