Method Writer's Speak Submission

First Name(Required)

Last Name(Required)

Your Name as it should appear in the anthology. Note: This is where you will give us your Pen Name if you have one. (First Name then Last Name)(Required)

Email Address(Required)

Phone number(Required)

Is your submission Poetry or Prose?(Required)

Title of Piece One(Required)

Important: Do NOT include the title of your piece in the content area below. The title should only be entered in the “Title” field. Including it in both places will cause your title to appear twice in the anthology.

Formatting Guidelines: The journal only accepts italic formatting. Please refrain from using bold, underline, or any special characters including Webdings, Wingdings, glyphs, or unusual fonts.

In this journal, we no longer accept Absence of Field pieces, graphics, images, or unusual typography.

For poetry submissions:

Maximum 70 lines.
No more than 70 characters per line.
Use Shift+Return (ENTER) for forced line breaks.
Use Return (ENTER) for stanza/paragraph breaks.

Type or copy and paste ONLY the body of your piece in the box below (do not include your title in this box). For italics, highlight your text and press the I at the top of the box. This box does not allow tabs. Instead, use spaces for indentation. For prose, DO NOT indent any of your paragraphs.(Required)

Title of Piece Two (optional)

Maximum 70 lines.
No more than 70 characters per line.
Use Shift+Return (ENTER) for forced line breaks.
Use Return (ENTER) for stanza/paragraph breaks.

Type or copy and paste ONLY the body of your second piece in the box below (do not include your title in this box). For italics, highlight your text and press the I at the top of the box. This box does not allow tabs. Instead, use spaces for indentation. For prose, DO NOT indent any of your paragraphs.

Note: Unfortunately, we are not accepting submissions with more than 2 pieces at this time.

Type or copy and paste your biography here (50-250 max words). Sometimes your italicized words will not paste. Please double check that all publications, journals, film titles, book titles, etc are italicized.(Required)

Important: Your biography MUST include your name in the paragraph. Write in third person and BEGIN WITH YOUR NAME.
Correct: “Jack Grapes grew up in New Orleans…”
Incorrect: “Growing up in New Orleans, Jack Grapes…”

Before you submit, please confirm the following:(Required)

Select exactly 6 choices.

You entered your title only in the Title field, not in the body box.

You selected the correct genre (Poetry or Prose).

Your name appears in box 3 exactly as you want it printed in the anthology.

You used italics only (no bold, underline, special characters, or unusual fonts).

You did not include graphics, images, Absence of Field pieces, or unusual typography.

Maximum 70 lines total per piece.

If submitting Poetry, also confirm:(Required)

Select exactly 2 choices.

No more than 70 characters per line.

Shift+Return (Enter) for line breaks; Return (Enter) for stanza breaks.

If submitting Prose, also confirm:(Required)

Select exactly 2 choices.

Do not indent paragraphs with tabs; use normal paragraphs with no indentation.

Use spaces if you need any alignment—tabs aren’t supported.

Comments

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Method Writers Submission Form