• Note to previous contributors:
  If your work has appeared in two
  consecutive issues, please skip
  an issue before submitting again.
• Gutter Eloquence Magazine seeks
  submissions of free verse poetry--
  but not until July 5th (through
  August 10th). Issue #11 will be
  a special, themed issue.
• We really, really aren't interested
  in rhyming poetry...sorry.
• NO simultaneous submissions.
• We do NOT accept previously
  published material, except by
  invitation (as of issue #2). And
  all work must be your own.
• If your work is accepted, and if it
  appears on a blog or other forum,
  it'll need to be removed from the
  blog / forum immediately after you
  receive word of acceptance. Once
  the issue following yours is online,
  you're free to re-post it.
• Length isn't a major concern, but
  please, please, no epic poems. To
  paraphrase the words of a friend:
  "Be kind to your readers."
• The editor reserves the right to
  edit accepted poems as needed.
  But as a rule, revisions are done
  sparingly and with restraint.
• 1 submission = 3 to 5 poems (no
  more, no less). Either paste them
  in the body of ONE email or attach
  them in ONE doc or rtf file. Use
  only standard fonts (Arial, Times
  New Roman or Courier New).
• Subs must be accompanied by a
  brief cover letter and a brief, third-
  person bio.  It's okay to list a few
  publication credits, but remember:
  it's a bio, not a publishing résumé!

  And remember: the acceptance
  or rejection of poems is based
  on their quality, style, etc.--
  regardless of your reputation
  or past accomplishments.

• If you want your writing to be pub-
  lished with a pseudonym on your
  byline, you must state that at the
  time that you send in your work.
• If you want your personal photo
  (mug shot) to appear with your bio,
  feel free to send a pic with your
  submission.  Must be JPG format,
  no more than 250 pixels wide,
  no more than 350 pixels high.
• Don't submit more than once per
  submission period.
• We usually respond to sub-
  missions in less than 30 days.
• By submitting your work to us,
  you give us the right to publish
  it online once, then to archive
  it here forever.

  Otherwise, all rights revert to you
  (the author) upon publication.  If
  you submit your work elsewhere
  afterward, please give credit to
  Gutter Eloquence Magazine for
  first publication of the piece.

• Regarding payment: as this is a
  free electronic publication with no
  cash flow, the only payment is the
  satisfaction of seeing your work
  published online, potentially to be
  exposed to millions of illiterates
  worldwide...we sincerely hope.

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