Submissions are currently open in all genres. Please read submission guidelines before sending your work. You can submit your work through Submittable.

For all submissions:

- Please send your submission in a Word document or PDF and include your name in the document.

- Send one submission at a time and wait until you hear back from us to submit again. We ask that you submit no more than twice a year.

- Include a short third-person bio along with a brief cover letter.

Poetry: 

-submit 3-8 poems, in one document (pdf, doc), 10 pages maximum. We’re open to all poetic styles.

Hybrid:

-lyric essay, cross-genre—just keep it under 3,000 words, in one document. You may send up to three short pieces as long as the total word count does not exceed 3,000.

Visual poetry/visual art: 

-submit up to 5 pieces at a time

Withdrawing work:

-We do accept simultaneous submissions but please be sure to promptly withdraw any pieces accepted for publication elsewhere. You may withdraw individual pieces by sending us a message in Submittable.

Response time:

-We aim to respond to all submissions within five months—if you have not heard from us regarding your submission, it is still under consideration. We have recently changed platforms from email submissions to Submittable. If you submitted via email during our last submission period and have not heard from us, your work is still under consideration during our move to Submittable.

Notes:

-We do not accept submissions of fiction.

-We do not accept previously published work—this includes works published online and on social media.

-At this time, Afternoon Visitor cannot offer payment for published work.

-All rights revert to the author / artist upon publication. We only ask that you credit Afternoon Visitor should a piece that first appeared here be subsequently published in a book, anthology, or elsewhere.