We accept submissions here for White Knuckle, our series of prose poetry chapbooks; Unbroken Journal, a quarterly journal of prose poetry; and Unlost, a quarterly journal of found poetry and art. Select which publication to which you are submitting below. Thanks!
Unlost Journal became part of White Knuckle Press/Right Hand Pointing in 2018. It was founded by R.L. Black.
What We Want
We’re looking for found writing that first of all adheres to The Center for Media and Social Impact’s Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Poetry. This means you’ve found something within a source text that is a new work, not just borrowed the existing copyrighted material. Think of it like this: remember how when you were a kid you would look up at the sky and pick animals and characters and objects out of the clouds? You didn’t just see the cloud, you saw something new, something no one else had ever seen. That’s what we want. Your found writing should not look like its source text. Beyond that, we want work that shocks us, surprises us, moves us, makes us sigh. We also like it when your work comes from interesting or intriguing sources. And we’re not really into poems that rhyme. We also love visual art pieces. If you can incorporate found writing and art, we would love to see it.
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different. The good poet wields his theft into a whole of feeling which is unique, utterly different from that from which it was torn.~ T. S. Eliot
We do not publish writing that is not found writing.
We prefer previously unpublished work, but will consider reprints. Be sure to mention when you submit if your work is previously published.
We do accept simultaneous submissions, just please let us know ASAP if the work is accepted elsewhere.
Art
Submit here.
How to Submit
If you are able, cut and paste the content of your submission (up to 4 pieces) in the box provided. If not, send up to four pieces in one document, with the author name in the document, as well as a title above each piece.
Double check to make sure you cite your source text. Work that has no source text cited will not be considered. We’d also like to know your method for crafting your found writing. We consider your method a part of your work, so drop us a note about that, as well. This will be published along with your work.
Please include a brief (35 words or so), third person bio that will accompany your work. Please do not include live links in your bio.
Payment and Rights
We cannot offer payment to our poets at this time, but we will do our best to promote your work.
UnLost acquires worldwide First Serial Electronic Rights and Nonexclusive Archival Electronic Rights, so that we may continue to archive your work. All submissions remain foremost the intellectual property of the author and rights revert to the author upon publication in UnLost. Any future publishers of works that first appear in this venue must credit UnLost for first publication.
Response Time
We aim to respond to submissions within one month. If it has been longer than two months, shoot us an email with “Query” in the subject line.
Unlost Journal became part of White Knuckle Press/Right Hand Pointing in 2018. It was founded by R.L. Black.
Art
Since found poems are the literary version of a collage, we are also interested in showcasing collage art pieces on our website. As you know, sometimes art is difficult to present on a website, which may be viewed on a cell phone screen or on a large hi-res monitor. Generally, horizontal images are better for us than vertical. Keep in mind the question of detail vs. "big picture." If appreciation of your piece depends on being able to see or read small areas of the overall canvas, it's less likely to be appropriate for a screen. And that's what you call editorsplaining. Sorry.
How to Submit
Submit as a .jpg, .gif, or similar, common file type for images.
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Please include a brief (35 words or so), third-person bio that will accompany your work. Please do not include live links in your bio.
Payment and Rights
We cannot offer payment to our poets at this time, but we will do our best to promote your work.
UnLost acquires worldwide First Serial Electronic Rights and Nonexclusive Archival Electronic Rights, so that we may continue to archive your work. All submissions remain foremost the intellectual property of the author and rights revert to the author upon publication in UnLost. Any future publishers of works that first appear in this venue must credit UnLost for first publication.
Response Time
We aim to respond to submissions within one month. If it has been longer than two months, shoot us an email with “Query” in the subject line.