Submissions are Open!

Subs are open from September 9th to October 14th! Feel free to look back at Issue One and Issue Two for inspiration!

When submissions are open:

  • email us your submission to sillygoosepress@gmail.com as a Word Doc, and use standard formatting (ie, 12 pt font, 1 inch margins, some sort of serif/sans serif-esq font, etc.)

  • the subject line should include the genre of your submission (if hybrid, cool! Tell us!)

  • please send in only one submission per genre

  • you can submit work for multiple genres, just make sure to send these as separate emails with the appropriate subject lines for each genre

  • include a (short) 3rd person bio, social links, pronouns, and anything else your heart desires

  • do not send us previously published work (this includes pieces featured on your social media/personal blogs/etc.)

  • simultaneous subs are allowed (and encouraged! get those pubs, goose!) but let us know ASAP if you need to pull your piece (preferably by replying to your original submission email)

  • PLEASE read and follow the genre specific guidelines below!

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What We’re looking for:

  • CRAFT-FORWARD WHIMSY – if your work isn’t this, that’s cool, but we’re probably not a great fit! Here’s what we wanna read:

    • craft-forward work

    • fabulism, the fantastical, whimsy, color, magic

    • folklore/mythology

    • work that reminds us we love to read (ie the work doesn’t need to be “happy” but the editors would like to feel happy to have read it)

    • a good sense of humor (we don’t need to laugh out loud, but who doesn’t love a good chortle here and there?)

    • fiction submissions should be addressed to Rhiannon :)

    • up to 3k words of prose!

    • writing should be double spaced :)

    • things Rhiannon likes (but send other things anyway):

      • wacky and weird stories that make you pause and re-evaluate your life

      • anything to do with mythology or fairy tales (the more obscure the better)

      • anything slightly spooky or kooky

      • LGBTQIA+ characters or storylines

      • ambiguous endings

      • yearning

  • They’re mostly the same as the fiction guidelines above, BUT:

    • non-fiction submissions should be addressed to Parker Dean :0

    • up to 3k words

    • writing should be double spaced :)

    • things Parker Dean likes (but send other things anyway!):

      • beautiful, long, convoluted, mixed, and sexy metaphors

      • stories about that one weird night you had in college

      • steamy, lustful yearning

      • LGBTQIA+ stories <3

      • happy endings (especially if there is a dog involved)

    • poetry submissions should be addressed to Lexi <3

    • send us up to 5 poems, keeping to a max page count of 12

    • poems may be formatted to your heart's desire, but know that sometimes websites are VERY SILLY GEESE and we will have to fuss around a bit

    • Lexi’s Loves:

      • sappho/sapphic reads/sapphic words/you get the picture

      • glitter gel pen poetry

      • yearning/wanting/desiring/pining/riiiight, you get me

      • magical reads of everyday situations

      • close reading Taylor Swift lyrics for the lore

      • having a crush that almost kills ya

      • queer girl friendships

    • Art + Photography submissions should be addressed to Eric :-D

    • Please send a selection of up to 10 of your finest photos or pieces of art

    • Please send with a singular overarching title (though this can change if we only accept certain works)

    • JPG/PNG format in the highest quality possible

    • Include the art piece title

    Disclaimer: we may only take certain pieces and not all regardless of if they’re submitted in a cohesive set or not.

    • Looking for some inspiration? Check out our previously published issues + social media for a vibe check

New to the whole lit mag/submissions thing? No worries! Here are our top tips:

  • Guidelines

    We wrote out the deets on what we’re rocking with for a reason! If you work doesn’t fit the vibe, then find a lit mag that’s more in alignment with your voice.

    check out ChillSubs!

  • Cover Letters

    What the flock goes into one of these things anyways? Here’s a sample of a cover letter that works for us; this is what we want to see in the body of your submission email, too!

    cover letter sample!

  • Contracts

    If your work gets accepted by SGP, we will provide a contract for you to sign prior to publication--this helps to protect us both. Here’s what that looks like:

    contract sample!
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little bit of Legal Biz

Upon selection for publication, Silly Goose Press reserves First Serial Rights & First Electronic Rights for 1 (one) year. If your work is published elsewhere following publication in Silly Goose Press, whether print or online, we ask that Silly Goose Press be credited as the original publisher.