SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

GENERAL

• We accept simultaneous submissions, but please let us know ASAP if the piece has been picked up by another journal.
• We accept submissions year-round, and publish quarterly.
• Include the author's name, address, telephone number, and email address at the top of the manuscript, along with a specific word count.
• Authors should include a brief biographical note as a separate word document with their submission
• Currently, submitting to Arthropod is free. In the future, we hope to instate a nominal reading fee to allow us to pay authors for their works.

PROSE

• We accept prose of ANY length, though we recommend staying below 10,000 words.
• Each reading period, authors may submit up to:
  Three (3) pieces of Micro Fiction (​<300 words)
  Two (2) pieces of Flash Fiction (300-1,000 words)
  One (1) piece of Short Fiction (>1,000 words)
• Authors should submit a word document in 12-point type with at least 1-inch margins, double-spaced.
• If submitting multiple works, please send them as separate documents

POETRY

• If submitting multiple works, please send a single document, with one poem per page