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"Over the past 30 years, Illuminations Magazine has always maintained a mission to publish new writers alongside some of the world’s finest, believing that a harmonious blend of the two will lend a fresh voice to the world of contemporary poetry."
"Over the past 30 years, Illuminations Magazine has always maintained a mission to publish new writers alongside some of the world’s finest, believing that a harmonious blend of the two will lend a fresh voice to the world of contemporary poetry."
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Yes: $2.2
Simultaneous submissions
No
Previously published
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Expedited response
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Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
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Accepted genres
4 genres
Fiction
No specific limitations
Nonfiction
No specific limitations
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
Translation
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Fiction
No specific limitations
Nonfiction
No specific limitations
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
Translation
No specific limitations
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No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
In the case of a piece translated from a language other than English, please send us the original along with your translation (this is for review purposes only; we generally publish the translation only).
Rights for published work
Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!
Additional info
Mailed (free) and electronic submissions via Submittable.com ($2:20 fee) no simultaneous submissions copies for contributors As a magazine devoted primarily to poetry we publish only one or two pieces of short fiction and/or non-fiction in any given year, and sometimes publish none at all Mailed submissions should be sent, with an accompanying SASE for response, to Simon Lewis, Editor, Illuminations, Department of English, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424-0001.
About the Magazine
Founded in 1982 | United States
Illuminations made its first appearance in Columbia, South Carolina in 1982 under the editorship of Peter MacMillan. The issue featured poems by Seamus Heaney, Stephen Spender, and newcomer Sam Boone. Subsequently edited from England, Japan, and Tanzania, the magazine returned to South Carolina in 1996 where it was edited by Simon Lewis at The College of Charleston until 2011. Over these many years Illuminations has remained consistently true to its mission statement to publish new writers alongside some of the world’s finest, including Nadine Gordimer, James Merrill, Carol Ann Duffy, Dennis Brutus, Allen Tate, interviews with Tim O’Brien, and letters from Flannery O’Connor and Ezra Pound. A number of new poets whose early work appeared in Illuminations have gone on to win prizes and accolades, and we at Illuminations sincerely value the chance to promote the work of emerging writers.
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Simon Lewis
Editor-in-Chief
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