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"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."
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Open for submissions

Theme

FEAST

Deadline

July 31, 2023

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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·  Jun 1
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!

Types of Submissions Accepted

3 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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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.

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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)

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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 genre icon

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 genre icon

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 genre icon

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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  • 03

    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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  • 04

    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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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

Contributors on Chill Subs

Angela Acosta avatarDaphne Fauber avatarGrant Burkhardt avatarK.S. Baron avatarMellisa Pascale avatarPoet Whispers avatar
6 pieces