Constellations: A Journal of Poetry & Fiction

How to submit

• Processs

  Submittable

• Cover letter

  Your cover letter should also include a short bio—no more than 125 words, and please don’t list more than three journals and three books as previous work. Choose the publications that tell people the most about you. The bio should be third-person and list your name exactly as you’d like it to appear in print.

• Eligibility

  No specific eligibility requirements

• Formatting

  If your poems rely on specific formatting on the page, sending a PDF is the surest way to preserve that formatting for us to see and appreciate. Note that Constellations is printed in 12-point Times New Roman on pages that are 6 inches wide (4.5 inches usable width), so long poem lines may be wrapped and preservation of special formatting may not be possible.

• Author's rights

  Because we need to be able to form a legal contract with any contributor to allow us first North American serial rights, all submitters must be 18 or older. (Copyright remains with the artist.)

• Additional info

  Submissions for Constellations vol. 13 will reopen on March 15, 2023. We have a special interest in Cambridge/Boston writers, but all writers are welcome and encouraged to submit Payment at this time is one copy of the issue of Constellations in which your work appears.