Submissions
MINIs
DUE TO OVERWHELMING RESPONSE MINIS SUBS ARE TEMPORARILY CLOSED AND WILL REOPEN IN 2026.
Have a brilliant mini poem or micro-flash? Submit to the Lost Blonde Mini. Selected pieces will be published on lostblondelit.com. All pieces will also be considered for the annual Lost Blonde Zine. Because of the small space they occupy, MINIs will need to be 32 characters or fewer per line (including spaces) and 15 lines or fewer (including stanza breaks).Â
Chapbook Contest
We want to publish your chapbook in 2027! Send us your collection of 20-35 poems for consideration. Winners will receive a $250 honorarium, 10 contributor copies, a featured local or virtual (depending on location) reading, and distribution of the completed book. Reading fee is $15. The submission period opens 15 January 27. Submissions capped to the first 50 entries. Longlist announced Mid-June, and the winner announced shortly after. The winning chapbook is scheduled for publication November 2027.Â
Summer Anthology - Print
2027 Theme: TBA
This print journal is scheduled to be published in August and welcomes poetry and short stories under 5,000 words. Send us your pieces that relate to sustainability and whatever that means to you. Maybe you're thinking about the environment, maybe you're thinking about yourself, your job, your kids, the love of your life, or that person that gets under your skin and sticks there. If it's written well, we would be honored to consider it. Contributors receive 5 copies of the anthology in which their work appears and will be featured in the contributor section of our website. The suggested anthology submission donation is $5.00.Â
Winter Anthology - Online
This online journal is scheduled to be published in January 2027 and welcomes visual art, poetry, and short stories under 5,000 words. Send us your pieces that relate to renewal and whatever that means to you. We love an environmental poem. A stunning photograph. A self-reflective story. A piece that considers the state of the world around us. If it's written well, we would be honored to consider it. Contributors receive a PDF copy of the anthology in which their work appears and will be featured in the contributor section of our website. The suggested online anthology submission donation is $3.00.Â
Poet's Mixtape
Submit to be a part of our inaugural poetry out loud experience. Selected poets will provide an audio file of their poem which will be compiled onto a physical media experience. Selected poets will receive contributor copies. Audio production will be done in partnership with Lone Receiver Records. Suggested mixtape submission donation is $5.00
