Welcome to Glass Mountain's Online Hub
Here you can submit work for future publications. Please make your selection from the options below
Glass Mountain publishes online, once in the spring and once in the fall.
Submission Guidelines
· We currently accept previously unpublished submissions from any undergraduate or emerging artist (anyone who has not attended, graduated from, or is currently enrolled in an MFA or creative writing Ph.D program)
· We accept submissions year-round, and read throughout the academic year. There are cutoff deadlines for fall and spring issues; anything submitted past the deadline is considered for the next issue. We look for outstanding fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, art, and everything in between—surprise us!
· Acceptable formats and specific guidelines for each genre can be found in its category.
· All submissions must include the following information: author’s/artist’s name, mailing address, phone number, email, and genre. Please include author’s/artist’s name on every page of the work in the header. In your cover letter, be sure to include a brief bio (about 50-100 words), written in third-person, to tell us about yourself and any previous publications.
· You may submit more than one piece at a time, but pay close attention to the guidelines. We also accept simultaneous submissions, though we ask that you notify us ASAP if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Submit previously unpublished fiction of up to 15 pages of 12-point type, double-spaced, and in DOC, DOCX, or RTF format. Graphic narratives, such as comics, should be categorized as Art. Our primary focus is literary fiction; however, all genres and all variations within are welcome. One piece per submission, please.
In your cover letter, please include a short biography (about 50-100 words), written in third-person, which tells us about you and any previous publications. Should you be selected, we will include this on our contributors' page.
We will respond to your submission within 8 months.
Submit previously unpublished creative nonfiction of up to 15 pages in 12-point type, double-spaced and in DOC, DOCX, or RTF format. We do not accept literary criticism. One piece per submission, please.
In your cover letter, please include a short biography (about 50-100 words), written in third-person, which tells us about you and any previous publications. Should you be selected, we will include this on our contributors' page.
We will respond to your submission within 8 months.
Submit 1 to 5 previously unpublished poems. In your submission, please type no more than 1 poem per page with a 10 page maximum. The text should 12-point font, and files should be saved in DOC, DOCX, or RTF format.
While we accept and will read all styles of poetry, we generally publish contemporary poetry that is lyric-based with narrative tendency. We tend to avoid rhymed, romanticized poetry, but we don't automatically discount any poem.
We will respond to your submission within 8 months.
Submit previously unpublished art in high resolution TIFF or JPEG format. Graphic narratives, such as comics, are best viewed in JPG format. Please no zip or pdf files.
If you are submitting 2D work, please make sure you take a photo of it in front of a white background and that the photo is level.
We accept work of all mediums, from sculpture and installation, to photographs and paintings.
In your cover letter, please list the medium(s) of each submitted piece.
We will respond to your submission within 8 months.
Reviews:
Submit previously unpublished reviews of books, albums, movies, or artwork, up to 1000 words, double-spaced, and in DOC, DOCX, or RTF format. We prefer subjects of review that have been released/published within the past five years. One piece per submission, please.
On your manuscript, beneath the title of the submission, please include the following details concerning the subject of review:
- Author/Musician/Screen Writer/Director
- Title of Work
- Genre (poetry collection, novel, short story, album, film, etc.)
- Translator (if applicable)
- Date Published/Released
- Publisher/Label/Studio
Literary Essays:
Submit previously unpublished literary essays of prose or poetry in literary canon. Your submission should be up to 900 words, double-spaced, and in DOC, DOCX, or RTF format. While literary essays can cover a multitude of literary devices, your submission should focus on only one or two. Works referenced must be properly cited according to the MLA 8th Edition.
On your manuscript, beneath the title of the submission, please include the following details concerning the subject of annotation:
- Author/Poet/Writer/Creator
- Title of Work
- Genre (Poetry, Prose)
- Date Published/Released
We will respond to your submission within 8 months.