The Lake

SUBMISSIONS

Submit up to five poems within the body of an email or attach one Word document with Poetry Submission in the Subject line. Please also include a short third person biography (50 words max.). If you have a publication or personal web site then you can also include a link to the site. I will respond to all submissions within two to three weeks. If after that time you haven't heard from me let me know via email.

Previously published poems will be considered providing you retain copyright and that they were published at least one year prior to submitting. Please also provide the place and date of publication. I'm also happy to receive simultaneous submissions but please let me know if your work is accepted elsewhere. If your work is not accepted please allow at least two months before resubmitting. If your work has been accepted please allow three months from the date of publication before resubmitting again. Those strictures aside, The Lake will consider all forms of poetry.

One Poem Review: send three poems from your book, a jpg of the cover and a link to the publisher's website.

Before submitting your poems please read the current issue or trawl though the archive to get some idea of what the editor is looking for.

For further information on submissions please click here

Authors retain full copyright.

The Lake is run on a super-low budget out of my bank account so cannot pay for publication of your work. However, there is a payoff. If your work is accepted it will be seen by an international audience and will be easily accessible in the archive for as long as The Lake is online. (Hopefully a long way off)