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- What are the submission guidelines?
- When is the submission deadline?
- How long until I hear if my piece is accepted or not?
- What do you publish?
- Does my piece need to be travel-related?
- Do you publish previously unpublished writer/photographers?
- Do you accept simultaneous submissions?
- Do I retain rights to my piece if it's accepted?
- Will I be compensated if my piece is published?
- Do you publish everything that is submitted?
- How do I raise my chances of having my piece accepted?
- Do you proofread accepted pieces?
- How can I stay updated on everything Wanderlust?
- Is Wanderlust available in print?
- What about an anthology??!
What are the submission guidelines?
General Guidelines: All pieces should be sent to wanderlustjournal@gmail.com as an attachment. In the body of your e-mail, please include a brief description of yourself (three sentences or less, which includes your name, location, and previous publications [if any]) that will be included with your piece if published.
The subject of your e-mail should read as follows: GENRE – Title – Last Name
Examples:
FICTION – Tale of Two Cities – Dickens
NON-FICTION – The Jungle – Sinclair
POETRY – Howl – Ginsberg
PHOTO – Rose and Driftwood - Adams
ARTWORK - Portrait of Suzanne Bloch - Picasso
Non-Fiction: We accept non-fiction essays (3,000 words or less). Please send these as an attachment (either a .doc file or a .rtf file [NOT a .docx file, please]).
Fiction: We accept pieces of short prose (traditional, experimental, flash fiction) that is 3,000 words or less. Please send these an attachment (either a .doc file or a .rtf file [NOT a .docx file, please]).
Poetry: You may submit up to three poems. If your poem uses non-traditional formatting or pagination, we will try our best to preserve this while formatting it for the journal, but if we’re unable to, we will contact you to see if you would still like it to be published. Please submit your poems attachments (either a .doc file or a .rtf file [NOT a .docx file, please]).
Photography: We accept one (either color or black and white) piece at a time. Please send these as an attachment [either a .jpg or a .png]. In the body of your e-mail, please include a 1-3 sentence caption describing or explaining your piece.
Artwork: We accept one (either color or black and white) piece at a time. Please send these as an attachment [either a .jpg or a .png]. In the body of your e-mail, please include a 1-3 sentence caption describing or explaining your piece. [top]
When is the submission deadline?
We are an online journal and we accept and publish submissions year-round. [top]
How long until I hear if my piece is accepted or not?
Due to the high volume of submissions and low-volume of Wanderlust Staff, it can take anywhere from two to four weeks (sometimes shorter) to hear from us. If you haven’t heard from us in four weeks, please go ahead and send us a friendly reminder. [top]
What do you publish?
We publish non-fiction essays (under 3,000 words), short stories (under 3,000 words), poetry, photography, and artwork. [top]
Does my piece need to be travel-related?
Yes, in one way or another your piece should deal with the travel experience (either foreign or domestic) – though this can be interpreted in many different ways. When in doubt – submit. [top]
Do you publish previously unpublished writer/photographers?
Absolutely. [top]
Do you accept simultaneous submissions?
Yes, but please let us know if the piece you submitted has been accepted elsewhere before we publish. [top]
Do I retain rights to my piece if it’s accepted?
Yes. We only ask for first publication rights of an accepted piece and the right to keep your piece in our online archive. [top]
Will I be compensated if my piece is published?
No. While we’d like to pay (and pay handsomely) for your work, Wanderlust is a little to no-profit endeavor. All we can offer is a forum for your piece to be read by the public. [top]
Do you publish everything that is submitted?
We don’t. [top]
How do I raise my chances of having my piece accepted?
Here a few tips on making sure your piece is as competitive as possible:
- Don't forget to spell check your piece. The quickest way to get rejected is to send us something rife with spelling and grammatical errors.
- Don't send us a first draft that you haven’t proofread.
- Don't ignore our submission guidelines
- Also, don't ignore the travel theme of the journal
- Don't submit without reading the things we have previously published. [top]
Yes and no. Egregious typos are a quick way to be rejected, but an occasional spelling or grammatical error in an otherwise stellar piece will be fixed at our discretion. [top]
How can I stay updated in everything Wanderlust?
Well, friend, there are many ways to do so:
- First of all, check back in often. (Make sure to bookmark us!)
- You can subscribe to our feed for constant updates.
- You can become a “fellow traveler” of our blog by clicking on the ‘follow’ button on the left sidebar.
- You can become our Facebook friend (check back soon for details on this group!!) [top]
At the moment, no. We are strictly an online journal, however the possibility of publishing future print anthologies is on the table. More on that in the future… [top]
What about an anthology??!
It’s not the future yet… [top]
