Call for Submissions: Quarterly Literary Review Singapore

17 July 2010
Call for Submissions: Quarterly Literary Review Singapore
Our release date for each issue is the 15th of the first month of the quarter, i.e. 15 Jan, 15 Apr, 15 Jul and 15 Oct. As such, our deadline for submission is the last day of each quarter, i.e. 31 Dec, 31 Mar, 30 Jun and 30 Sep). Contributions received after the deadline will be rolled over to the next issue.

QLRS is pleased to receive submissions of previously unpublished writing or other material at any time. Previously published writing or other material may also be considered at the editors' discretion, but our present practice with regard to these is to seek permissions directly for articles of writing or other material that we find especially relevant to our mission. QLRS will not accept simultaneous submissions.

QLRS accepts submissions from Singaporeans and non-Singaporeans alike. However, as one of our focus areas is developing Singaporean writing, we would be especially keen on writing with Singapore relevance.

We accept submissions by email through our emailer (preferred) or at editors@qlrs.com. If using the latter, please ensure that your subject line includes the words "Submission to QLRS" so that it will not be mistaken for spam. We prefer poetry to be sent in the body of the email. Longer prose pieces and non-text material may be sent as attachments. Please do not send more than six poems or three short stories per issue. Submissions in excess of these limits will not be read.

We can accept submissions by post with SASE or adequate international reply coupons but please email us with an enquiry first.

Please include your full name. We do not publish articles of writing or other material under a nom de plume, unless the editors deem it necessary for the safety or dignity of the contributor or unless the contributor is well-known by that name (e.g. Bono). We do not publish material that contravenes the laws of Singapore, including material that exhibits partisan politics, or is likely to cause offence on grounds of race, religion or gross indecency.

We would advise all potential contributors to review the site thoroughly, especially the section(s) that you feel to be most relevant to your submission, before sending any material in.

We try to respond to submissions within a reasonable time. Different editors have different policies - some choose to review submissions all at one go right after the deadline passes, while others read submissions as they come in. We're trying to collect data on our average response time, but we believe it's currently about two months. We endeavour to reply to all submissions, but do not warrant that we can always reply (or that our email replies won't go astray). As a rule of thumb, any submissions received before the submission deadline that isn't printed in the new issue can be considered to have not been accepted; however, if you wish, you're welcome to enquire on the status of your submission.

For accepted unpublished work, the author's permission to publish as demonstrated by submission and QLRS's publication of the work implies conferment of irrevocable first electronic rights to QLRS, but we do not take copyright of the work, which remains with the author. We are unfortunately unable to pay our contributors. However, our founding editor will always be happy to buy any contributor a coffee.

We review applications for volunteer editors to co-ordinate specific sections of the journal on an ongoing basis. Please email us if you would like to apply. We would love to hear from individuals with critical intelligence, experience in the arts or publishing, a sense of humour and the drive to make this journal work. Applicants are advised that they will have to make their own case for an editorship with energy and persistence, especially because we are fully staffed at the moment.

More information here.
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