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Submissions Email: editors@nycBigCityLit.com
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Postal address: Editors,
Big City Lit™, Box 1141, Cathedral
Consult the Statement
of Editorial Policy (Masthead) before
Submissions Categories:
Big City, Little
Poetry
Compilations
Individual Works
The Bridge City Lit editions (Paris, etc.) also accept unsolicited submissions
of individual poems and short prose, especially work in the respective corresponding language (French, Dutch, Spanish, etc.)
Formatting and Font
Hypertext Literature
Fiction
Essays, Articles,
etc.
Artwork and Photographs Current
Call for Submissions
Themes:
9/11 and related events; Confinement (deadline: 01/15); Erotica; Poems on Paintings; Dramatic Monologues; Colors; Epigrams; Self-Portrait; Shoes (socks optional); Moving/Motion; Dust; Corridors; Father. Maximum length:
Transmittal:
Query first regarding reviews, essays, and articles with up to 750-word writing sample.
See home page for details on current poetry/fiction contests.
Sta. NY 10025 USA
submitting work
or queries. Please also note any current call for
submissions.
(Specify category in the subject
line of submission or query, e.g. "Re: Submission,
Twelve"; "Re: Query, Article".)
Bridge City Lit
Twelve
Poetry
Fiction/Short Prose
Essays
Articles
Reviews
Interviews
Series on Series
Series Reviews
Free Expression
Legal Forum
The New York edition of the magazine typically solicits coherent, multi-
contributor compilations of 20-24 poems with accompanying introduction
for a specific, single-issue feature. Proposals for poetry feature compilations
should contain at least the following elements: name, contact info, and bio
of guest editor(s), title, brief description of theme or other unifying concept,
contributor names/works (to extent known), suggested recording venue, and advertisers.
The New York edition accepts unsolicited submissions of individual
poems for upcoming themes listed below and on the home page, whereby suggested themes are not intended to be restrictive or preclusive of other individual submissions,
and for the Big City, Little (details appear on that page) and Twelve features
on an ongoing basis. The key for Twelve is risk. There is no specific length limitation for that section, nor are contributions limited to a single piece. We encourage multi-part poem cycles, for instance.
While field poetry may work well on the printed page, idiosyncratic
formatting can be tricky to reproduce on-line, often unsuccessful, and therefore
your patience is solicited. A similar appeal applies to gaps and indentations.
Our font of choice is Palatino, 14 pt. for text, 16 pt. for title and author
name.
We are currently not equipped to publish significant amounts of hypertext literature, but welcome queries about such works for future reference.
Preferred length is 500 to 2500
words. We favor skill in execution, artistic andotherwise. Since use of language
includes a mastery of punctuation, we reservediscretion to reproduce only such
authorial deviations from standard practicewhich work to demonstrate that facility.Space only once after periods.
Query first for pieces over 750
words. Shorter works may be sent in theirentirety, one at a time, by email
paste.Space only once after periods.
Artwork submissions should be sent by mail only, in any medium appropriate tothe piece, e.g. slides, color photocopies,
laser prints, indicating the dimensionsand media used. Include SASE postage
prepaid for return.
60 lines (poetry, except for Twelve
500 words (short prose)
2500 words (fiction) (two installments possible, thus, 5000)
3000 words (verse plays)
By paste and attachment to: editors@nycBigCityLit.com
By hardcopy and disk to: Box 1141 Cathedral Sta NY 10025.