

Submit your work in Times New Roman 12-point font.

Please start each poem at the top of a new page in one single document. An additional poetry entry can include up to three poems or 150 lines of poetry in a single document. One poetry initial entry includes up to three poems or 150 lines of poetry in a single document.No refunds are provided for selecting the incorrect fee option. You must choose the appropriate submission fee option, or your piece may be disqualified. Under "Fee," select the correct payment amount from the drop-down menu. This is where your subscription will be shipped. Residence is based on the address associated with your Submittable account. If you reside in Canada (at the Canadian address associated with your Submittable account, regardless of citizenship), the fee is $35 CAD to submit your initial entry, and $7 CAD for each additional entry.If you reside outside of Canada (whether you are Canadian or not), the fee is $45 CAD if you reside in the US or $55 CAD if you reside outside of North America to submit your initial entry, and $7 CAD for each additional entry.The cost of entry is dependent upon the location of your residence.HONOURABLE MENTION: $100 + publication on Room's website Poetry Contest Guidelines: For information on our annual literary contests and cover art contest, please also visit our contests page.įIRST PRIZE: $1,000 + publication in Room Click on the contest categories below for rules specific to that contest. Please note that the information and guidelines above apply to regular submissions.If you are using Hotmail or Gmail, please be sure to designate Room as an approved sender to prevent our response being caught up in your spam filters.Our average response time is between two weeks and six months. We respond to all submissions by email.Do not send a second submission until you have heard back from us considering the first one.(Note: You may enter our contests and make a regular submission at the same time so long as the materials are different.) To avoid a flood of material by a single submitter or overly frequent submissions, please send only one submission in one category-poetry (up to 5 poems), fiction, or creative non-fiction-per quarter.We do not publish the same writer more than twice a year, and never in consecutive issues.So send your absolutely best piece(s) of work.


We gladly accept simultaneous submissions.Submit all work in Times New Roman 12-point font.Fiction and creative non-fiction: up to 3500 words.Submit only work that has not been previously published, in print or online.Alternatively, you can order single copies of specific issues. We strongly suggest you get a sense of our tastes by reviewing material we've published in recent issues-buy newsstand copies, subscribe, borrow from a library, or visit our latest edition online. Room publishes fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and art by people of all marginalized genders, including cis and trans women, trans men, nonbinary and Two-Spirit people. Thank you for considering Room for the publication of your original short stories, poems, creative non-fiction, or art.
