After having submitted to various literary magazines, you come to realize that the guidelines are there for the editors as much as they are there for you. Please read through all of the guidelines before submitting. Any sign that the guidelines were obviously not followed will result in your email being deleted, and no response will be given.

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Please note that we are unable to pay contributors but hope to be able to soon.

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General guidelines:

1. You may submit to multiple categories, but.​ all work must be in the same .doc or .docx file
   **Note: if you are submitting an experimental form of poetry, please send the .doc/.docx file and a .pdf so I can make sure the form doesn't change when I go to read it​.

2. Response time is 3-5 weeks. 

3. You can submit multiple times within a submission window, but please wait for your first submission response before submitting again.

4. Simultaneous submissions are accepted and absolutely encouraged. I just ask that you reply to the email you originally sent your work in and notify me that it has been accepted elsewhere (Congratulations!).

5. Livina Press asks for first serial rights and archival rights. Rights convert back to the author after publication.

6. In the future, if a piece that was first accepted through us is accepted elsewhere, I would ask that you please acknowledge Livina Press in your publication.

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Hard guidelines:

1. No use of slurs or derogatory phrases.

2. No work that promotes or glorifies suicide, drug use, or contains excessive and unnecessary depictions of gore.

3. If your work contains references or implications of suicide, self-harm, or assault, please include a warning at the beginning of your submission.

4. Livina Press accepts everyone and will not tolerate hate towards any person or group based on race, religion, national origin, sex, handicap and family status.

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How to submit:

• Please email all submissions to editor@livinapress.com.

• In the subject line, please format it as [Genre] Your Name - "Work Title"​​

  • If submitting multiple pieces in different categories, please format it as [Genre and Genre] Your Name - "Work Title," "Work Title," and "Work title"​

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Examples of Subject Lines:

[Poetry] Laci Felker - "A Moment in Gray"​

[Poetry and Fiction] Laci Felker - "A Moment in Gray," "Under the Desert Sky"

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• In the body of your email, please include:

  • The name you would like to be known as and how you would like your name to appear in the magazine

  • Your short (75 words or less), third-person author bio

  • If there is anything you would like me to consider while reading your work (like the background for why you wrote something), but please keep it brief (100 words or less is ideal).