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SUBMISSIONS CLOSED and will open again for the month of September, 2025.
New structure: in the wake of such a stunning year of growth in 2023, we are taking a step back in our submissions frequency. Instead of taking on unsustainable bi-monthly submissions as we have since our inception in 2020, we will have one month open, three months closed. This will ensure we're not burning ourselves out and can respond to all of our emails at a more manageable pace in 2024 and beyond.
Submissions will be open (no theme) in January, May, and September. Our inbox will be closed in Feb/Mar/Apr, Jun/Jul/Aug, Oct/Nov/Dec.
Please email THREE POEMS MAX per submission round to [email protected] ideally as a word doc rather than a pdf file. Please include a bio (50 words max) and your personal pronouns, along with any social media handles in the body of your email, so we have a general idea of who you are and how to promote you online.
Submissions are not anonymous, so feel free to include your name in your submission. We aim to get back to you with a response within 4-6 weeks, in some cases sooner and others longer, depending on our intake volume. We pride ourselves on our speedy response times.
All submitted poems should be previously unpublished (including on social media/personal blogs). We'd also greatly appreciate you taking the courtesy to credit our journal if you decide to republish your work elsewhere in future (and congrats if you do!).
Published pieces will also go up online on a rolling basis as they are sent through. Please note: we're happy to accept simultaneous submissions but please let us know as soon as possible if your work is accepted elsewhere (again, congrats if it is!).
PLEASE NOTE: We are very pleased to now open up our submissions to past Blue Bottle contributors. We're entering a new era of the journal where we're happy to hear from some familiar faces and continue building the strength of our poetry catalogue into the future.
Also please be mindful that as we are a small unfunded journal we are unable to pay contributors at this time. We'd love to explore paid opportunities for our poets in future and will continue to seek out funding options.
We greatly look forward to reading your work. Hit us where it hurts.
New structure: in the wake of such a stunning year of growth in 2023, we are taking a step back in our submissions frequency. Instead of taking on unsustainable bi-monthly submissions as we have since our inception in 2020, we will have one month open, three months closed. This will ensure we're not burning ourselves out and can respond to all of our emails at a more manageable pace in 2024 and beyond.
Submissions will be open (no theme) in January, May, and September. Our inbox will be closed in Feb/Mar/Apr, Jun/Jul/Aug, Oct/Nov/Dec.
Please email THREE POEMS MAX per submission round to [email protected] ideally as a word doc rather than a pdf file. Please include a bio (50 words max) and your personal pronouns, along with any social media handles in the body of your email, so we have a general idea of who you are and how to promote you online.
Submissions are not anonymous, so feel free to include your name in your submission. We aim to get back to you with a response within 4-6 weeks, in some cases sooner and others longer, depending on our intake volume. We pride ourselves on our speedy response times.
All submitted poems should be previously unpublished (including on social media/personal blogs). We'd also greatly appreciate you taking the courtesy to credit our journal if you decide to republish your work elsewhere in future (and congrats if you do!).
Published pieces will also go up online on a rolling basis as they are sent through. Please note: we're happy to accept simultaneous submissions but please let us know as soon as possible if your work is accepted elsewhere (again, congrats if it is!).
PLEASE NOTE: We are very pleased to now open up our submissions to past Blue Bottle contributors. We're entering a new era of the journal where we're happy to hear from some familiar faces and continue building the strength of our poetry catalogue into the future.
Also please be mindful that as we are a small unfunded journal we are unable to pay contributors at this time. We'd love to explore paid opportunities for our poets in future and will continue to seek out funding options.
We greatly look forward to reading your work. Hit us where it hurts.
