SUBMISSIONS

Our reading period is now open! 

We read annually from November 1 - February 1. Submissions received outside of that time will still be logged, and will be read during our next reading period.  

FHR does accept simultaneous submissions; however as a courtesy, please notify us at once if your work is accepted elsewhere. 

Include a short, 3rd-person bio (approx. 75-100 words) with all submissions. 

You may submit work of more than one type, for example several poems and a flash fiction piece, but please follow the guidelines for each genre below:


Send no more than six poems​

Send no more than three flash fiction stories (1-3 pages), or one short story (7-25 pages).

Send one play ten minutes in length or shorter

We accept both flash essays (1-3 pages) and traditional length essays (5-25 pages). Please send only one essay. 

Send 1-10 works.  Please note: only cover images will be printed in color. Internal images will be printed in greyscale on normal, matte, made-for-print paper.

Electronically:

Currently, we are only accepting submissions via submittable (links to submittable here) but in rare cases, we will accept submissions to our email, bluestem@emporia.edu. When emailing us, please include your name (as you'd like it published) in the file of your submission. Attachments for photos and art may be submitted via email as .pdf or .jpg files (high resolution, 300 dpi).  

By Post:

We are no longer accepting submissions via post. For questions about how to submit, please email bluestem@emporia.edu.