Submissions Form

we look forward to reading your work . . .

Just a quick reminder of the guidelines: 

PROSE – submit up to 333 words max (1 per form)

This includes 3-word stories, drabbles, microfiction, flash fiction, and whatever your imagination can conjure. Our only absolute requirement: Make us feel something! Sad, fine. Tormented, better. Angst, gah. Happy, meh, we’ll take it. Just remember to move us with your words.

POETRY – submit up to 3 poems (in one form below), no longer than 33 lines each.

We’ll consider anything from free verse to haiku to haibun to you-name-it. But, of course, we love Three Line Poetry. ::insert wink::  Invented and experimental forms are always welcome. Show us something new. But we especially like mental floss, unforgettable imagery that clings to your marrow. Be different. Be unique. Be weird. Give us something to chew on for months, even years to come.

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Poetry/Prose Submission Form

(As you want it published) Please DO NOT use all CAPS.
(Make sure this is CORRECT or we cannot contact you.)
(For Poetry Submissions, please separate multiple titles with semicolons.)
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(Third Person — 60 words max) (required)
Unfortunately, we cannot provide free contributor copies at this time if published.
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F.A.Q.

Quick Facts and All Things Wordy

  • WE DO NOT ACCEPT AI CREATED CONTENT
  • WE DO NOT ACCEPT PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORK Therefore, any work that has been posted or otherwise made publicly available online is considered to have been “previously published.” This includes blogs and social media sites.
  • We DO ACCEPT simultaneous submissions. We also write and understand the process required to publish your work. Now go, get out there! Just be kind enough to let us know as soon as possible if your work is accepted elsewhere.
  • We strive to respond in under TWO WEEKS (typically much sooner).
  • We currently have two reading periods for Poetry and Prose:
      • April 1 to July 31
      • Oct 1 to Jan 31
  • Photography and Visual Art Submissions are ALWAYS OPEN.
(Please, no lewd or graphic images or use of excessive profanity or overtly disturbing mental images. Let’s use common sense here.) Think sensual, seductive, all things nature, and evoking the five senses. No overindulgent gore or pornography will be accepted. 

Please submit only one form for each Prose, Poetry, and Photography/Visual Art at a time. (Yes, you can submit once to each category every submission period.) Be advised that we read all submissions in the order they are received and will respond to the email address provided as quickly as possible.

We give each submission the time and consideration it deserves and strive to keep response times under two weeks.

Ink in Thirds acquires Exclusive First Rights. We ask for 30 days exclusive after our initial publication date. After 30 days, the copyright automatically reverts to the author. Feel free to publish and submit your work elsewhere, and please mention  Ink in Thirds as the first place it appeared. We also maintain Nonexclusive Archival Rights. All work may be permanently archived on our online database and digital issues.

Unfortunately, we cannot afford to provide contributor copies at this time. We only make $3.30 off of each print issue sold, which goes straight back into the magazine for basic operating costs.

We DO NOT charge submission fees. Therefore we rely on donations and issues sold to keep producing a quality product. We do not profit from this magazine; we do this because of our love and passion for writing and the arts!

Contributors make this beautiful print magazine possible. We do promote our contributors on SM, nominate them for literary prizes, and have a book review series to help support and aid writers with their publishing journeys.

Each 126-page, full-color print magazine will be available for $29.50, which includes a free digital download. Additionally, we will offer a digital-only version (to keep things affordable) for $3.33. At this time, we only publish two issues a year.

Thank you for considering Ink In Thirds as a home for your creative endeavors!

We offer praise and promotion for now.

But we want to promote you and champion other work you publish, so include your website or blog, X (Twitter), and Insta info in the submission form!

We also nominate for literary prizes: Pushcart Prize, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction, and coming soon, Best of The Net.

And last but not least, we have a book review series to help support and aid writers with their publishing journeys.

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