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We have two submission periods: one beginning in February for our summer issue, and one beginning in August for our winter issue. Submissions normally stay open for 2-3 months until we have enough submissions. Check our Instagram page for up-to-date information.

If you are thinking of submitting your work, please note the following:

• Writing must be previously unpublished and written in either English, French, or Spanish.
• Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but please inform us immediately if a piece under our consideration is accepted elsewhere.
• Submissions that are sexist, homophobic, transphobic, racist, or generated by artificial intelligence will be rejected immediately.

Poetry: You may submit up to four poems of any length per call.

Fiction and creative non-fiction: For these submissions we have a soft limit of 3000 words; that is, we will not automatically disregard work exceeding this word count, but do understand that longer pieces are generally harder to place.

Send your submission as an email attachment to ahoyliterary@gmail.com. In your email, be sure to:

• Format the subject line of your email as follows:

  [POETRY/FICTION/CNF] [WINTER/SUMMER] [YEAR]: [Your name]
  

  For example: POETRY WINTER 1907: Rainer Maria Rilke

• Attach the full submission as one file (.TXT, .DOCX, or .PDF are all fine).
• Eliminate any identifying information from the attached file, as we read submissions blind.
• Include a short bio (max. 100 words) written in the third person.

We reserve the right to ignore any submissions not adhering to the above guidelines.

If you wish to submit both prose and poetry during one submission call, please send two separate emails. These will be assessed separately; i.e., if you receive a rejection for the poetry piece, this does not mean the prose has been rejected. You may not submit both fiction and creative non-fiction in the same call.