As well as for any competitions we run, we welcome submissions for publication in Quantum Leap as follows: (A max of 6 poems please.)
Please note that the editor much prefers punctuated poetry to unpunctuated and abhors the use of lower case letters throughout a poem.
1) Poems MUST be your own work and you MUST hold copyright to them.
2) Poems may be in any style and any length - although space dictates that those of epic length may have less chance than shorter poems! ( Ideally we’d like a mix of shorter poems - i.e. up to 20 lines, and longer ones - i.e. up to 40 lines.)
3) We welcome rhyming poetry.
4) We WILL consider poems which have been published before provided a) 1 above applies and b) you list details of previous publication so we may acknowledge it.
5) Poems to be typed, word-processed, or clearly written on ONE side of white A4 paper.
6) Please put your name and address on the BACK of each poem and indicate whether or not you are a subscriber to Quantum Leap. ( We publish subscribers and non-subscribers but, all other things being equal in terms of a poem’s quality, we may favour that of the subscriber, or someone who has at least bought a copy of the magazine, over a non-subscriber, as it is they who help to keep us solvent! )
7) If you want a reply or your work returned you MUST enclose an S.A.E. - and the S in S.A.E. stands for STAMPED not just Self. ( Small Press Magazines can’t afford to reply to people who don’t enclose S.A.E.s - we get hundreds of enquiries and the postage would be astronomical.) If submitting from abroad, please note that stamps from your own country have no validity here and you should enclose 2 I.R.C.s (International Reply Coupons) with your addressed envelope instead.
(if you have a problem in the U.S. in obtaining IRCs, then for any case where you are asked for these in connection with Q.Q.Press, you should enclose $5 U.S. instead.)
8) We will PAY for publication at the rate of £2 per poem. Except for really short ones, where the £2 will be for a number of these.
9) Copyright remains with you - we’ll be paying for F.B.S.R. or 2nd as the case may be.
10) Please note - as we pay for all the poetry we use, we are not able to provide a free, complimentary copy of the magazine as well and hope that you’ll support us by buying a copy or subscribing to the magazine.
Submissions to : Quantum Leap, York House, 15 Argyle Terrace, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, PA20 0BD, Scotland, U.K.
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