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Submission Guidelines

 

  • PLEASE DO NOT submit to more than one category.

 

  • Work should not have previously been published in print or on social media. 

 

  • Send no more than 3 poems. Poems should be no more than 30 lines long.

 

  • Send 1 piece of flash fiction. Flash should be under 500 words.

 

  • Send 1 story. Story should be under 2000 words.

 

  • Send up to 3 pieces of Art/Photography. Preferably not nature photography. Art may have been previously shown or displayed.

 

  • Gaeilge agus Fáilte. Irish language submissions encouraged.

 

  • In the Subject line, write Submission: Poetry, Submission: Flash, Submission: Short Story, Submission: Art or Submission: Photography as is relevant.

 

  • PUT YOUR WORK IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL. If necessary, for formatting purposes, you may also attach your work in a single file as a Word attachment in .doc or .docx or as a PDF.

 

  • Please include a 50-word bio in the third person within the body of your email.

 

  • Your name should not within your attached document. Submissions are read blind by our editorial team.

 

  • The Waxed Lemon is not in a position to pay contributors at the moment. However, contributors will receive a complimentary copy of the issue in which they are published.

 

  • The Waxed Lemon is a two-person organization and for this reason it can take up to 12 weeks before we can respond to submissions. We are aware that this is a long time to wait. Therefore, we are happy to accept simultaneous submissions. We just ask that if work you have submitted to us is accepted elsewhere, that you let us know as soon as possible.

 

  • Submit only during open submission periods. Submissions are open from 10 February 2025 to 02 March 2025.

 

Submissions which fail to adhere to the above criteria will not be considered.

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