WE ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED TO NEW SUBMISSIONS.
The Postcard Press accepts submissions of up to 100 words (prose) and up to 10 lines (poetry) via email at thepostcardpress@gmail.com. Please follow the instructions below to ensure that your submission reaches us and is correctly categorized:
- The subject of your email should read “SUBMISSION [Theme] [Your last name]”.
- Type or paste the full text of your piece, with title, into the body of the email.
- Insert one to two blank spaces, then type your name, the email address to which the response to your piece should be directed, a phone number at which you can be reached, a one-sentence (25 words or less) bio, and the address of your blog or personal website if you would like it to be published along with your submission, if accepted.
The Postcard Press will consider up to three submissions per theme per author.
The Postcard Press does not currently accept photographs, artwork, or jokes.
We do not publish material which could be considered discriminatory, defamatory, or pornographic.
Themes
We are closed to new submissions as of 3/23/2013. We will announce new themes on this page when we reopen to submissions. We are currently considering work submitted for the “What I Like Second Best” theme; we have responded to all other submissions.
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We offer our authors 15 copies of the issue in which they’re published.
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I like what you’ve got going on. I look forward to subscribing.
I love this idea. Do you accept previously published poems?
William, we generally prefer unpublished poems, but if we fall in love with it, we might change our minds.
Lovely idea! Postcards have a life of their own. Always will.
MH
Do you accept submissions from writers under eighteen?
Yes, we do!
How do you choose designers? I think this is quite cool, and I’d love to design an issue!
We generally work with local designers, but we’d also be interested in branching out with literary-minded designers across the web.
do you respond to all submissions, or only those you accept? if the latter, how long should an author wait before assuming you’ve decided against using his/her story?
We read submissions once a month. We typically wait until a theme submission period closes before rejecting work that’s been submitted on that theme, so if you submit early (ie, in May for a submission period that closes in September) you’ll usually wait longer for a response. We also tend to wait to reply to work that we like that doesn’t make it into a theme submission period–for example, if you were our third or fourth pick for a theme, or if we think your work could potentially fit under another theme. Rarely, a work gets lost–we check our spam filter regularly, but we’re human, and mistakes happen. Like all email, it’s also possible that our reply could get caught in a submitter’s spam filter. The only reason we would not reply to a submission would be if 1) we didn’t receive it because our email address was mistyped; or 2) the submitter clearly did not read our submission guidelines or look at the material we publish (ie, the submission was a query about a novel project, a 1000-word short story, a book of poems, etc).
I’m so glad I found you. Gotta love finding kindred spirits.
We’re glad to have you, Janet! Send some fiction our way.
I certainly will.
Just discovered you via an article published in the August issue of The Writer. Love this whole concept and I’m currently working on a submission for your “LATE” theme. BTW, I am a 1978 Mankato State grad, except in mass communications, emphasis on news editorial. Wonderful university.
I was wondering if you had any more recent themes available for upcoming submissions.
Hi alliterr! We’re working on putting up some new themes in the next week or so. Thanks for your question!
Great idea! Do you accept work that is not written to the specific theme for that reading period?
Yes, but it’s much harder to find a place in our publishing schedule for work that doesn’t fit the theme.