Guidelines

• Submissions are open to all writers, no matter your publication history.
• Send us unpublished work only. (If it’s posted on social media, that counts as published.)
• Prose length: Up to 1,000 words. Poetry length: Up to two pages.
• If you are submitting multiple pieces, combine them in one document.
• You may submit up to two pieces in a single submission, as long as the entire document fits within the total word/page limits. (For example, two poems together must fit on two pages total; two flash pieces together must stay under 1,000 words.)
• One entry fee covers one submission, whether you include one piece or two. You can submit multiple times, but each requires its own $10 fee.
• Simultaneous submissions are fine, but let us know if your piece is picked up elsewhere.
• Submit prose double-spaced in a standard format, like Times New Roman. Absolutely zero Comic Sans.
• We have no format requirements for poetry or other works.
• If your piece doesn’t quite fit any of the genres listed, select the closest one and note how you would describe it in your cover letter.
• In your brief cover letter, include what genre you’re writing in and your publication history. If you haven’t published before, that’s great! Send it!
• International submissions are welcome, as long as the work is primarily in English. Code-switching/meshing is also welcome.
• We accept your own translations of your unpublished work, translated without the use of AI.
• Absolutely no AI-generated or AI-assisted work.
• Please consider including a content warning if your work engages in potentially triggering content. Your work will not be judged based on this warning. We will appreciate the consideration you're giving to our reading staff.
• We will begin sending decisions in October 2026.
• Questions? Contact us at contact@glossyplanetmag.com.