We accept submissions which correspond with one of our upcoming issue themes, or which address other subjects in harmony with our mission statement. New authors are required to submit two to three poems as their first introduction, in order for our board to get a better impression of your work as a whole. Please choose your best, most polished pieces for our viewing, to stand as an example of your writing.
Please follow these instructions:
Poetry Submissions:
- Send your entire submission, a set of two to three titled poems, in the body of the email, not as an attachment.
- Include your full name, address, phone number, and preferred email address at the top of the page, and each piece, titled.
- Submissions to Segullah Poetry should be subject headed as follows: “Segullah Poetry: Title of Poem.” For example, if the name of your poem is Ravensbrooke, then your email’s subject line will read: “Segullah Poetry: Ravensbrooke.” That, along with your personal information included in the body of your letter, will make your poem easier for us to find and organize in our files, and will expedite your reply should your poem be published in our journal.
- Email poetry submissions to submitpoetry [AT] segullah [DOT] org. You will receive an automated email response confirming our receipt of your submission
- Often a poem is easiest read 1.5 or double spaced. Your aesthetic preference, however, is taken into consideration.
- We prefer not to read poetry which is all capitalized, as it seems to be shouting, unless that is the intent of the artist.
- Please check your spelling carefully, as any unusual spelling in a poem will be considered intentional.
- Other correspondence for the poetry editor, such as questions and inquiries, may be sent to segullah.poetry [AT] gmail [DOT] com.
These are our upcoming issue themes:
Spring 2009
Gifts of the Spirit
Deadline: September 7, 2008
Summer 2009
Contest Issue (Entries from 2008 personal essay contest and poetry contest.
Deadline: December 31, 2008
We welcome unpublished poetry as entries for our 2006 contest. Entries may address any subject in harmony with our mission statement. There is no length limit. Poets may submit multiple entries. Members of the staff and their families are ineligible to enter. Entrants must be female members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and citizens or legal residents of the United States. Segullah has the right of first refusal to publish all entries. No poems may be submitted simultaneously to the Segullah poetry contest and to any other contest or publication.
Entries will be judged by Segullah’s editorial staff. Prizes will be awarded as follows:
First place: $50
Second place: $30
Third place: $20
All winning entries, as well as any receiving honorable mentions, will be published in one of our 2009 issues. The authors of these entries will receive a complimentary printed copy of the issue containing their work. The judges reserve the right to withhold any award if no entry merits the ratings established.
Please follow these instructions:
See style guidelines on this page for instructions on formatting your submission.
- Send your submission in the body of the email.
- Include your full name, street address, email address, and phone number in the email body.
- Type “Segullah Poetry Contest” in the email subject line.
- Send your entry to poetrycontest [AT] segullah [DOT] org.
- Other correspondence regarding the contest may be sent to segullah.poetry [AT] gmail [dot] com.
Deadline: December 31, 2008
By submitting work to Segullah, contributors implicitly accept the terms of our copyright policy.
Contest results will be announced in our Spring 2009 issue. Authors of the honored poems will be notified in advance.
We gratefully acknowledge Lisa Meadows Garfield for sponsoring this contest.
We encourage submissions of black-and-white artwork and photography, especially pieces which correspond to our issue themes.
Please follow these instructions:
- Submit a scanned image of your work as an email attachment.
- Use the submission’s title as the file name for the attachment.
- Include your full name, phone number and street address in the email body.
- In the email subject line, type the file name of your entry.
- Email your submission to artwork [AT] segullah [DOT] org.
By submitting work to Segullah, contributors implicitly accept the terms of our copyright policy.
These are our upcoming issue themes:
Spring 2009
Gifts of the Spirit
Deadline: September 7, 2008
Summer 2009
Contest Issue (Entries from 2008 personal essay contest and poetry contest.
Deadline: December 31, 2008