Submissions
Submission Guidelines:
General Guidelines:
- 12-point, any serif font (Garamond, Times New Roman, Georgia, etc.), double-spaced preferred.
- PDF or Microsoft Word documents only.
- Up to five micro or flash pieces allowed per submission, or two short stories.
- Please include your first and last name, title(s), word count (per piece, if multiple submissions), and a brief author bio in the body of your email submission.
- Additional submissions allowed only after you have heard back about current submissions.
- Simultaneous submissions allowed, but do let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere!
- Previously published material allowed if it is no longer in print or otherwise available via another publisher. Please do not submit work that is currently published on social media, personal blogs, or other self-publishing avenues.
- Submissions are 100% free. No reader fee or submission fee required.
- We offer a $5 honorarium per contributor. (Donate to our tip jar to help us maintain our honorarium fund!)
- Please allow up to three months to hear back about a submission, although we will typically reach out sooner than that.
Word Counts:
- Short Stories: 1,000-5,000 words
- Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words
- Micro Fiction/Poetry: Up to 200 words
Rights:
We ask for first electronic rights. Rights will then revert back to the author, but we will ask for archival rights for our online archive. For print publications, we will ask for first North American serial rights.
Ready to submit?
Submissions for Issue Two are now open (July 1-July 27)! Send your submission to submissions@necksnapmag.com. Follow our socials or subscribe below for news about future submission calls and updates.
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