The Rumpus

How to submit

• Processs

  Submittable

• Cover letter

  Essays: A cover letter is also welcome. Tell us a little bit about yourself, why you chose The Rumpus, where your work has appeared before, or anything else you think might be important for us to know. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but do withdraw your submission if your essay is picked up elsewhere. Funny Women: Not necessary, but you should know it's 10x harder to pass on your submission if your cover letter is super nice and exudes confidence and evidence that you've read and loved the column/me. Author bios: Please! Even if you've never been published (and who cares if you haven't), you can still reveal the city where you live and if you have any pets. Reviews: In your cover letter, please include: your contact information and a brief bio that we would use should your review be accepted

• Eligibility

  No specific eligibility requirements

• Formatting

  Please provide the following information at the top of your review: title of book being reviewed, author of book, name of press and publication date, reviewer's name and email address. Reviews should be single-spaced and paginated. Poem excerpts of more than three lines should be formatted exactly as they appear on the page, and set off in the text of the review. Please include at least 1–2 excerpts of more than three lines. Shorter excerpts should be quoted within the text of the review using quotation marks and virgules ( / ), with one space ahead and behind the virgule to indicate line breaks. Poems cannot be reprinted/quoted in their entirety. When excerpting poems, spaces at the front of the line and within lines should be done using the space bar rather than the tab key. There is no need to cite page numbers within the review, but please check excerpts and quotes carefully to ensure they are free of errors and formatted correctly.

• Author's rights

  Contributors retain rights to their work.

• Additional info

  Payments average $20-40 per piece.