Submissions Closed
Willawaw Journal hosts two month-long submission windows:
August for the Fall Issue
and February for the Spring Issue
No work will be considered outside of these submission windows and all submissions must use the Duotrope Submissions Manager. This requires that you create a Duotrope account for your first submission in order to use DuoSuMa, but there is no charge for this. If you are having any trouble with the submission process, please go to customer service.
Please note, the “earlybird” window has grown smaller (first four days only) and the fees have gone up slightly. Just trying to break even. Thanks for your understanding.
The spring 2025 prompt is an ekphrastic poem by Erica Goss: “Sand Dunes at Sunset, Atlantic City 1885” (after the painting by Henry Ossawa Tanner). You may respond to her poem, or to the same or another piece of art in the ekphrastic manner, or you may use a fragment as a springboard and veer into another direction entirely! If you want to know more about the author, go to poet laureate prompts, click here.
General submissions are also welcome.
How to Submit?
Poetry and Art Submission Guidelines
Please submit up to five poems (previously unpublished) or up to ten images of original artwork. (NO PHOTOGRAPHY PLEASE.) Simultaneous submissions are fine. Please notify us immediately if your work is accepted somewhere else. For prose poetry, please limit to 500 words or less.
To submit through Duosuma, please click here or on the button below (link opens in a new window/tab).
- POETS may include up to five poems which must appear within a single doc., one poem per page or pages. Include a short bio within the submission manager form (more on bio below).
- No revisions after submission though you will have an opportunity to proofread just before the issue is launched.
- ARTISTS should send low rez images of their work (not to exceed 300 dpi) and include titles, materials, dimensions, and a brief artist’s statement with bio.
- Indicate in the cover letter whether you want to use initials or a different name to credit your poem or artwork.
- The short 3rd person bio may include three to five publication venues and no more than one link to other work or author’s webpage. It would please the editor if you would also place yourself on the world map (state, region, country, etc.). Note: the editor will cut you a little slack with a slightly longer bio (because we love to hear your stories!), but please exercise moderation.
- The journal is free to all. However, the online submissions manager is now fully integrated and includes a fee to help maintain the service and other costs associated with the support of all things Willawaw. For the “early birds” and those who may be financially unable to pay, the first four days of the submission window (e.g. Aug. 1-4 and Feb. 1-4) will be “Tip Jar” only. Also, NO FEES FOR ART SUBMISSIONS. There are no payments to contributors at this time.
Note: Cover Art is drawn from the Submissions and will be used for promotional purposes.
Copyright returns to the poet or artist upon publication. The journal retains the non-exclusive right to hold the text or image in the archives. By submitting to Willawaw, you agree to these terms.