SUBMISSIONS

Categories accepted: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translations, Book Reviews, Interviews, as well as cover art and photography. Submissions are welcome all year-round.

FICTION
Size limit: 5,000 words
We like modern tales with a quality of timelessness: stories with realistic, powerful dialogue and dynamic characters. Please submit one story or excerpt from the larger work, of up to 5,000 words with a brief bio. We do not publish previously published work. The Adelaide Magazine acquires first rights for publication. Upon publication, rights revert to the author.

POETRY
Please submit 2-5 single-spaced poems with a brief bio. We do not publish previously published work but do accept simultaneous submissions. Adelaide Magazine acquires first rights for publication. Upon publication, rights revert to the author.

NONFICTION
Please submit one story or excerpt from the larger work, of up to 5,000 words with a brief bio. We’re looking for nonfiction of all varieties, including but not limited to (short) memoir, personal essays, profile/portrait essays, lyric essays, meditative essays, and journalism.

TRANSLATION
Size limit: 5000 words
Adelaide Magazine welcomes submissions of poetry or fiction translated from a language other than English or Portuguese. We prefer to see the original and translated work; please indicate whether you’ve obtained publishing rights from the author or author’s estate.

BOOK REVIEWS
Size limit: 2,000 words
Adelaide Magazine accepts book reviews of literary fiction, poetry, works of translation, and essay collections. Please include the publisher’s information and release date of the reviewed title.

INTERVIEWS
Adelaide Magazine accepts interviews with both new, emerging, and established authors. The size limit for written interviews is 5000 words. We also accept video and audio interview files for our online issue.

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY
Please send up to seven images of your work in JPEG format. We will query you based on the images therein. Artists retain all rights to their work.

Formatting Preferences:
Microsoft Word files –

  • Times New Roman (or something similar) 12-point font
  • Double-spaced (for prose)
  • Name and page number in the bottom right-hand corner

We look forward to your submission!

Reading Period: Jan 1 – Dec 31
Reporting Time: 3 to 6 months
Charges Reading Fee: No
Accepts Electronic Submissions: Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: Yes
Payment: No

TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK WRITE TO submit@adelaidemagazine.org