Black Ocean

There are presently no open calls for submissions

- Entries must be submitted between June 1 and June 30.

- Poetry manuscripts should be 48 to 100 pages, single-spaced and on an 8-1/2" x 11" or A4 page only. Submissions are preferred in PDF format. If you cannot make a PDF, then please send as a Word document.

- We are not accepting unsolicited prose manuscripts or translations at this time.

- Only one manuscript per person.

- Please do not resubmit a manuscript from previous years without truly significant revision.

- Include: a cover letter with a brief biographical note, and an acknowledgments page listing previous publications.

- Manuscript revisions are not permitted during the open reading.

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