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General

Deadline: Sep 30, 2023

Poetry, Hybrid, Translation, Art

Deadline: Sep 30, 2023 | Theme: Visual Poetry Prize

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"A journal and press founded in 2012. We publish work that transcends or sits outside of traditional notions of genre. "

"A journal and press founded in 2012. We publish work that transcends or sits outside of traditional notions of genre. "

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

110 days

Acceptance Rate

20%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: yes

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

9 genres

Nonfiction

Max of 5 pages. We are not the home for traditional narrative fiction or nonfiction / memoir—there are many other homes for these forms.

Poetry

Max of 5 pages.

Hybrid

Max of 5 pages.

Translation

Max of 5 pages. We accept translations that align with our general aesthetics. We do not require that the original text be published alongsi...

Art

No specific limitations

Play

Max of 5 pages.

Audio

No specific limitations

Video

video poems

Wtf is genre, send anything

Max 5 pages. Visual and concrete poetry, essays, video poems, new media, hypertext works, poetry games, poetry in the expanded field, poets’...

Nonfiction

Max of 5 pages. We are not the home for traditional narrative fiction or nonfiction / memoir—there are many other homes for these forms.

Poetry

Max of 5 pages.

Hybrid

Max of 5 pages.

Translation

Max of 5 pages. We accept translations that align with our general aesthetics. We do not require that the original text be published alongsi...

Art

No specific limitations

Play

Max of 5 pages.

Audio

No specific limitations

Video

video poems

Wtf is genre, send anything

Max 5 pages. Visual and concrete poetry, essays, video poems, new media, hypertext works, poetry games, poetry in the expanded field, poets’...

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Track submission

11

Total submissions tracked

110 days

Average response time

20%

Average acceptance rate

82 days

Fastest response time

151 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

Submission Guidelines for Journal: Send us up to five pages of work. If your work is in another format (such as video), send us what you feel is the equivalent of five pages worth of work. A cover letter is optional, as is a bio. A lack of either will not impact our decisions. If you wish, you may use the cover letter field to give us context for your entry, provide instructions on how to view the piece, or to tell us more about yourself or your work. Simultaneous submissions are fine. Let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere. There is no need to anonymize your submission; we do not redact poets’ names during our adjudication process. We accept translations. We do not require that the original text be published alongside your translations (though we do welcome it) but you must provide proof that you have permission to translate the work. We will notify everyone of our decision in advance of our publication of the issue. We regret that we are not presently able to pay our contributors.

Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

We seek work that resists, interrogates, or experiments with form. Words that describe work that we (editors) have previously enjoyed and may wish to publish (non-exhaustive): poetry, intermedia work, visual and concrete poetry, essays, video poems, translation, hybrid forms, new media, hypertext works, poetry games, poetry in the expanded field, poets’ theater, sound. If your work isn’t described by any of the words above but you still think it might make sense for Ghost Proposal, feel free to send it.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2012 | United States

We seek work that resists, interrogates, or experiments with form. Words that describe work that we (editors) have previously enjoyed and may wish to publish (non-exhaustive): poetry, intermedia work, visual and concrete poetry, essays, video poems, translation, hybrid forms, new media, hypertext works, poetry games, poetry in the expanded field, poets’ theater, sound. If your work isn’t described by any of the words above but you still think it might make sense for Ghost Proposal, feel free to send it.

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Nora Claire Miller

Editor-in-Chief

Kelly Clare

Editor

Alyssa Moore

Editor