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The Centrifugal Eye
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Submission Guidelines
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The reading period for
November's Autumn 2008 issue is now closed.
Submissions are no longer being accepted for consideration at this time.
Reading for Winter begins: October 20th, 2008.
Check here for the current and upcoming themes.
Artists' guidelines here.
Address submissions to editor: Eve Hanninen.
Submit 3 - 6 (single-spaced) unpublished* poems in the body of 1 email, and please make sure the word "Submission"
is in the subject line. If there is special formatting for any of your poems, indicate that this is so in your email,
and if the poems are selected for publication, you may be asked to resubmit poems of interest in Rich-text format attachments,
otherwise DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS of ANY KIND.
Simultaneous submissions OK, ONLY if stated at time of submission AND you notify me immediately if
the work has been accepted elsewhere.
Responses made in 3-5 weeks, typically, although occasionally it may be shorter or longer.
Poems on all subjects considered (but see the upcoming general themes column on this page for quarterly
slants. Poems tucking into these ideas will have higher success rates of acceptance). I look for strong imagery,
metaphor and poems with a bias for introspection. This doesn't mean that all poems submitted should be written in 1st-person
point-of-view, just that they be thoughtful and content rich. I want to see fresh subjects, layered meanings, sophisticated
themes, juicy language. Any POV welcome. Rhyming & formal poems must be polished and natural — free verse has a better
chance for acceptance, unless your traditional lyric forms show great maturity of craft.
You may include a short Bionote with submission, or upon notice of acceptance.
There is no payment for publication at this time.
*The Centrifugal Eye acquires First North American Rights and Exclusive First Electronic World Serial Rights for all
work published, unless otherwise negotiated. This means that all written works (including poems, essays, reviews) and artwork
submitted to TCE have never been previously published (print or electronic), except outside of North America (print
only, which includes all United States, Canada and Mexico). Please include first publication acknowledgments to The Centrifugal
Eye in subsequent publications.
It is considered polite and professional to wait until after the current issue passes before submitting reprints to other
online publications – when submitting your work to The Centrifugal Eye, be aware that you are agreeing to grant
TCE exclusive electronic rights† for that work, should it be accepted, for a period of 90 days, as well as a
non-exclusive right to maintain a copy of published work in TCE's journal archives, indefinitely (However, permanent
archival cannot be guaranteed‡).
Many print journals that look to acquire 2nd or 3rd Reprint Rights also appreciate a 90-day cooling period after initial publication.
You should still credit The Centrifugal Eye for first publication even if the 2nd reprint is making it into a print
journal for the first time; the same publication rights apply in either format.
†By agreeing to allow "Exclusive First Electronic Rights", you give permission to The Centrifugal Eye for the
exclusive appearance of negotiated work as stated above, and you agree to refrain from republishing same work accepted by
TCE elsewhere online while the issue featuring your work is current. Be aware that to "publish/republish" includes
any public display (including your personal website) of your work, except for poetry critique workshops (Beware that many
publishers do not make exception, even for workshops).
If you have had work published previously in print journals (not electronic) which you feel might meet
current or upcoming themed issues, Please Query me for possible special consideration, but do not
send previously published material without asking.
‡If your writing or art is published in The Centrifugal Eye, make sure you save a file
copy of your page(s) to your hard-drive and/or to Compact Disc. You can then print paper copies (or view the html files)
anytime to use for "tearsheets" along with hardcopy submissions. Depending upon webspace limitations over time, not all
works will remain archived. Assure permanence by printing out your own copies.
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Curious as to what sort of voices or styles we're looking for?
Think Billy Collins, Rita Dove, Pablo Neruda, Ruth Stone, John Steffler, Laurie Lee, Cheryl Savageau, Jimmy Santiago Baca,
Floyd Skloot, Sharon Olds, Camille Norton, Jared Carter...
But we're also open to your voice. Let us hear it.
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Please note there are 2 different email addresses being used.
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These help sort the many letters from submissions, and also use different technologies for coding. Please try to use the correct
email for your purpose; however, you will not be penalized should you err.
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Click these addresses to send mail:
For Poem & Manuscript Submissions:
Poetry Submissions to The Centrifugal Eye
(if above link does not work, copy and paste this address: centrifugaleye@earthlink.net)
For Queries & Correspondence:
Editor at The Centrifugal Eye
(if above link does not work, copy and paste this address: centrifugaleye@gmail.com)
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Tips for greater success at acceptance:
Follow the Guidelines carefully.
Very short and very long poems must be sublime.
Be consistent with punctuation; use it well, or don't use it all.
Expand your vocabulary. There's an average of 150,000 words in many standard dictionaries, yet the same 25 words show up
repeatedly in nearly every 2 out of 3 poems editors receive. "It's been done already, alright?!"
Where possible, "Show, don't tell".
View editor involvement as a sign of appreciation.
Send in your best work, and be willing to negotiate minor changes or revisions, if asked.
Market yourself like a businessperson: Remain polite at all times, sell your strengths, accept both advice and rejection
gracefully.
Read books on how to prepare manuscripts and poetry pages for submission - just because this is an electronic publication,
doesn't mean all standard publishing practices go out the window with technology!
Whatever else makes the editor happy.
(If you want to produce an unhappy editor:
Don't read the submissions directions, do send previously published materials and don't remark upon their appearances, and
don't answer all of the editor's questions!)
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Upcoming Themed Issues:
Accepting submissions
after July 16th:
Volume III, Issue IV.
Autumn, November 2008 -
Predilection for Prediction
Illusion, Mysticism and Fortune.
Step right up! Fortunes, fame, dreams & futures told right here! Magic shows and carnivals, soothsayers, psychics and sleight-of-hand
performers dazzle us with mystic predictions and seemingly impossible feats. But illusions and precognition don't belong
only to the realms of mystics; artists and writers create illusions of reality, alter- representations to entertain us;
dreams prophetize; nature fools limited human sight; religions twine with hopeful rituals; sensitive seers commune with
spirits or universal energies; luck is with us! Or it isn't.
Send in your finest poems dealing with all forms and aspects of prediction, occultism, mysticism and illusions, whether from
the points-of-view of entertainment, cerebral manipulations, unexplained phenomena, or spiritual beliefs. Give me subtle
slants or deal with the topics directly. You might even try reaching for the forecasting stars!
Future Themes:
(Theme-related poems get priority consideration, but other topics welcome, especially seasonal material.)
Ephemera
from Advertising and Paper Arts
to Etherealism
The Quantum Mind
Spring Brain Clean, Science, Physics
Unbidden Visitors
Last Chance Visits...
If You Could
Battling Stereotypes:
Age, Ethnicity, Gender, "Class," Profession, etc.
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Visual artists:
Looking for original photos and artwork. Or please inquire if you'd like to collaborate with the editor to produce specifically-targeted
illustrations. Otherwise, insert art files into email, if possible. Preface any necessary attachments with the title "CE
Artwork" in the email's subject line. There is no payment for artwork at this time, but you'll receive credits and great
exposure to a large readership.
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