General Submissions
Issue Nine
Theme announcement coming soon!
We gravitate toward tiny poems with deep imagery + original, striking figurative language. Read previous issues or buy a tiny chapbook to get a sense of what we like. You may want to select a favorite verse rather than an entire poem for your tiny golden shovel.
Submit up to six (6) tiny poems in a single Word document (.doc or .docx or .pdf). Each poem should be on its own separate page, single-spaced, + in 12-point font, nothing fancy. Work should be your own + unpublished. Before you submit, please read our FAQ page.
Submissions: Will open May 2025
tiny wren publishing's tiny chapbooks
tiny wren lit wants your tiny manuscripts of tiny poems to publish in zine format.
How tiny?
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No more than fifteen (15) lines in length (including stanza breaks)
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Five (5) to ten (10) lines are our sweet spot
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Each line should have no more than twenty-five (25) characters, including spaces
Submission deets
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Submit a manuscript of six (6) to fifteen (15) tiny poems in one file (.docx or .pdf)
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Have one (1) tiny poem per page
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One submission/manuscript per reading period
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Manuscript should be cohesive (theme, tone, + style)
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At least eighty (80) percent of poems should be new + unpublished
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tiny wren lit does not charge submission fees
Accepted manuscripts
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Authors of chosen manuscripts will receive twenty-five (25) complimentary copies from a print run of seventy-five (75)
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tiny wren lit will collaborate with authors on zine format + design
Submissions: Open Jan. 31, 2025 with submissions open through February
Print Anthology Theme: TBD
Next anthology's theme will be announced in Fall 2025.
We gravitate toward tiny poems with deep imagery + original, striking figurative language. Read previous issues or buy a tiny chapbook to get a sense of what we like.
Submit up to six (6) tiny poems in a single Word document (.doc or .docx or .pdf). Each poem should be on its own separate page, single-spaced, + in 12-point font, nothing fancy. Work should be your own + unpublished. Before you submit, please read our FAQ page.
Each featured poet will receive a free contributor's copy + 50% off for additional copies.
Submissions: Closed.