new words is a trans and gender-expansive poetry and hybrid journal, but that doesn’t mean work must be related to those topics. we publish work from emerging and established trans* poets all over the world. we want polished work that makes us stop mid-poem to catch our breath and linger. we want words that surprise us; words that make us catch fire. in addition to more traditional forms of poetry, new words is a place for experimentation and hybrid process– work that mainstream journals won’t publish. ultimately we want new words to reside in the spectrum of life. see issue one, two, or three to get an idea of what we’re interested in. We never charge a reading fee. Expect 2-4 weeks for a response, though it’s often much faster than that. Payment is $15 + one copy.
General Guidelines
- All submissions must go through Submittable.
- We are especially interested in hybrid work including visual/art poetry.
- All submissions should be submitted as a SINGLE document. PDF and .docx accepted formats (.docx greatly preferred).
- Each poem should begin on a new page.
- File name should be: Submission-[Genre]. Do NOT include your name in the submission or file name.
- Simultaneous submission accepted. Please notify us right away if work is submitted elsewhere.
- Reprints accepted. Please indicate where the work was originally printed so we may provide credit.
- Contributors receive $15 (Venmo, PayPal, cashapp only) + one copy.
- Do not submit AI works.
- We reserve First Rights. All rights revert back to author upon publication. However, future publications/postings of the work should credit new words {press}.
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The number of submissions continue to increase with each issue. Not following the file formatting and naming instructions above could result in an automatic denial.
POETRY Up to 3 poems No more than 8 pages total. Each poem should begin on a new page.
EXPERIMENTAL Up to 3 poems No more than 10 pages total. Erasure work, experimental forms and language, shape poems, or whatever else. We’re interested as long as it can be printed.
HYBRID Up to 3 pieces No more than 10 pages total. Color art is accepted If the submission of a single document will not work please reach out to us using the contact form on our website.
