SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The Amistad is always looking for fresh literary voices. If you are that fresh voice and you'd like to publish in The Amistad, please send us your unpublished works:

      1. Short Fiction- 2000 words or less

      2. Poetry- You may submit 2-3 poems which are not to exceed 40 lines in length per poem

      3. Essays- 2000 words or less

      4. Interviews and Book/Film Reviews 1500 words or less.

      5. Art Submissions- Submit in the form of a PNG, GIF, or JPG. Please include the medium of the work(s) in the body of the email, and dimensions where applicable.

*If you are unsure about whether we'd be interested in a submission you may send us your query.*

We accept submissions via email:

      1. When submitting please include your writing as an attachment- Microsoft Word Documents (.doc), Text Files (.txt) and Rich Text Files (.rtf) are all acceptable. Do not include your submission in the body of the email.

      2. Include your full name, title, and the genre in the file name. (ex. Barrow-Jemiah_Snow_essay.doc)

      3. Please compress multiple pieces into a .zip file.

      4. Include a short biography not to exceed 75 words, within the body of the email. If you are unsure what to include in your bio please refer to our contributors list for examples.

      5. Additionally, we request contact information, full name, a telephone number, and an email address. *Please be advised that we include contributors' email addresses in their short biographies, so only give us an email address that you are comfortable with the general public potentially using to contact you.

6. Please put your name and the genre in the subject line of the email.

7. Please follow this format as closely as possible. We need the format to be followed in order to review submission and contact contributors as efficiently as possible. Be advised that we will not look at or accept submissions that are formatted incorrectly- you will receive a reply asking that you resubmit.

* If you have any questions regarding our submission process please feel free to contact us before you submit your work.*

All submissions may be emailed to us at submit@amistadjournal.net ; all queries may be emailed to us at staff@amistadjournal.net

For our Fall 2007 issue our theme is Ars Poetica (the art of poetry); however, we are expanding this theme to the craft of creating art, whether it is writing, photography, theatre, music, painting, etc. Therefore, we are seeking submissions that respond to the impulses of the artists of how the reader responds to art. We are open to poetry, short fiction, essays, interviews, book reviews, and visual art that focus on our stated theme. We will be accepting submissions until September 1, 2007.