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Poetry Northwest is published semi-annually in April and October. We also publish new work on our website, between our print editions. All work submitted to us during our reading period will be considered for the print editions, the website, or both, at the editors’ discretion.

We welcome unsolicited submissions of poetry only, original or in translation, at this time. Please submit no more than five poems at a time, and no more than one submission per reading period. Simultaneous submissions are accepted with advance indication and prompt notice upon acceptance elsewhere.

Please note that our reading period begins on September 15 and ends on April 15. Manuscripts submitted outside this period will be returned unread. We understand that getting a decision quickly is important, and our goal is to respond to unsolicited submissions in 6-8 weeks. Please be patient. We read everything carefully. Enclose an SASE for notification. Manuscripts will be recycled.

We cannot consider anything that has been previously published or accepted for publication in any form, including work that has appeared online. Due to the large volume of submissions we receive, we cannot offer individual criticism.

Poems submitted should be in English. When submitting translations, please include both English and origianl versions.

Poetry Northwest holds first serial rights for material that we publish, and the right to reprint that material in later forms, including online. The copyright automatically reverts to the author upon first publication. We do not require that material be copyrighted prior to submission.

The best way to know if your work is right for us is to read back issues, which are available for purchase (if in stock) through this website. We look forward to reading your best work.

We will soon convert to an online submission system. Until that system is up and running, we will accept submissions both online (link coming soon) and at the address below, through April 15, 2010: