Last Leaves is now OPEN for submissions for Issue 7: Feast! Head to our Chill Subs page for details on how to submit, as well as our theme (which can be as loosely- or literally-interpreted as you like). Submissions open through July 31st!
"We believe that poetry is rooted in community. We know that sharing your work can be difficult, so we aim to provide a space where you can be proud of your words and revel in the words of others."
Table of contents
Introduction
In lieu of poe-jams and coffee shop workshops, we’ve created an online space for the celebration of great poetry. We don’t have a type. Send us your beautiful, send us your raw, send us your quirky, send us your best. ​In the words of a great professor: “Poetry should be a movie you can taste and smell.” We want images and emotion. We want poetry that sticks with us and makes us think and feel. Since we started this in 2020, we've received so many amazing submissions that both did and didn't make it into the magazine, and every one of them has stuck with us. We thank you all endlessly for your support, and hope that you'll consider submitting during our open reading periods!
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
2 months / 53 days
Average acceptance rate
30% / 52.94%
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↗ Show moreTypes of Submissions Accepted
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
No more than 10 pages total. We do accept prose poetry, though are very selective about the ones we take. Send us what you have, anyway! We love to read it all.
Art
Max pieces: 5
Art & Photography fall under the same category; max 5 pieces of both (e.g., 5 art pieces, 2 art pieces and 3 photos, 5 photos)
Photography
Max pieces: 5
Art & Photography fall under the same category; max 5 pieces of both (e.g., 5 art pieces, 2 art pieces and 3 photos, 5 photos)
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
No more than 10 pages total. We do accept prose poetry, though are very selective about the ones we take. Send us what you have, anyway! We love to read it all.
Art
Max pieces: 5
Art & Photography fall under the same category; max 5 pieces of both (e.g., 5 art pieces, 2 art pieces and 3 photos, 5 photos)
Photography
Max pieces: 5
Art & Photography fall under the same category; max 5 pieces of both (e.g., 5 art pieces, 2 art pieces and 3 photos, 5 photos)
Need to know for submitting
Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
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Details
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How to submit 🏗️
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Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️
04
Awards
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Demographics & Eligibility
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Formatting requirements 🏗️
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Rights for published work 🏗️
Magazine
Founded in 2020 | United States
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 :)
Cailey Johanna Thiessen
Editor-in-Chief
Kiera S. Baron
Poetry Editor & Cover Design
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
19
Average acceptance rate
52.94%
Average response time
53 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
45/63 days
Fastest response time
22 days
Slowest response time
71 days
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