Radar Poetry currently publishes three issues each year: the Winter Issue, the Summer Issue, and the Conistion Prize Issue.

Radar Poetry is an electronic journal of poetry and artwork. We publish poems from established and emerging writers and welcome international submissions. We are interested in the interplay between poetry and visual media. Each issue features pairings of poetry and artwork, selected by the editors.

Radar Poetry currently publishes three issues each year: the Winter Issue, the Summer Issue, and the Coniston Prize Issue. We welcome unsolicited general submissions of poems during our open reading periods:  November 1 - January 1 and March 1 - May 1. To submit your work, please read our guidelines. We nominate our authors for major prizes including the Pushcart series, Best New Poets, and the Best of the Net anthology.

During the summer months, we read and administer the Coniston Prize and are open to prize submissions only. Please see the contest page for details and guidelines.

Our regular reading periods are open to all poets. The Coniston Prize is open to any poet who identifies as a woman.

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Radar Poetry

This award recognizes an exceptional group of poems. We therefore suggest that you submit poems that are intentionally cohesive in some way, whether connected by subject matter, theme, voice, style, or imagery.

*BIPOC poets submit free during our special submission window June 1 - June 8. If you wish to take advantage of this opportunity, please submit through the "BIPOC Poets" option in Submittable before June 8. After that time, paid submissions will continue to be open to all eligible poets. *

Coniston Prize

Before submitting, we suggest that you read our previous issues to get a sense of our aesthetic.
Submit up to 3 unpublished poems in a single document. Please send no more than 3 poems.
Include a cover letter and a brief bio in the comments box. However, please ensure that there is no identifying information on the poems themselves and that your name is not included in the file title.
We welcome simultaneous submissions as long as you notify us. For partial withdrawals, simply add a note to your entry on Submittable. No multiple submissions, please.
Please note: Once your poems have been submitted, we do not accept revisions/edits while your work is under review.
We respond within 60 days, and often much sooner. After 60 days have passed, you may query us by email or send a message in Submittable to check the status of your submission. 
You may wish to track your submission on Duotrope.
We do not consider AI-generated poems.
We look forward to reading your work!

Poetry

For an additional fee of $25, you may request up to one page of feedback from the editors on a group of 3 poems. Feedback will include notes on craft, content, and tone, as well as suggested revisions. 
All poems are considered for publication. 
General Guidelines:
Before submitting, we suggest that you read our previous issues to get a sense of our aesthetic.
Include a cover letter and a brief bio in the comments box. However, please ensure that there is no identifying information on the poems themselves and that your name is not included in the file title.
We welcome simultaneous submissions as long as you notify us. For partial withdrawals, simply add a note to your entry on Submittable. No multiple submissions, please.
Please note: Once your poems have been submitted, we do not accept revisions/edits while your work is under review.
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You may wish to track your submission on Duotrope.
We do not consider AI-generated poems.
We look forward to reading your work!

Poetry with Feedback

Radar Poetry accepts original submissions of visual art in any medium through Submittable. Submit 15-30 images, in .jpg format, with at least 300 dpi/ppi resolution. Within your submission, include a brief bio and a link to your website and/or social media. We only consider artwork that has not previously been published in a literary magazine. Radar promotes and celebrates the artists we publish on social media.

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