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The Keep 2020 is open for submissions

Submissions Open: April 1, 2020 
Submissions Close: July 31, 2020

We’re looking for outstanding poetry, prose, fiction, non-fiction, art and photography by novices and professionals. The only constraint is that the subject matter includes New Castle, PA in some way, be it past, present or future.

Word Count: There is no minimum word count, but pieces up to 3,000 words have a better chance of being accepted.

Art and Photography: Artistic pieces will be printed in black and white. You may submit color, but please keep that in mind.

Compensation: We pay $10 for art, photography and poetry. Payment for prose is one cent per word with a minimum of $10. Authors will receive an e-book and one print copy of the anthology, plus wholesale pricing for additional print copies (typically 50% off the cover price).

Rights: We purchase first North American serial rights, audio and electronic rights for the downloadable version(s). All subsidiary rights released upon publication.

Submissions: We do not accept reprints, multiple submissions, or simultaneous submissions. If we reject a piece before the end of the reading period, feel free to send another.
We love creative interpretations of our theme, but we do require the piece to be a solid fit.
We run mature content only if we like the piece and find the mature content to be integral to it.

Manuscript Format: Please use industry standard manuscript format. We’re not testing you or trying to make you jump through hoops, but we do want a manuscript that is easy for us to read.

We accept manuscripts in the following formats:
  • .doc or .docx (MS Word)
  • .rtf (Rich Text Format — generic document format that most word processors can create)
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Editorial Process: We aim to read submissions as they are received. If a piece doesn’t work for us, we reject it. If we think it has great potential but isn’t quite there yet, we request a rewrite. 

Please submit electronic files to sue@pokeberryexchange.com
Subject Title: The Keep 2020 Submisssion




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