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Poetry, Short Story and Essay Submission Guidelines Each piece of writing or art should be submitted as an individual entry. There aren't any word count limitations, but we encourage submitters to pick their best excerpts from pieces that are too long for publication in a magazine. Please send us your most final draft, as our editing stage only allows for minimal adjustments.
A glimpse behind the scenes: Many writing contests limit submissions to 1000 words, and elementia has never published a piece longer than 2000 words. Editorial staff retain the right to publish excerpts in print. Our editors appreciate contributors' curation of submissions to five pieces or fewer.