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"The Pierian releases new poems online monthly, and an annual omnibus in print. Dedicated to bold voices that shape language, The Pierian welcomes you to drink deep. "

"The Pierian releases new poems online monthly, and an annual omnibus in print. Dedicated to bold voices that shape language, The Pierian welcomes you to drink deep. "

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

1 months / 36 days

Acceptance Rate

10% / 0%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    No

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: 1

  • Examples online

    No

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

1 genres

Poetry

Max lines: 40

Max pieces: 5

We consider free verse, formal verse, prose poetry, and combinations thereof. We will consider the occasional longer piece, but most of what...

Poetry

Max lines: 40

Max pieces: 5

We consider free verse, formal verse, prose poetry, and combinations thereof. We will consider the occasional longer piece, but most of what...

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Track submission

3

Total submissions tracked

36 days

Average response time

10% / 0%

Average acceptance rate

36 days

Fastest response time

36 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

We use our own submissions portal.

Cover letters

The Pierian does not accept cover letters Do not include any identifying information in your upload.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

The Pierian accepts Word (docx) and OpenOffice (odt) file uploads. Do not include any identifying information in your upload. Place each poem in a separate document. DO NOT place multiple poems in a single document!

Rights for published work

The Pierian receives first electronic and print rights. All accepted poems will be published at thepierian.org and in our yearly print journal. We do not accept previously published poems, and your poem should not appear anywhere online.

Additional info

Usually we don't take simul subs. But to celebrate chillsubs users, we're offering simul for you folks. Use code JUSTCHILL23 or visit our custom chillsubs submission zone at www.thepierian.org/solicited/JUSTCHILL23 Pro submissions may be simultaneous; this status is available to our Patreon supporters.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2022 | United States

The Pierian seeks invigorating new poetry that engages with the sounds and sense of poetic traditions. We consider free verse, formal verse, prose poetry, and combinations thereof.

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 :)

Max Roland Ekstrom

Editor-in-Chief

Keeley Schell

Editor

Examples

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