Submit to GASHER

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GASHER accepts submissions year-round for our online publication and chapbooks. 

 

We are only accepting submissions through our Submittable page: https://gasherjournal.submittable.com/submit 

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Further guidelines can be found below:

 

 

For the issue:

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  • We accept simultaneous submissions. Please, let us know if your submission is accepted elsewhere.

  • Work must be unpublished.

  • For poetry, fiction, and CNF, please submit your work as a single document in either .docx or .pdf.

  • For visual art, please submit work as .jpeg files with an introductory statement (no more than 300 words) about the collection included.

  • Please include a brief bio with your submission.

  • Please submit up to 4 poems (maximum 8 pages), 6 pieces of art, 500-3,000 words of fiction or CNF (no more than 4 stories totaling 3,000 words. Each piece must have a minimum of 500 words)

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For chapbooks:

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  • We accept simultaneous submissions. Please, let us know if your submission is accepted elsewhere.

  • Please include a brief bio with your submission.

  • Manuscripts must be submitted as either .pdf or .docx

  • Currently, GASHER is only accepting submissions from those who reside in the U.S.

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For book reviews:

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  • Submissions for book reviews are on-going with an expected response time of 1-3 months.

  • In your cover letter, please include the book title, author, publisher, and publication date. 

  • Please include a short biography of your own work. 

  • Book reviews should be between 1,000 and 2,000 words.

  • We consider book reviews for small press works ONLY. We do not accept book reviews for trade publishing books or self-published books.

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For the 2020 First-Book Scholarship

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This scholarship is to provide financial assistance worth $250 to a writer submitting their first book. Please see the guidelines below before submitting:
 

  • Writers must not have published a full-length collection at the time of submission, including self-published books. (chapbooks are okay.)

  • The writer must reside in the United States at the time of submission.

  • Please submit your first-book manuscript (must be at least 48pgs in length, committed of identifying material) with a cover letter and bio. 

  • This is a blind reading. Please DO NOT include any identifying material on your manuscript, including an acknowledgments page. Those who do not remove this information from their submission will be disqualified. 

  • Any genre is welcomed to apply! We do not discriminate based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or class. 

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