Tilt is a bi-annual online literary journal. We are most fond of poetry lyric in nature but are willing to publish well crafted narrative and formal verse. Tilt loves poetry that dares to be new. Bent meaning and careful attention to the line, tickle us. We have no length restrictions.
- We are open for submissions all year round -
Poetry Submissions: tiltliterary@yahoo.com
/Please write "poetry submission" in the subject line of your email.
/Send 2-4 poems within the body of one email. Do not send attachments, they will be discarded.
/Please include a brief bio and cover letter. If you send work without a cover letter, do not expect a response from Tilt.
/Please allow 1-8 weeks for a response. If you have not heard from us after eight weeks, please feel free to send us a query.
/We do not accept simultaneous submissions or work previously published on the internet. We do however, accept work previously published in print but please include the publication credit.
Fiction Submissions: tiltliterary@yahoo.com
/Please write 'fiction submission' in the subject line of your email.
/Please submit only one piece of fiction at a time.
/No more than 3,000 words.
/Please allow 1-8 weeks for a response. If you have not heard from us after eight weeks, please feel free to send us a query.
/We accept simultaneous submissions for fiction only but please let us know ASAP if your work has been accepted elsewhere.
/Any style, any genre. Be sure your work is rich and leaves a lasting impression.
Art Submissions: tiltliterary@yahoo.com
/Please write "art submission" in the subject line of your email and include a bio and cover letter.
/Send 1-10 pieces as .jpg attachments. We are not interested in viewing your entire portfolio online unless we email you and ask for this.
/Please allow 1-8 weeks for a response.
Essay Submissions: tiltliterary@yahoo.com
/Please write "essay submission" in the subject line of your email and include a bio and cover letter.
/Send only one essay at a time as an attachment.
/Please allow 1-8 weeks for a response.
/We do not accept simultaneous submissions for essays or previously published essays.
Tilt's Publishing Rights:
We require first serial and electronic rights if the piece has not been previously published. After publication, all rights revert back to the author. If the piece is first published in Tilt, we ask this be acknowledged upon reprinting the piece. We hold the right to keep a copy of the work in our site archives for the duration of the site. Authors retain all copyrights to their work; remaining content is © Tilt.