{"id":743,"date":"2026-02-09T02:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T07:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alphabetbox.com\/?page_id=743"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:28:41","slug":"submissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alphabetbox.com\/submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Accepting Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993366; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For Issue 9 updates,<br \/>\nfollow Alphabet Box on <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/alphabetbox.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluesky<\/a><\/span> and<\/span> <a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/Alphabet_Box\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 32px;\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\">Submitting for Issue 9<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-wp-editing=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: Adamina; font-size: 14pt;\"><em><strong>Alphabet Box<\/strong><\/em> is an international literary journal that features the best writers of original poetry, personal essays, flash fiction and short prose. All voices are heard. Hate is not.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-wp-editing=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: Adamina; font-size: 14pt;\">We award the\u00a0<span class=\"mw-page-title-main\">Ana\u00efs<\/span> Nin Prize in memory of her inspired life, literary contributions and commitment to writing. We award a <em>minimum<\/em> $100 USD honorarium to the selected winner, upon publication acceptance. There is a $9 administrative and reading fee. We intend to award more in the future through self-funding and the &#8220;tips&#8221; you make here on our website that go <em>directly<\/em> to writers we feature<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Adamina; font-size: 14pt;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-wp-editing=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: Adamina; font-size: 24pt;\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\">Submission guidelines<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Adamina;\"><em>Alphabet Box<\/em> does not accept previously published work. We feature ONLY original writing.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Adamina; font-size: 14pt;\">We accept entries up to 900 combined words for poems, essays, prose, flash fiction and nonfiction entered together as one submission.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Adamina; font-size: 14pt;\">You may mix entries in the same submission. For example, you may submit flash fiction along with an essay and a poem &#8212; as long as you do not exceed the combined limit of 900 words. Entries over the limit may be rejected.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Adamina; font-size: 14pt;\">When you submit, please include a maximum 100-word bio or self-introduction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Adamina; font-size: 14pt;\">We are <em>only<\/em> accepting entries using Duotrope \/ Duosoma. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/duotrope.com\/duosuma\/submit\/alphabet-box-intl-literary-journal-0nFBq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to submit.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Adamina;\">Upon selection as the Featured Writer, you give <em>Alphabet Box<\/em> first rights to exclusively publish your submitted work both online and in print.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Adamina;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Adamina;\">If we publish your work and you later learn it will be published elsewhere, we ask that you please mention it was originally published by <em>Alphabet Box<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Previous submissions to Issues 1 through 8 that we haven&#8217;t selected, may be re-submitted for Issue 9 consideration.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Adamina;\">Once this issue&#8217;s submission window closes, our choice of the <span class=\"mw-page-title-main\">Ana\u00efs<\/span> Nin Prize winner can take weeks, depending on the number of entries received. Our goal is to announce the winning Featured Writer here, and on <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/alphabetbox.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bluesky<\/span><\/a> and Twitter as soon as possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Adamina;\">The conditions, submission guidelines and judging process for Issue 9 may change without notice.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\">If you&#8217;d like to help us continue to pay talented independent writers, and remain free of advertising, please consider a one-time or sustaining tip. Thank you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-wp-editing=\"1\"><button class=\"button tip-jar-wp-button\" onclick=\"tip_jar_wp_set_modal_to_open( 1 )\">Click to Tip!<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"tkss-post-share icons \"><h6>Like? 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