MONTREAL WRITES? Thinking of submitting your work to. Here s how! Who are we?

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1 Thinking of submitting your work to MONTREAL WRITES? Here s how! Thank you for considering Montreal Writes for the publication of your original short stories, creative non-fiction, poetry, artwork and photography. We are delighted to have the opportunity to read and view your submissions, and promise that not a single one will go overlooked. There is no slush pile. Who are we? We are an online community for writers, poets, artists and photographers either based in, or currently studying in Montreal to share and showcase their creative talents. Founded in Montreal, our goal is to allow everyone and anyone s creative voice to be heard. How it works When you send us your work, it is absolutely certain that it will be read and considered for publication on our website. Once published, we will do everything we can to exhibit your work and spread it on social media (ie. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). Our goal is to give you the recognition you deserve, and provide you with a platform to share, interact, and discover emerging artists. There are, however, some things we d like you to consider before sending us your work (See Submission Guidelines on p.3, 4, 5).

2 A Few Things to Note Submission Guidelines (3) A few things to note: Artwork (includes installation art, drawings, sketches, paintings, graphic design work, - There etc). is NO publishing fee, meaning you are more than welcome to submit as often as you d like. - Send us a maximum of 1 piece per submission. - We accept multiple submissions, but ask that you number them in the order in which you - For collections, 3-5 pieces ( us if you would require more and we may make would like to see them published over an annual period. We d like to give all artists a fair an exception). chance to have their work published and appreciated. - Submit your artwork to submit@montrealwrites.com, with the title of your piece, last - We will not consider work that has appeared elsewhere, either in print or online. name and first name initial in the subject bar. - In your cover letter, we ask that you specify whether your submission is exclusive to us, or whether you have submitted it to other magazines or journals as well. Montreal Writes -guarantees Your name the (in publication the same of format your work, you so wish we ask to have that you it appear kindly withdraw alongside your your work if you choose to publish it elsewhere. If this is the case, please notify us immediately. - Please note we respond to all submissions by . Our average response time is within -one Short - three paragraph weeks. Getting describing back to the you piece/collection is our top priority, including and we ensure title, that size, we medium will do and date our best to get back to you as soon as we can. - If you are using Hotmail or Gmail, be sure that s from Montreal Writes do not get - Please shifted send into your Junk or artwork Spam folders. in either In PDF, order JPEG to prevent or PNG such format a situation, (maximum be sure to of list 1MB sized - please notify us if you require more). Montreal Writes as an approved sender. - the All Our submissions Contributors are to be page. sent by To have to your submit@montrealwrites.com, short bio and picture (optional) and are published displayed with the intent there, of you enriching must have our online submitted community. a minimum of five works to Montreal For more information about publishing specifics, please see the official 2017 Submission Guidelines below (effective as of Nov. 1, 2017).

3 Submission Guidelines Short Stories (Includes Fiction and Non-Fiction) - 1,000 to 3,500 words. - Submit your fiction and creative non-fiction to submit@montrealwrites.com, with the title of your piece, last name and first name initial in the subject bar. - An accurate word count of your piece - Please send your story in PDF, Microsoft Word, or Pages format in a legible font (preferably Times New Roman and size 12). Kindly indicate the page number in the bottom margin of each page. - Please ensure that all spelling and grammar has been checked and corrected. We are 100% dedicated to publishing your work and are willing to help if there are minor errors. If a submitted work contains more than five errors, we will send it back to you and ask that you kindly look it over before re-submitting.

4 Submission Guidelines (2) Poetry Poetry (Includes single poems or or collections) collections) Max Max lines. Collections range from 3-10 pages. pages. If you If you are are submitting multiple poems, poems, please please do do so in so one in one document document and start and each start on each a on new a new page page (with (with the month the month that you that would you like would to see like it displayed to see it displayed in our journal in indicated our journal indicated the top). at the top). Submit Submit your your poetry to submit@montrealwrites.com, montreal.writers.write@gmail.com, with the title with of your the title piece, of last your name piece, and first last name name initial and in first the name subject initial bar. in the subject bar. Your Your entry entry must be submitted with with a cover a cover letter letter that that includes includes the following: the following: - Your name (in the same format you wish to have it appear alongside your - Please send your poems in PDF, Microsoft Word, or Pages format in a legible font - Please (preferably send Times your poems New Roman in PDF, and Microsoft size 12). Kindly Word, indicate or Pages the page format number in a legible in the font bottom margin of each page. (preferably Times New Roman and size 12). Kindly indicate the page number in the bottom - In the event margin that of you each submit page. multiple works, you may qualify for a separate bio on the Our Contributors page. To have your short bio and picture (optional) displayed there, - In you the must event have that submitted you submit a minimum multiple of works, five works you to may Montreal qualify for a separate bio on

5 Submission Guidelines (3) Artwork (includes installation art, drawings, sketches, paintings, graphic design work, etc). - Send us a maximum of 1 piece per submission. - For collections, 3-5 pieces ( us if you would require more and we may make an exception). - Submit your artwork to submit@montrealwrites.com, with the title of your piece, last name and first name initial in the subject bar. - Short paragraph describing the piece/collection including title, size, medium and date - Please send your artwork in either PDF, JPEG or PNG format (maximum of 1MB sized - please notify us if you require more).

6 Submission Guidelines (4) Photography (includes single photos or collections) - Send us a maximum of 5-7 photos per submission (can vary depending on the collection, simply let us know in the when submitting). - Submit your photos to submit@montrealwrites.com, with the title of your piece, last name and first name initial in the subject bar. - Short paragraph describing the piece/collection including title, size, medium and date - Please send your photos in either PDF, JPEG or PNG format (maximum of 1MB sized - please notify us if you require more).

7 Montreal Please note: When we publish your work, it will first be available on our website, and then in our monthly electronic magazine. We thank you for choosing Montreal Writes and for contributing to the enrichment of our online community. Copyright 2017 by Montreal All rights reserved. All submitted materials on this site are the property of their authors and may not be reprinted without the author s written permission, unless otherwise indicated.