We accept submissions of short fiction, poetry, and photography/art for our monthly e-zine and our semi-annual print journal. Include work as a .doc / .rtf / .jpg file attachment. Double space (prose only) and provide your contact info along with a short bio. Please also let us know where you heard of Curbside Splendor. We're pretty open as to genre, though we're fond of gritty urban stories. We like realism that is slightly off-balance. Urban fantasy is welcome here. We do not consider previously published work. We'll try to respond as soon as possible. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please inform us immediately if you need to withdraw your work. Please wait at least 3 months before inquiring on the status of a submission. All other guidelines are below. Please submit to the proper category.
Fiction: Semi-Annual Journal
Size limit: 8000 words
For the print journal we consider longer pieces, between 3,000 and 8,000 words. Include work as a .doc / rtf file attachment. Double space and provide your contact info along with a short bio. Please also let us know where you heard of Curbside Splendor. We're pretty open as to genre, though we're fond of gritty urban stories. We like realism that is slightly off-balance. Urban fantasy is welcome here. We do not consider previously published work. We'll try to respond as soon as possible, though generally within 3 to 6 months. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please inform us immediately if you need to withdraw your work.Fiction: Monthly E-Zine
Size limit: 100 to 3,000 words
For our monthly e-zine we consider shorter pieces, 100 to 3,000 words. Include work as a .doc / rtf file attachment. Double space and provide your contact info along with a short bio. Please also let us know where you heard of Curbside Splendor. We're pretty open as to genre, though we're fond of gritty urban stories. We like realism that is slightly off-balance. Urban fantasy is welcome here. We do not consider previously published work. We'll try to respond as soon as possible, though generally within 3 to 6 months. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please inform us immediately if you need to withdraw your work.Poetry
Size limit: 5 Poems
We accept poetry for either our monthly e-zine or the semi-annual print journal. Include work as a .doc / rtf file attachment. Do not include more than 5 poems. Please let us know where you heard of Curbside Splendor. We're pretty open as to genre / style, though we're fond of gritty urban work. We like realism that is slightly off-balance. We do not consider previously published work. We'll try to respond as soon as possible, though generally within 3 to 6 months. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please inform us immediately if you need to withdraw your work.Photo / Art
Size limit: 5 Photos
We feature a new photographer in month's e-zine, for the cover and about five photographs for the inside. We also use photography for the interior of our semi-annula print journal. If you would like to be considered for either the monthly e-zine or the semi-annual journal, please send us 5 photos / pics of art in a single document. Please provide a short bio with your submission and let us know how you know Curbside Splendor. We're fond of gritty urban work. We like realism that is slightly off-balance. We do not consider previously published work. We'll try to respond as soon as possible, though generally withing 3 to 6 months. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please inform us immediately if you need to withdraw your work.