Every quarter we give you a theme and we want you to submit your best stories, poems or essays.
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As always, we’re accepting:
- Original flash fiction — 1,500 words or less (no AI generated material, please)
- Poetry
- Topical essays
Submission Guidelines
Word Count: 1500 words or less (we mean it).
No reprints, please. Exclusive print rights for six months after publication.
Payment is 8 cents a word for fiction and non-fiction, $25 for poems 20 lines or less.
ACCEPTING MAIL-IN SUBMISSIONS ONLY! (*see exception below)
Mail your submissions to:
La Regina Studio/Grundy Commons/925 Canal Street/Bristol, PA 19007
Decision notices are sent through email so there is no need to include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Please include your email address and your mailing address with your submission. All submissions must be typed (cover letters preferred but not mandatory) and be properly formatted. Also, if you have a social media presence, please include those beneath your email.
Be sure to:
Send only one submission, meaning don’t send multiple short stories or poems or a combination of both. Send only one piece and send your best.
DO NOT send your submissions using registered mail or any kind of correspondence requiring a signature. It probably won’t get to us and you’ll be wasting your money.
*If you’ve had work previously published in Book Worms (you know who you are) you may email your submission to [email protected] (same deadline) Please write Returning Author Submission in the subject line.
Please use the EXACT mailing address listed above. Please don’t write Book Worms on the address. This is a side project and our mailman might get confused. The mailbox is in a huge industrial complex and unfortunately, letters have gotten lost in the past, so please follow the instructions and mail as early as possible.