Second Writes reads year-round.
Payment is $100 upon acceptance, plus two copies of the magazine in which your work appears.
We pay $100 for cover art.
We consider translations, as long as the original work was published and the translator is fully endorsed by the author.
DRAMA
Please submit a manuscript of the performed play along with information of where it was performed, when it was performed and who directed it. For films: upon acceptance, a dvd of the performed film must be submitted.
POETRY
Please submit no less than five (5), no more than ten (10), previously published poems.
PROSE
We consider all previously published works, all genres, excepting novels and children's stories.
COVER ART
Please indicate where the piece was first shown or published. In the case of published art, we prefer that it not be something that appeared on the cover of another magazine.
Your name, address, email and/or phone number
Genre and title of work
Where it appeared, when, and the first page on which it appears
We prefer electronic submissions and require, upon acceptance, an electronic copy of the work in either .doc or .rtf format. For submission purposes a .pdf file is acceptable.
Please, no bios with your submission. Upon acceptance, you will have the opportunity to have a bio or link published on the website.
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