Submission Principles

At Chrysalism, we endeavor to innovate and improve the submission process.

Here’s how:

I. Submissions to Chrysalism are free.

We do not charge submission fees or require payment from submitters.

We aim to reassure all writers that their work was read, seen, and valued by providing opt-in feedback that is intended to be supportive, constructive, and specific. 

II. Submitters can opt in to receive free personalized feedback, regardless of publication decision.

III. Submissions to Chrysalism will be responded to within four months.

We can provide our submission decisions, including opt-in personalized feedback, within four months by working closely with our committed team of intern readers and capping submissions based on the size of that team (we generally allow 25-50 submissions per intern reader).

  1. We will next be open for submissions from January 1 - February 8, 2027. Accepted submissions will appear in Issue 2 in the Fall of 2027.

  2. At this time, we only accept poetry. We aim to begin accepting fiction in 2028.

  3. Poetry submissions can be up to 5 pages in length total. If you are submitting multiple poems, please ensure each subsequent poem begins on a new page.

  4. Work should be submitted as a single Word document or PDF file.

  5. We accept work written in languages other than English provided that you submit the English translation alongside it for our readers. Should the poem be accepted, both iterations of the poem will be published.

  6. All work must be original and unpublished. If we find that the work is plagiarized or AI-generated, it will be rejected and we will ask you to refrain from future submissions.

  7. We allow simultaneous submissions. If your work is accepted elsewhere, let us know as soon as you find out by sending us a message on Submittable.

  8. We have a cap on submissions based on the size of our team of intern readers (we expect allowing 25-50 submissions per team member per reading period) to ensure our response time of three months. Once we reach our cap, we will close for submissions.

  9. We do not charge for submissions, but we gladly accept donations. Donations will be used to pay our interns, and guarantee upcoming issues.

Submission Guidelines

Interested in submitting?

We look forward to reading your work.

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