Introduction
Sea to Sky Review is an electronic journal devoted to showcasing great writing from British Columbia, Canada, as well as the world. We are a literary journal featuring poetry and prose, but we also welcome interviews and reviews, artwork and photography. Send us your pitch!
We accept and publish submissions by all English language writers everywhere.
Sea to Sky Review does not currently pay contributors. We do guarantee that your work will remain on our domain permanently, and it will be in good company; all of the work in Sea to Sky Review undergoes a rigorous submission process.
We publish 2-3 issues per year. Each issue is promoted through twitter, facebook, and on various online workshops.
Our next issue will be published in November 2024. However, we accept submissions all year long.
Spring THEME
WE’RE OPEN
There are so many tinderbox topics on offer these days I confess, deciding on a theme has been difficult. Sea to Sky Review has never actually had a fully Open Theme so I guess it’s time - and timely. Send in your poetry, your wordsmithing, your images, your artistry and let it all hang out. Write about what’s concerning you, making you sad, making you angry or what you’re celebrating today, where you’re heading tomorrow.
Submission Deadline May 1st. We’ll publish mid-may or early June.
How to Submit
We use Submittable to ensure respectful treatment of all our submissions. The fee is $10 per submission, which will be used to pay the high Submittable fees. Using Submittable, you are able to track your acceptances and rejections and will also be sure to receive either in good time.
Content
Sea to Sky Review is interested in poetry and prose (fiction, non-fiction). We also welcome interviews and reviews, artwork and photography. Our goal is to create a magazine of interest to all kinds of readers.
Because we are an online journal, there are no restrictions as to length however please be aware we favour short prose (under 2000 words) over longer pieces.
Rights
Please send us only previously unpublished written works. Publication in print, online in any other electronic journal or contest or blog or social media account are all considered previously published. However, this does not include pieces worked on in an online workshop. If you're not sure, please drop us a line at seatoskyreview@gmail.com
Sea to Sky Review acquires First World Electronic (Online/Internet) Rights: a one time, non-exclusive use of Electronic Rights, with all rights reverting to the author upon publication. Should an author choose to re-publish work elsewhere, in print or on the web, we ask that Sea to Sky Review be credited as the original publisher.
Photography and Artwork can be previously published - we do not require first world rights to this kind of submission.
Criteria
Every submission will receive equal reading. Most issues will have a theme but writers of all ages, genders, cultures, and lifestyles are invited to submit.
Deadlines
Sea to Sky Review publishes two or three times a year. Our first issue was published April 10th, 2018. At the moment, we have no deadlines for submission. We will attempt to reply to your submission within 2-3 months.
Will you send feedback?
Typically we will not provide feedback and/or critiques to our submitters, due to the time demands required by this process. Yes there are 7 billion humans on the planet, and probably at least 7 billion poems and 7 billion stories, but each piece is vitally important - to you, to your history, and to the world. We are deeply grateful for all submissions, and sincerely wish everyone the best of luck with their work.
The Editing Process
Please submit your work in what you consider to be a finished state at the time of submission. We do accept revisions, preferably before publication, although we have been known to correct small errors post-launch.
Removing Old Work
Poems, prose, and any artwork or photos, once published, will remain on our domain permanently. Similar to printed journals, we will not be able to remove anything from any issue.
Simultaneous Submissions
We have no problem with simultaneous submissions. Please withdraw your submission, via Submittable, if you receive acceptance elsewhere. Thankyou! seatoskyreview@gmail.com