Submission Guidelines

Submissions to the journal are currently closed. We will open for submissions again on December 15th, both for general submissions and for our New Voices Award in Nonfiction.

Submission Guidelines below:

Poetry: Submissions should not exceed five poems.

Fiction: Submissions should not exceed 5,000 words. Please submit one story per submission, and one story per submission period. This cycle, fiction will only be accepted as part of the New Voices Award contest. Submissions will be considered both for the prize as well as for general publication.

Creative Nonfiction: Submissions should not exceed 5,000 words. Please submit one piece per submission, and one piece per submission period.

Translations: Please submit both the original and the translation whenever possible. Translators are expected to have identified the original copyright holder and obtained confirmation that the translation rights are available before submitting, and, if accepted, are responsible for securing those rights.

All submissions must be previously unpublished.

Please click here to submit your work to us via Submittable during the dates specified above.

We do not accept submissions via mail or email. Please share your work with us via Submittable during the dates specified above. 

Our response time is generally 2-4 months. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. If your work is accepted for publication elsewhere, please let us know as soon as possible. 

Contributors will receive two copies of the issue in which they are published, an opportunity to purchase additional copies at half-price, and a one-year subscription. We do not offer any monetary remuneration for publication.

Note: Current NYU students and recent (within the last 3 years) NYU MFA graduates/affiliates are not eligible to submit to Washington Square.