Website
Type Of Publisher
Online
Genres Published
Fiction, Poetry, Visual Art
Year Established
2019
Address
Santee, CA
Name
Zebulon Huset
Title
Editor
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Coastal Shelf is dedicated to publishing the highest quality poetry and short prose. We believe that the act of writing stimulates a person's empathy—something the world could use a lot more of these days—and encourage our contributors with recommendations on every submission. As submitting writers ourselves, we understand the value that a little feedback has.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
Yes
Average Unique Visitors Per Month
unknown
Do You Have Any Cover Letter Advice?
I mostly want just the name of the pieces & the bio. I don't need a summary of the story or what inspired the poem—we don't look at cover letters until we've already made our decision & we're putting our notes together for the writer.
What Do You Look For In A Submission?
We like a wide variety, but especially pieces with surprise at the language level (that aren't too obscured). Pieces with humor but also depth. We want a larger takeaway or point—something to pop back in our head an hour after we've read the piece.
What Advice Do You Have For First-time Submitters?
For the love of whatever you hold sacred, read the submission guidelines & take a look at the journal before submitting. Far too many submissions clearly don't extended that simple courtesy & we hate to start out on the wrong foot. Also, submit!
Do You Have A Favorite Unsolicited Submission Discovery Or Anecdote?
The ekphrastic poetry feature in our first double issue was originally one piece submitted with an unrelated poem, after selecting it, we saw it was part of a sequence & we requested to see more of the series, ultimately accepting 5 poems & photos.
Who Is Your Ideal Reader?
Someone who is willing to read closely, but is also expecting to be hooked. Someone not totally averse to parataxis or 'rolling with it' when an author has something larger in mind.
