Twelve poems each month— Kissing Dynamite curates compact issues that honor the thematic threads presented by contributing poets.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 21 days after submission*/Editor reported data54 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 5%*/Editor reported data13.89%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Processs
Form
Cover letter
Also include a brief cover letter in the same document as the poem submission along with an author's biography as we like to know about the person behind the words.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Please send ONE poem of any length and in any style/form in a Word Document (.doc/.docx). If your poem contains special formatting, you may send instead a PDF (.pdf).
Author's rights
We acquire First World Serial Rights upon acceptance. After publication, all rights revert to you, the author. We ask as a courtesy that you refrain from republishing your poem until the monthly issue has moved to the archives—we'll be doing all we can to promote your work and hope that this is a team effort! We would also appreciate being mentioned as your work's first publisher in the case of a reprint.
Additional info
Fast response Promote writers even after publication - hype hype hype
Tracker statistics
60
Total submissions tracked
54 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
14 days
Fastest response time
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About
Twelve poems each month— Kissing Dynamite curates compact issues that honor the thematic threads presented by contributing poets. Our goal is to present multiple facets of a theme/topic/issue to break the narrative of "the single story.
Founded
2018
Country
US
Masthead
Christine Taylor
Editor-in-Chief
Shon Mapp
General Editor
Belinda Munyeza
General Editor
Morgan Ridgway
General Editor