Word Gumbo is the bi-monthly e-zine from the newly formed Gumbo Press. Submissions are now open for the next edition. The theme is 'Endings' which you can interpret however you wish.

Submission guidelines are as follows:

Please send your pieces as email attachments in .doc, .docx or rtf formats to gumbosubmissions@gmail.com with the type of piece (short story, flash-fiction, poetry, script, non-fiction, other) clearly stated in the subject line.

PLEASE NOTE: We require submissions to be anonymous, so please include your name and the title(s) of your pieces in the email, but ensure that nothing but the title appears in the attachments. Any submissions not complying to this rule will not be considered.


Submit using the following guidelines:

Flash-fiction: up to 500 words per piece, maximum of 3 pieces per submission.

Short Stories: up to 2000 words per story, only 1 piece per submission.

Poetry: up to 50 lines per poem, maximum of 3 pieces per submission.

Script: up to 2000 words per piece, only 1 piece per submission.

Non-fiction: up to 2000 words per piece, only 1 piece per submission.

(NOTE: The word count limits do not include titles. The 'line' limit for poetry DOES NOT include blank lines. The word count for script DOES include stage/screen directions.)

Other:
We are also interested in pieces which do not fit into these neat categories: mixed forms, art/text collaborations, pieces which refer to online resources such as images or music (please ensure that any links provided are correct, stable, and copyright free), or multimedia (such as video poems, animations, etc.).

If submitting anything in these final categories which is hosted elsewhere, we will only consider pieces created/uploaded specifically for WordGumbo for which we can claim 'first publication'. We will not accept pieces which have been generally available prior to submission. These will be considered to have been 'previously published'.

Further details here.

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