Guidelines

• Up to 5 unpublished poems
• Simultaneous submissions accepted (notify us if accepted elsewhere)
• Any topic is allowed
• 1 Word document (.doc or .docx)
• File name: Surname + Initials (ElliottS.docx)
• Oregon residence only
• Short 3–5 sentence bio
• No cover letters please

Process

• We'll respond in a timely fashion (whatever that means)

Rights & Publication

• Previously published work is accepted, but indicate where it was published (so that we can acknowledge it) and please make sure you have permission.
• Authors published in Fireweed retain all rights to their work. However, if published elsewhere, please indicate that it first appeared in Fireweed: Poetry of Oregon.

Benefits

• Permanent access to the issue is given to participants

Audio

• Audio recordings may be included upon acceptance (click here)