Poetry Submissions
Submission Guidelines for Wild Whispers Poetry Magazine
Micropoetry Length: Less than 160 Characters and seven lines, including the title and a line space. The body of the poem must be five lines or less. You might like to use the free character & line counter here.
Micropoetry Amount: You may submit up to three poems.
Micropoetry Titles: Each micropoem must have a title. If a poem does not have a title, please label it as "Poem 1," etc., for identification purposes during the selection process. These placeholder titles will not be published.
Micropoetry Forms: In brackets, after the title, please identify the form of each poem submitted, such as, monostitch, tanka, free verse. You can personalise and modernise the poetic form, for example, by using fewer syllables in a haiku than the standard.
Submission Format: Paste directly into the body of the email in UK English, Left Aligned, Arial 11 Font or Similar, Single spaced, Unbolded.
Email submissions: [email protected]
Please use the Contact Form for any other queries, as these are two seperate accounts.
First Equinox Publication: Submissions accepted 14 December 24 to 14 Feb 25, 4pm GMT
Second Equinox Publication: Submissions accepted 31 May 25 to 31 July 25, 4pm GMT
You might like to use a World Clock here
Publication Policy:
Example of a Properly Formatted Submission
Email Subject Line: Poetry Submission
Email Body:
Please ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines to facilitate the general editing and publication process.
Don't forget to also subscribe!
AI Generated Poetry:
Rise with the dawn, let your spirit take flight,
Embrace the challenges, ignite your inner light,
With every step forward, you claim your own might.
Don't be the poet who sends us this type of poetry. When AI can send us its own poetry, we will consider it.
Micropoetry Length: Less than 160 Characters and seven lines, including the title and a line space. The body of the poem must be five lines or less. You might like to use the free character & line counter here.
Micropoetry Amount: You may submit up to three poems.
Micropoetry Titles: Each micropoem must have a title. If a poem does not have a title, please label it as "Poem 1," etc., for identification purposes during the selection process. These placeholder titles will not be published.
Micropoetry Forms: In brackets, after the title, please identify the form of each poem submitted, such as, monostitch, tanka, free verse. You can personalise and modernise the poetic form, for example, by using fewer syllables in a haiku than the standard.
Submission Format: Paste directly into the body of the email in UK English, Left Aligned, Arial 11 Font or Similar, Single spaced, Unbolded.
Email submissions: [email protected]
Please use the Contact Form for any other queries, as these are two seperate accounts.
First Equinox Publication: Submissions accepted 14 December 24 to 14 Feb 25, 4pm GMT
Second Equinox Publication: Submissions accepted 31 May 25 to 31 July 25, 4pm GMT
You might like to use a World Clock here
Publication Policy:
- Wild Whispers Poetry Journal accepts previously published poetry.
- Please do not appropriate the narrative voice of peoples who have historically had their voices silenced.
- We do not pay for poetry submissions or offer feedback.
- English language poetry is preferred. Irish with English language translation is also accepted.
- You retain the rights to your poems.
- If selected, you are agreeing to your poetry being published in Wild Whispers Poetry Magazine (Online) and on our website's blog and our social media platforms. Once published in the online magazine, the poetry cannot be removed at a later date. We can remove the poetry from social media at a future date if requested.
- Wild Whispers Poetry Magazine is permanetly indexed by the Australian literature database AustLit and by the National Library of Australia, TROVE and the poetry will be archived in these places for future generations to research.
Example of a Properly Formatted Submission
Email Subject Line: Poetry Submission
Email Body:
- Your Bio (fifty words or less), including the region, country you are located in. and link
- Poem Title or Poem 1 & (form e.g. tanka) & (total character count, including title, if used, ie. 140)
- Your Micropoem of 5 lines or less
- Your Pen Name & Your City, State or County, & Country
- from Book Title and URL link (optional)
- previously published @ (optional)
- Repeat for up to three micropoems in total.
Please ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines to facilitate the general editing and publication process.
Don't forget to also subscribe!
AI Generated Poetry:
Rise with the dawn, let your spirit take flight,
Embrace the challenges, ignite your inner light,
With every step forward, you claim your own might.
Don't be the poet who sends us this type of poetry. When AI can send us its own poetry, we will consider it.
Wild Whispers Poetry Magazine is inclusive of LGBTQI+ individuals, neurodivergent (ND) and differently-abled people, and is culturally inclusive to all Indigenous peoples, Irish Travellers, and the Romani community. We do not accept art, photos, article submissions, or pitches. We cannot respond personally to all correspondences, especially to do with unsuccessful submissions. We cannot facilitate work experience or internships. Views expressed by poetry contributors are not necessarily the views of the editors. All Rights Reserved. You may, however, print the magazine out at your own cost to hand out to interested persons or poetry events, without making any financial gains from that. Wild Whispers is a free online magazine. You cannot publish the magazine on your website or blog. You may provide links to the magazine's website. Communications between the editors and other parties is confidential and may not be reproduced.
