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As editors of The Pedestal Magazine, we intend to support both established and burgeoning writers. We are committed to promoting diversity and celebrating the voice of the individual.

All queries should be sent to pedmagazine@carolina.rr.co m.

The Pedestal Magazine does not accept previously published work, unless specifically requested; however, we will accept simultaneous submissions, if so noted. Please inform us immediately if your submission is accepted elsewhere. Also, we do not accept submissions by direct mail. Neither do we accept direct email submissions. Please use the submission form (if submitting poetry for the April 2010 issue, please see below). If you send us work, please wait for a response to your first submission before you submit again.

We are currently receiving submissions in the following areas:

Poetry: We are open to a wide variety of poetry, ranging from the highly experimental to the traditionally formal. There are no length restrictions. There is no need to query prior to submitting poetry. Submit up to six (6) poems. Please submit all poems in one (1) form.

Pay Rate: $40 per poem (for April 2010 issue, see below).

*****NOTE:

The April 2010 poetry section will be dedicated completely to  a feature of “visual poetry.” John M. Bennett and Bob Grumman will be editing a visual poem gallery to be included in Pedestal’s April issue. If you have questions regarding criteria, please visit the following websites for samples:

http://www.bigbridge.org/bgfavorites1.htm
(follow the prompts at the bottom of page in order to view all samples)
http://library.osu.edu/sites/rarebooks/avant/VisualPoetry.pdf
(visual poems and explanatory/interpretive text)

Work will be chosen from 12 artists, each of whom will have four pieces published.

We will be departing from our standard submission procedures for this issue (please see below):

Send four to six works to all three of the following email addresses: bennettjohnm@gmail.com, bobgrumman@nut-n-but.net, and pedmagazine@carolina.rr.com. Please do not submit visual poetry via the submission form (i.e., please do not submit any poetry via the submission form from February 28-April 14). Two of the works may be previously published, but no more. Please make certain to choose work in which all pertinent details will be clear should the image be reduced to a size conducive to viewing on a normal computer screen.

Please have a short bio (100 words max) ready to send, if your work is chosen. We will also ask for a photo to be included with the bio, but this is optional.

A short artist’s statement should be prepared which addresses themes, techniques, styles, etc. present throughout the work.

Color is acceptable. 300 dpi, jpg preferred.

Each contributor will be paid $50.

Submission period: February 28-April 14 (including January 12-19).*****

Fiction: We are receptive to high-quality literary fiction of all sorts, including traditional and experimental works. Genre fiction (such as science fiction, horror, mystery, and romance) is encouraged as long as it crosses or comments upon its genre and is both character-driven and psychologically acute. We are also interested in works that do not readily fall into one specific category. Please do not send more than one (1) piece of fiction at a time. There is no need to query prior to submitting fiction; also, please do not send fiction directly to the fiction editor's email, as emailed submissions will not be read. As noted above, please submit work via the submission form.

Pay Rate: $.08 per word
Length: up to 4,200 words

Flash Fiction: We encourage submissions of shorter fiction pieces. Please do not send more than three (3) flash fiction pieces at a time.There is no need to query prior to submitting flash fiction.

Pay Rate: $.08 per word
Length: up to 1,000 words

Book Reviews: We accept reviews of poetry collections, short story collections, novels, and books of non-fiction. Please query prior to submitting reviews.

Pay Rate: $.02 per word
Length: 850-1,000 words

Interviews: We are currently accepting freelance interviews. Please query prior to submitting interviews.

Spoken Word/Slam: We are currently accepting submissions of slam, spoken word, poetry with music, and performance poetry. For this category, we are not interested in "straight" or "traditional" readings of poems. If interested, please send one (1) sample piece as an attachment in mp3 format to pedmagazine@carolina.rr.com. Please keep in mind that all mp3 files must be no larger than 7mb.

Pay Rate: $10 per track

As mentioned above, The Pedestal Magazine does not accept previously published material, unless specifically requested. It asks for first rights to any piece its editors select. At the time of publication, all rights revert back to the author/artist; however, The Pedestal Magazine retains the right to publish the piece(s) in any subsequent issue or anthology, whether in print or online, without additional payment. Should you decide to republish the piece elsewhere, we ask that you cite The Pedestal Magazine as a place of previous publication and provide The Pedestal Magazine's web address.

Spoken word and slam submissions can be previously published and/or previously released on a recording.

For previous contributors: We utilize a "two-issue break" policy when republishing contributors, meaning, for example, that if your work appears in a February issue, we would need to let the April and June issues elapse and could then consider your work for our August issue.

We do our best to respond to submissions in 4-8 weeks. All questions pertaining to submissions should be addressed to the editor at pedmagazine@carolina.rr.co m.

We will be accepting submissions according to the following schedule: Our new issues are released bimonthly on the (give or take a day or two) 21st of the month. During a month in which an issue of the magazine is released (February, April, June, August, October, and December), we will close submissions beginning a week prior to the release date and reopen submissions a week after the release date; for example, we will close submissions on August 14th and reopen them on August 28th. In addition, during the odd month (January, March, May, July, September, and November), we will close submissions for one week, from the 12th to the 19th. We will be receiving submissions at all other times. Here is a clear breakdown of our submission cycle: