Submission Guidelines
Due to the online format, we prefer shorter submissions. Please address all submissions to the appropriate editor following the specific guidelines below. If your work is multi-genred, please choose the category under which you would like your work to be considered. We have to file it somewhere and your choice of genre will let you know which editor is making the final call on your work.
Include contact information and a short bio in the email, and attach your submissions as a Word doc file. In the subject line of the email, enter the type of submission: your name: the title of the piece. (With multiple submissions, choose only one title.) Email all submissions to requitedjournal@gmail.com. Address the appropriate editor within the email.
Fiction: Send short stories of under 2500 words to the Fiction Editor, Amanda Marbais. (Shorter fiction of around 1000 words is preferred. Please send one submission at a time and wait for a response before submitting another piece.)
Poetry: We enjoy poetry that uses language creatively and leaks into other genres or other media. Send us your visual poem, your poetic manifesto, or your poem formatted as a play. Please send no more than 5 poems of no more than 3 pages each to the Poetry Editor, H.V. Cramond.
Drama: We are looking for dramatic gestures, pieces that treat language as performance, shorter plays, radio plays, monologues, poetic plays, stage directions. We are more excited about submissions that are 8 pages or less, but will consider longer works. Send to the Drama Editor, Kevin Kilroy.
Nonfiction: Essays and criticism of 5-8 pages are preferred. Send to the Nonfiction Editor, Heather Momyer.
Please be patient while we go through our reading process. Response time should be around 8-10 weeks. You will probably hear from us much sooner. If you haven't received a response after ten weeks, please feel free to nudge us with an email.