Submission Guidelines
ditch, is a venue primarily for Canadian alternative poets, although we do accept work from International writers.
ditch, publishes work that is non-linear, abstract, surreal, avant-garde, alternative, visual, concrete and/or experimental.
Reads year round. Usually replies within one month.
There is no regular publishing schedule, the site will be updated when new work is ready to be posted.
Submissions:
1. Previously published work and book excerpts are acceptable.
2. In submitting you are affirming that you are the copyright holder of the work.
3. Please include a brief bio and a picture with your submission. Bio should include where you are from, a short list of publications in which your work has previously appeared, any books you have published, any awards you have won or been short-listed for, and any other literary credits (editing work, writing schools attended, etc.).
4. Send the work in the body of an e-mail or, if formatting is important, as an attachment formatted as it should appear on the page. ditch, will make every effort to preserve the formatting as submitted.
Send to:
ditch@ditchpoetry.com
Formatting tips:
a) it's helpful if submissions are in 10 pt Georgia, Verdana or Courier New - it avoids a lot of formatting problems since spacing etc changes from font to font.
b) Do not indent lines by adjusting the margins. Indent lines using tab or space only.
5. ditch, reserves electronic publishing rights and first print anthology rights only.
ditch, retains the rights as long as the work remains on the site. Material will be removed from the site at the copyright holder’s request.
6. Unfortunately, we are unable to pay contributors at this time.
7. The hard line: don't submit any haiku, formal rhyming verse, or mainstream-linear-narrative poetry.
