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Thank you for choosing ‘The Hemlock’. Please go through the following guidelines before submitting.

Submissions CLOSED for the Summer Issue. (Submit through Google form)

The Hemlock Journal:

‘The Hemlock‘ receives submissions of poetry, prose, fiction, non-fiction and visual art. We publish 3 issues a year covering Spring, Summer and Winter.

For the Summer Issue: Submissions are invited from April 1st to May 15th

For the Fall Issue: Submissions are invited from July 1st to Aug 30th.

For the Winter Issue: Submissions are invited from November 1st to December.

(Note: These are the general submission periods. The actual submission period may vary due to several factors. Please refer to the latest notification on the site and our Instagram handle for the commencement dates and deadlines for the submission.)

Poetry:

1) Submitted works should be original, typed in Times New Roman with a single space between lines. Please do not submit incomplete pieces.

2) Each submission can contain a maximum of 3 poems and 5 pages in total. Please send all poems in one single document.

Fiction and Non-Fiction:

1) Submitted works should be original, typed in Times New Roman with single space, and containing from 1000 to 4000 words. Pieces longer than that will not be accepted.

2) Each submission may contain either one complete work of fiction or non-fiction. If you wish to submit 2 pieces consisting of 1 fiction and 1 non-fiction, then please submit them separately.

3) Pieces shorter than 1000 words are considered Flash Fiction, which should be submitted under the same category mentioned with the submission. We only accept two pieces of Flash Fiction at a time.

Visual Arts:

1) Visual arts may comprise photographs, paintings, or mixed media. Artists must submit high-resolution images of original visual art with a maximum of 50 words of description for each image.

We aim to respond typically within three weeks.

Submit your entries through the submission form link given below.

Submission Form Link:

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Please note:

Submissions will be accepted only through the Google form.

All submissions should include a cover letter with the author’s or artist’s bio, headshot and name exactly as it should appear in the publication.

We do not provide feedback or editorial comments on bios submitted by the authors/artists.

We only accept original works by their creators. All works go through a process of assessing any hint of plagiarism before review.

Previously published works are welcome if the author retains all the rights. Mention it in your cover letter too.

No material published in The Hemlock Journal may be reprinted or reproduced, in whole or in part, without the permission of the authors. Authors retain the complete right of work after the publication in The Hemlock journal to reprint, or reproduce. However, The Hemlock Journal is free to use any of the submissions that has appeared on The Hemlock’s blog or in its Issues for the future endeavours. We request authors that The Hemlock Journal will be credited with first publication.