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We want to publish good poetry, no matter where or who it came from. We're looking for an array of styles, from narrative to abstract to forms, but nothing you'd find forwarded to Aunt Betty's email (no offense to sender or receiver). So if you think you have the goods, bring it—we want to take it.

But please read our guidelines first.

Guidelines

• Submit 3–5 poems, no more than 10 pages, no more than twice every 12 months. We accept submissions year round.
• We do not accept previously published poetry or translations at this time.
• We strongly prefer electronic submissions sent via email; however, we will accept submissions through regular mail (with a frown).
• In the case of mailed submissions, please put your name and contact information on each page. If you wish to have your manuscript returned, please supply a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage.
• Include a 1–4 sentence bio and your contact information (name, address and email). Past publications and credentials certainly aren't required, but feel free to list them if you like. We like a little flavor—the editors' bios are a good example of what we're looking for.
• Simultaneous submissions encouraged, but please contact us immediately should your work be accepted somewhere else.
• We acquire First North American serial rights; upon publication, rights revert to the author. In addition to publishing your poem(s) in our printed journal, we reserve the right to publish your work in PDF format; on our website; and submit your work—as it appears in our magazine—to third-party poetry prizes, reviewers and resources such as Poetry Daily, Verse Daily, The Pushcart Prizes, Newpages, Poetry Flash, The Academy of American Poets and Silliman's poetry blog.
• Response time varies, but expect 30–90 days. Please don't contact us regarding your submission until 90 days have passed, or we may just reject you out of annoyance.
• Payment is two contributor's copies, and a discounted rate on additional copies.
• Send only original work. If you quote another poet or source, we expect that source to receive credit. We value the original creative endeavors of other writers and hope you do too. If we suspect your work to be plagiarized from another source, we will be mightily peeved and won't hesitate to contact the appropriate authorities.

Email

Please attach your poems in one attachment in .doc (Microsoft Word) or .rtf (Rich Text Format) format. In the subject line put your last name and "submission," for example: Smith Submission. Please include your bio as well as all of your poem submissions in one document. Dealing with more than one attachment complicates things. We all have day-jobs. Have mercy on us.

We virus scan all incoming attachments. If any attachment sets off a security alert, the message will be immediately deleted and you may not receive a response.

Email: editors@sugarhousereview.com

Mailing Address

Sugar House Review Editors
P.O. Box 17091
Salt Lake City, UT 84117