For over half a century, Puerto del Sol has been dedicated to provide a forum for inventive and fresh prose, poetry, reviews, criticism, and artwork. We pride ourselves in not following a standardized aesthetic—instead, we seek work that presents authenticity, sincerity, and respect.

For over half a century, Puerto del Sol has been dedicated to provide a forum for inventive and fresh prose, poetry, reviews, criticism, and artwork; and we strive to publish voices from emerging and established writers and artists. Most importantly, we pride ourselves in not following a standardized aesthetic—instead, we seek work that presents authenticity, sincerity, and respect. We recommend reading our most current issue or works from our online journal to get a sense of the content we have published recently. Thank you for your interest in our magazine, and we look forward to reading your work.

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Puerto del Sol

What we like to publish
Puerto del Sol seeks high quality, innovative literary fiction & nonfiction from emerging and established writers. We like polished drafts, the ones you're ready for the world to see. Please do not send us something you will continue to edit - we want the final product! Our tastes vary depending on our current editorial staff, which changes each year, but generally we want to be floored by your work, to be moved, to be rocked to our core, to come away from your work with a newfound sense of ourselves, of the world, of something we may have never known had we not engaged with your work. This is the kind of stuff we're interested in publishing.
We do not consider previously published work. We do not accept excerpts.
Order our latest issue or check out our prose archives at puertodelsol.org to get familiar with Puerto del Sol's previous publications.
Formatting
Submitters are limited to one (1) self-contained work and this includes flash prose. All prose should be typed in 12-point font, Times New Roman (or any other serif typeface), and double spaced. We currently accept work that's up to 5,000 words (or around 20 double-spaced pages). Please include the total word count in your cover letter and indicate if your submission is fiction, nonfiction, or autofiction.
Be sure to include a third-person bio (less than 100 words preferred) and brief cover letter with your submission. 
Please do not submit more than once per reading period.  While we do accept simultaneous submissions, please notify us promptly should your work be accepted elsewhere. 
Puerto del Sol accepts submissions year round but only reads from August to April. Response times vary. Please give us at least 6 months to respond due to the large number of submissions we receive.

Prose - General Submissions

What we like to publish
Puerto del Sol seeks high quality, innovative poetry (in various shapes & forms) from emerging and established writers. We like polished drafts, the ones you're ready for the world to see. Please do not send us something you will continue to edit - we want the final product! Our tastes vary depending on our current editorial staff, which changes each year, but generally we want to be floored by your work, to be moved, to be rocked to our core, to come away from your work with a newfound sense of ourselves, of the world, of something we may have never known had we not engaged with your work. This is the kind of stuff we're interested in publishing.
We love multilingual work and have published translations.
Order our latest issue or check out our poetry archives at puertodelsol.org to get familiar with Puerto del Sol's previous publications.

 Formatting
Submitters are limited to five (5) poems. Please include all poems in one document (.docx and .doc are preferred). List the titles of your poems in the "Title" box of our submission form. Along with your submission, include a third-person bio (less than 100 words preferred) and a cover letter.
Please do not submit more than once per reading period. While we do accept simultaneous submissions, please notify us promptly should your work be accepted elsewhere. We do not consider previously published work.
Puerto del Sol accepts submissions year round but only reads from August to April. Response times vary. Please give us at least 6 months to respond due to the large number of submissions we receive.

Poetry - General Submissions

Puerto del Sol is currently accepting entries to our 9th Annual Prose Contest between March 15 and September 1, 2026.
Winners in both genres will receive $750 and publication in our next print issue; runners-up will receive $250 and online publication. The $15 entry fee is collected to support our acclaimed judges. All submissions will be considered for publication.

Each prose submission should use standard manuscript formatting (Times New Roman, 12-point font, double spacing). However, names and contact information should not be included in the piece itself. Submissions are limited to one self-contained work that has not been published elsewhere, with length under 25 pages. While we accept both fiction and creative nonfiction to our prose contest, please specify the genre in your cover letter. Winners and runners-up will be announced in September 2026.

Students or faculty who have attended or taught at New Mexico State University within the last five years are not eligible, nor are close friends or former students of the judges.

We are so excited to experience your work. Give us the inventive, the fresh, the everything in-between.

Prose Contest

Puerto del Sol is currently accepting entries to our 9th Annual Poetry Contest between March 15 and September 1, 2025.
Winners in both genres will receive $750 and publication in our next print issue; runners-up will receive $250 and either online or print publication. The $15 entry fee is collected to support our acclaimed judges. All submissions will be considered for publication.

Each submission should use standard manuscript formatting (Times New Roman, 12-point font, double spacing) unless changes in font or conventional formatting are integral to the poem(s). However, names and contact information should not be included in the piece itself. For the title field, please include the title of each poem separated by commas.  Submissions are limited to three poems. Please submit all poems using one Word or PDF document. Winners and runners-up will be announced in September 2026.    Students or faculty who have attended or taught at New Mexico State University within the last five years are not eligible, nor are close friends or former students of the judges.

We are so excited to experience your work. Give us the inventive, the fresh, the everything in-between.

Poetry Contest

Puerto del Sol is seeking work which engages with the theme of Reflection
This themed feature will appear as part of our Spring 2027 print issue. We look forward to reading your work.
Poetry Submissions: Please send up to 5 poems in one file (.docx or .doc files are preferred).
All submitted work should be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but please add a note on Submittable right away if your work is accepted elsewhere.

FEATURE: The Reflection Issue (Poetry)

Puerto del Sol is seeking work which engages with the theme of Reflection.
This themed feature will appear as part of our Spring 2027 print issue. We look forward to reading your work.
Prose Submissions: Please submit just one story, preferably no longer than 4,000 words. Please include the total word count in your cover letter and indicate if your submission is fiction, nonfiction, or autofiction.

 

      All submitted work should be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but please add a note or withdraw your submission on Submittable right away if your work is accepted elsewhere.

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