As Surely As the Sun Literary

How to submit

• Processs

  Email

• Cover letter

  No cover letter advice

• Eligibility

  No specific eligibility requirements

• Formatting

  ​Poetry Guidelines:​ Attach 1-3 poems as either one Word Document or one PDF with "Poetry" in the attachment's title Please have your poems formatted in a Garamond or Times New Roman 12pt. font There are no limitations on structure, but keep in mind that we prefer poems to be no more than two pages long Also note that while we do consider rhyming poetry, we prefer free verse or other non-rhyming forms Flash and Micro Fiction Guidelines: Attach 1-3 pieces as either one Word Document or one PDF with "Fiction" in the attachment's title Please have the pieces formatted flush left, 1.5 or double spaced, in a Garamond or Times New Roman 12pt. font Micro fiction should generally fall between 200 to 500 words, ​and Flash fiction from 500 to 1,000 Nonfiction Guidelines: Attach 1-2 pieces as either one Word Document or one PDF with "Nonfiction" in the attachment's title Please have the pieces formatted flush left, 1.5 or double spaced, in a Garamond or Times New Roman 12pt. font Pieces should be between 200 to 1000 words We prefer to publish nonfiction pieces that have some creative aspect to them; i.e., not strictly devotional, biographical, or scholarly. Please refer to nonfiction published in past issues for the best idea of the kind of work we seek. That being said, we won't outright reject a piece that doesn't fall within these parameters. When in doubt, send it in.

• Author's rights

  Once a piece of yours has been accepted, we reserve electronic rights as well as the right to archive your work on our website. After publication, all copyrights revert back to the author, and you may seek reprints elsewhere. Please do credit As Surely As the Sun as the original publisher. We accept reprints. Please let us know the name of the original publisher in the body of your email so that we can credit them. We'd also recommend checking the original publisher's reprint policies before sending a previously published piece our way. We also welcome simultaneous submissions.

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