Beep! Bop! Boop! - Beep! Bop! Boop! is seeking well crafted creative non-fiction, cultural/philosophical analysis, poetry, and short fiction with a focus on electronics, computers, video games, and electronic toys from the early 70s to the mid 80s. We will also consider science fiction.

Biggerboat Magazine, The - Description: Their slogan is: "All Content, No Form." Has art, articles, fiction, quotes, blogs, reviews, humor and poetry.
Submission Needs: Articles on any topic, quality short fiction, opinion pieces, reviews of books or music, poetry and humor.
Guidelines: Visit site to get a sense of style. We accept full submissions and queries. Send submissions in Microsoft Word (.DOC) or Rich Text Format (.RTF) or pasted into body of email.
Word Length: Articles: 500 words min. Fiction: 1500 words min. Average of 3 articles, 2 poems and one fiction piece per quarter.
Rights: First North American Serial Rights.
Payment: $10 for articles and poetry, $30 for fiction.

Capper's - Description: A biweekly tabloid publication that emphasizes family and home life in the rural Midwest.
Guidelines: No simultaneous submissions. Query for novel length manuscripts only. No electronic subs.
Fiction: Query first, describe plot, characters. No profanity, violence sex or alcohol use. Double-spaced, numbered pages, word count, readable fonts, no italics or scripts.
Photography: Color: 35 mm color slides, transparencies or sharp color prints. Include caption material. Black and white considered. 1-2 cartoon per issue.
Jokes: 5-10 jokes in each issue.
Word Length: Fiction: 12,000-25,000 words.( 7,500 words min., 50,000 words max.)
Photography: in batches of 40. Features: 700 words max. Cartoons: No more than 15. Poetry: Limit of 5-6 poems, length 4-16 lines. Jokes: 5-6.
Payment: Fiction: $75-$300. Color Photos: $40/front page, $10-$30 for inside. Black and White Photos: $5-$15. Features: $2.50 per printed inch. Cartoons: $10-$15. Poetry: $10-$15. Jokes: $2 gift certificate. Items used on our web site receive an additional $5.
Rights: First North American Serial Rights, except Heart of the Home letters, in which all rights are retained.
Address: Capper's, c/o Ogden Publication Inc., 1503 SW 42nd Street, Topeka, KS. 66609-1265.

Cosmos - Description: Cosmos is a general interest mag about a range of topics. Its concerns are ideas, particularly those ideas that involve, or are driven by, science and technology.
Payment: Varies depending on department; kill fee is negotiable. Payment is made within 30 days of acceptance.
Rights: Purchase of all rights. Reprints may be considered in certain circumstances.
Address: E-mail Queries: editorial@cosmosmagazine.com.

Faultline - Description: Faultline is a literary journal from The University of California, Irvine. It is published annually in the spring, and features the work of emerging and established writers from the U.S. and abroad.
Guidelines: Submissions are only read between Sept. 15 to Feb.15. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable if noted as such. Include a cover letter with name, mailing and email address, title, SASE. Don't put name and address on manuscript.
Submissions Needs: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art.
Word Length: Up to 5 poems. Up to 20 pages of fiction and creative nonfiction. Up to five 8 X 10 prints or slides.
Address: Faultline, Dep't. of Eng. and Comparative Lit., University of California, Irvine. Irvine, CA 92697-2650.

Governing - Description: The magazine seeks lively, comprehensive articles covering politics, personalities, issues and management.
Word Length: Articles range in length from 200-word news items to feature articles of 2,500 to 4,000 words.
Payment: The magazine's pay scale for material from outside writers ranges from $50 for briefs to $1,000 or more for full-length feature articles. Story proposals are welcomed; they should be accompanied by writing samples.
Address: Managing Editor, Governing, 1100 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 1300, Washington, DC 20036, or E-mail: ajordan@governing.com.

Orchid: A Literary Review - Description: Orchid celebrates stories and the art of storytelling. We publish two issues per year with fiction, interviews on the craft of fiction and articles examining the role of short stories as literature.
Guidelines: No unsolicited e-mail submissions or previously published work.
Simultaneous submissions OK. SASE. Double-space your typed manuscript on one side of page. Don't separate paragraphs, indent. Number pages, put 1" margins. Min. size envelope= 9 X 12.
Submission Needs: Interviews on the craft of fiction, artwork that tells a story, short shorts, short stories, novellas, novel excerpts.
Payment: Contributors receive 3 copies of issue with their work and a 50% discount on additional copies.
Rights: Orchid requires first publication rights. Copyright reverts to author on publication. We request that Orchid be credited with first publication.
Address: Orchid Literary Review, 3096 Williamsburg, Ann Arbor, MI. 48108-2026.

Rattle - Description: The production of RATTLE has a simple purpose: the publication of the best in contemporary poetry and conversations with people who are leaving a mark in today's literature.
Guidelines: No previously published or simultaneous submissions. On each piece: name, address, phone, e-mail, bio. No e-mail attachments. Paste info and submission into body of e-mail.
Submission Needs: poetry, reviews, essays, interviews. Any subject that pertains to writing for essays and reviews.
Word Length: Poems: up to 38 lines. With name, title, blank lines - total of 65 lines. Send several.
Essays and Reviews: up to 2,000 words. Poetry reviews up to 375 words.
Payment: two copies of the issue in which your work appears. Contributors also may preorder additional copies at a discounted rate.
Rights: All rights revert to author on publication.
Address: 13440 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Sherman Oaks, CA. 91423.

Seattle Review, The - Description: A twice yearly publication from the Dep't of English at the University of Washington.
Guidelines: All fiction, nonfiction double-spaced. Clear copies of manuscripts OK. Send fiction and poetry in separate envelope with separate SASEs. Accepts submissions from Oct. 1 to May 31.
Submission Needs: Fiction, poetry, retrospectives on established writers, essays, dialogues, creative nonfiction, interior art that can be reproduced in color or black/white. No mixed genres.
Word Length: All submissions must be under 20 - 22 typed pages.
Address: Seattle Review, Box 354330, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 98195-4330.

Whim's Place - Email Whim with qualifications, ideas, and questions. If we are not familiar with your work and you want to write for us, please include writing samples, if applicable.

World Policy Journal - Description: In addition to policy articles at the core of the magazine, World Policy Journal also publishes historical and cultural essays, book reviews, profiles, and reportage. Policy articles should be no more that 4,500 words in length. Book reviews should convey a strong point of view and should run to about 3,000 works. Profile essays should be about 3,000 words. 1st-person reporting from regions or on subjects not widely covered in the general media 2,500 words. All submissions must be in hard copy.
Address: Linda Wrigley, Managing Editor, World Policy Journal, 66 Fifth Avenue, 9th fl. New York, NY 10011.

Literary Journals

Antietam Review, The - Description: A literary and photography magazine published annually by the Washington County Arts Council.
Submission Needs: short fiction, poems, black-and-white photographs that have not been published previously. We prefer short stories, but will consider a novel excerpt if it works as an independent piece. We accept creative nonfiction.
Guidelines: We consider material from Sept. 1 to Feb. 1 each year. Stories must be available on disc and hard copy. SASE.
Word Length: Fiction: under 5,000 words. Poetry: max of 30 lines. Submit one piece of fiction per reading period and up to 3 poems. Photos: up to 3 black-and-white prints.
Payment: Fiction: $100 per story plus 2 copies. Poetry: $25 per poem plus 2 copies. Print: $25 for each.
Address: 41 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown, MD 21740.

CutBank Magazine - Description: CutBank is Montana's premier literary journal from the University of Montana, published twice yearly.
Guidelines: Deadline for spring issue is Nov. 15, April 15 for fall issue. SASE. Manuscripts typed, paginated, name on each page, paper clips. Let us know if a piece has been submitted previously.
Submission Needs: Interested in art, poetry, fiction by well-known or previously unpublished authors.
Word Length: Fiction should be only 1 story at a time, up to 40 pages. Poets may submit up to 4 poems. Artists/photographers may submit copies of up to 5 works at a time.
Rights: Rights revert to author upon publication.
Address: CutBank, Dep't. of English, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812.

Exquisite Corpse: A Journal of Letters & Life - Description: We are a blurring of genres between poetry and prose, lyric and reportage, essay and manifesto.
Guidelines: No multiple submissions. Send submissions as attachments using Rich Text Format. Include all submissions in one attachment. Put name of document after your last name. No Wordstar docs. Put contact info in attachment and on letter. Convert footnotes into endnotes. Use double dash instead of em dash. Send CDs through the mail.
Submission Needs: Poetry, fiction, letters, essays, travel-writing, news, drama, mixed genre media, art, music/sound.
Word Length: 15 double-spaced pages max for prose. Poetry 10 pages max and can be single-spaced.
Rights: We get exclusive first time on-line electronic rights. After we publish, all rights revert to author. If work is published in the future, we ask for a credit line.
Address: Editors, Exquisite Corpse, PO Box 25051, Baton Rouge, La. 70802.

failbetter.com - Description: Founded in 2000, failbetter.com is an online quarterly magazine published in the spirit of a traditional literary journal.
Guidelines: On submissions line, include 'Submission' in header. Include fiction and poetry in body of email. No attached files. Query if submitting in MS Word or .rtf format. Query first for art. SASE. Submissions must be in e-format. No multiple subs.
Submission Needs: fiction, poetry, artwork.
Content: Not concerned with length. One story at a time for unpublished short stories or self-contained novel excerpts. 4-6 unpublished poems, not one. After acceptance of art, 3-5 samples of your work.
Payment: No remuneration.
Rights: We have first-time internet rights. Works will be archived online.
Address: 63 Eighth Avenue, #3A, Brooklyn, NY 11217.

First Class 3000 - Description: First Class is a literary magazine that published twice per year, in May and November.
Guidelines: Type your copy as dark as possible. Left justify. Name, address on first page. SASE. Cover letter.
Submission Needs: Short fiction, photography, poetry, illustrations.
Payment: contributor copy.
Postal Address: P.O. Box 86, Friendship, IN 47021.

Night Train Magazine - Description: A print literary journal.
Guidelines: Simultaneous and multiple submissions accepted. Tell us if work is published elsewhere. Include name, e-mail, phone number. Tell us how you heard about us. Tell us a little about yourself. Send via e-mail as text in body of e-mail or as an attachment in Word, WordPerfect, or rich text format. Include name, title, word count in subject line of e-mail. One story per e-mail.
Submissions Needs: Flash fiction, short fiction, or self-contained novel excerpts in traditional or experimental styles. No poetry, criticism, book reviews or reprints.
Payment: none.
Rights: First North Am. serial rights, & one-time, non-excl. print anthology rights.
Address: Night Train, 85 Orchard St., Somerville, MA 02144.

Ontario Review, The - Description: Founded in 1974, Ontario Review is one of the longest-lived literary journals today. Conceived of as a North American Journal of the Arts, it was intended to bridge what Joyce Carol Oates and Raymond J. Smith, Americans teaching in Canada at the time, felt to be a widening gap between the two literary/artistic cultures.
Guidelines: Bio, SASE.
Submission Needs: Fiction, poetry, personal essays, photography, graphics, drama, interviews with prominent authors.
Payment: $20 per printed page.
Address: Ontario Review Press, 9 Honey Brook Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540.

Tarpaulin Sky - Description: An online literary magazine containing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art and reviews. Published quarterly in multiple text and audio formats including downloadable PDF, Real Audio and MP3.
Guidelines: We accept e-mail, snail mail (SASE) but no e-mail attachments. We accept simultaneous submissions if we are informed. We don't accept previously published work. Include brief bio with submission. Send 3-5 poems. See website for more info.
Submission Needs: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art and reviews.
Payment: We operate at a loss. It is a labor of love but even love can't pay our contributors. Maybe someday, maybe soon, but not today.
Word Length: 2000 to 6000 words.
Rights: One-Time Electronic Rights. We hold rights while it appears in current issue. We reserve right to publish & reproduce material in electronic & print formats, while work is in the current issue and thereafter. Works will be archived online. Upon publication of a new issue, rights to works contained in previous issue revert to the author.
Postal Address: Tarpaulin Sky, PO Box 883, Everson, WA 98247
Poetry:poetry@tarpaulinscky.com
Fiction:fiction@tarpaulinscky.com
Nonfiction:nonfiction@tarpaulinscky.com.

Tulane Review, The - Description: The Tulane Review is a biannual, national literary journal seeking quality poetry, prose and artwork for its Spring 2003 publication. Each submission is read by a review board. Accepted pieces are nominated by the board and then chosen by the editor. A $100 prize will be awarded to one outstanding piece in each category as determined by a qualified judge.
Guidelines: We are a print only publication and do not return manuscripts. Mail manuscript to address below with a cover letter and a SASE. There is a $2 submission fee per literary work. For art work: submission fee is $15/4 pieces, $2 for each additional piece. The submission deadline for the Spring 2003 edition is February 21, 2003.
Submission Needs: Poetry, prose, art.
Payment: No payment.
Postal Address: Tulane Review, 122 Norman Mayer, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698.