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Submission Guidelines

Please read all guidelines listed before submitting your work to maniamagazine.ue@gmail.com

Submissions are currently: CLOSED

Content Guidelines:

  • Submission should be submitted by 11:59 CST on the day of the deadline.

    • Fall Submission Period: September 15th to January 15th.​

    • Spring Submission Period: March 15th to July 15th.

  • The maximum word count for prose (fiction and non-fiction) is 3000 words.

  • The maximum line count for poetry is 40 lines.

  • We accept simultaneous submissions and previously published work, so long as we are informed of this when the piece is submitted.

  • We do not accept pieces written by or generated with the use of AI.

  • We do not accept pieces with graphic violence, discrimination, sexual assault, or erotica. We also will not accept fanfiction, scripts, or academic essays. 

    • We have a "Once Warned, Twice Banned" policy in place. Those submitting with content that violates our guidelines will be warned once and banned the second time.​

  • If you submit an untitled photo, and do not title it upon acceptance, we will title it for you.

    • Please see "Tongue Tongue Cat" for an example of our naming abilities.​

  • Failure to adhere to submission guidelines, along with late submissions, will result in an automatic rejection.

  • The Mania Magazine team reserves the right to make minor spelling and grammar changes if need be.

Submitting Your Work:

  • Please submit your work via email at maniamagazine.ue@gmail.com. The subject line should have the title of your piece and its genre (poetry, fiction, non-fiction, art, photography).

  • You may submit up to eight pieces of artwork/photography per submission window. You may submit up to two pieces of writing within the same genre. You can submit to multiple genres. 

  • Please submit each piece, even for those within the same genre, in separate Word documents.

  • If you are submitting to two different genres, please send two separate emails.

  • Please include a third person bio of up to a 100 words, including name and pronouns, in the body of your email.

  • Please format Word documents for writing submissions and JPEGs for art and photography submissions. Your work should not be found in the body of the email.

  • To format your Word document:

    • Please title the document with the title of the piece and its genre

      • Example: Falling Rain, Fiction

    • Please use a standard font, such as Times New Roman or Garamond

    • At the top of the document, please include any possible content warnings

    • Please do not include your name anywhere on the document, including its title, as this is an anonymous submission process

  • If you'd like to make a note of how you found us, preferably in the body of your email, we'd love to know!

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