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NOTES Magazine

Submissions

To submit fiction, essays, or poetry for consideration @ Notes, simply post materials here at N&GN. To submit privately (without publicly posting) use the link below. 

Click Here To Submit Directly To NOTES Magazine 

Note: ALL WORK POSTED HERE AT NOTES & GRACE NOTES WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR PUBLICATION IN NOTES MAGAZINE. Author's posting here need not use the direct submission form unless they are interested in Critique & Feedback Options from Notes Editors.

Competition entrants are only permitted to post 2 entries per category (per contest). If you have already reached your max for contest submissions but have addition work you would like to submit to Notes, please follow these directions:

1.     Go to the "Post or Edit Entries" tab in the user menu and click "Post" as you would for a regular contest entry.

2.     Title your submission and paste it into the submission form as you would for contest entry.

3.     Categorize your submission as fiction, CNF, or poetry as you would for a regular entry-BUT, add the additional category of "Magazine Submission".

4.     After you have published your submission, please check to make sure that it has 2tags: one indicating the genre and another indicating it as a submission.

Length guidelines for these public columns are as flexible as those for fiction/creative nonfiction but we do prefer pieces less than 2500 words-for layout purposes. But we've never turned away a brilliant piece of writing because it was too long and we're not going to start now. We also prefer pieces that are no less than 700 words-but if you've accomplished something awesome in less? We want to see it.

Payment:

Yes, we are paying authors! We are authors too, and we know how nice it is to be paid for your work. Payments for future issues will be an honorarium based on available funds until we are more established and can pay more upon first acceptance. All contributors will always receive a free contributor copy as well.

Editorial Procedures:

NOTES Magazine and the Grace Notes Foundation prides itself on helping promising authors reach their greatest heights. With that mission in mind, we do not offer publishing opportunities only to those pieces in pristine condition but also to those who (with proper guidance) show great potential of crossing into greatness. 

Our editors may send out revisions notes to potential contributors to assist in the editing process and to work a piece into publish-ready condition. We would rather work with a great writer to produce a perfect story than publish lesser works that are more "technically" well written. However, we place high value on maintain voice and style and our editors will never ask an author to make changes they are uncomfortable with, will never revise a submission on the author's behalf (our editors correct only grammatical issues), and are open to discussion pertaining to revision. Ultimately, at Grave Notes, the author is always in control of their work.

Potential contributors retain all rights and may decline the revision suggestions made by our editors. However, this may hurt an author's chances of being published in NOTES Magazine, depending on how crucial the suggested re-writes were in terms of keeping up with our high standards to produce a magazine unlike any other. Author's receiving revision notes from our editors will also be informed of the importance we are placing on their revisions.

Contract:

By submitting to Notes Magazine or entering our monthly competition you are accepting that you have read and understand our guidelines and policies regarding publication.