PLEASE READ OUR GUIDELINES BEFORE SUBMITTING!
GUIDELINES CHANGE WITH EACH ISSUE...SO...AGAIN...
PLEASE READ OUR GUIDELINES BEFORE SUBMITTING!


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.com.

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 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

FICTION: We are receptive to high-quality literary and genre fiction of all sorts, including traditional and experimental works. Please read the fiction in our current and archived issues to get a sense of what we publish; this said, we are always looking for the original piece, the piece that defies categorization and egregiously asserts its uniqueness. 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.

FOR THE OCTOBER ISSUE (reading cycle August 28-October 14), Pedestal Magazine welcomes short fiction under 4,500 words. Please submit only one full-length story at a time. If you submit flash fiction (1,000 words or less), you are welcome to submit two pieces during the cycle.

FOR THE DECEMBER ISSUE (reading cycle October 28-December 14), Bruce Boston and Marge Simon will be jointly guest-editing a special speculative fiction issue. Speculative includes science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream, surreal, and experimental. All fiction submitted between October 28 and December 14 should be speculative and not exceed 1,500 words. NOTE: DO NOT SUBMIT SPECULATIVE WORK INTENDED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE DECEMBER ISSUE UNTIL AFTER OCTOBER 28.

Pay Rate: $.08 per word

BOOK REVIEWS: While almost all reviews are now handled in-house, we are open to receiving queries regarding reviews of notable poetry collections, short story collections, and novels. Please query prior to submitting reviews.

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

INTERVIEWS: We are open to receiving queries regarding interviews with accomplished poets and fiction writers. Please query prior to submitting interviews.

SPOKEN WORD/SLAM: We are no longer accepting unsolicited spoken word/slam submissions.

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.

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 the 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.com.

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: