THE DETAILS
-We only accept submissions that are previously unpublished.
-We do accept simultaneous submissions for all of our categories, including the contests.
-We are currently able to pay contributors and average of $5 per page and contributor copies.
-If you agree to allow Ruminate to publish your work, we will receive first serial rights.
-Before submitting, we strongly recommend ordering a copy of the magazine in order to better understand the type of work we publish and to tailor your submission accordingly.
-If you are interested in received writing feedback from the Ruminate staff, please review our writers workshop sessions.
-If you withdraw your submission for any reason, you must wait until the next reading period to submit again.
-After the reading deadline has passed for an issue, it generally takes us six to eight weeks to respond.
UPCOMING DEADLINE FOR GENERAL SUBMISSIONS
Fall Issue #25, Open Theme: May 15th, 2012 (Please note that we do not accept poetry submissions for this issue, as the poetry published in this issue will be selected from the McCabe Poetry Prize)
William Van Dyke Short Story Prize - $15.00
Size limit: 6000 words
Guidelines:-The submission deadline for the short story contest is midnight September 20th, 2012.
-The entry fee is $15 (includes a free copy of the Spring 2012 Issue).
-You may submit one short story per contest entry and it must be 6000 words or less. There is no limit on the number of entries per person.
-$1000 will be awarded to the winner and publication in the Spring 2012 Issue will be awarded to the winning story and runner-up story.
-A blind reading of all entries will be conducted by a panel of RUMINATE readers, who will select 8-10 short stories as finalists.
-Close friends and students (current & former) of the finalist judge are not eligible to compete. Nor are close friends or family of the Ruminate staff.
-All submissions must be submitted via our online submission form below. We will not accept mail or email submissions. We do not accept previously published entries.
-Winners will be announced in the Spring Issue each year, which releases mid-March.
-We will be notifying all entrants of submission status in early January of each year.
-Please remove your name, bio, and any contact info from the file that you submit.
Ruminate Visual Art Prize - $15.00
Size limit: 3 images per entry fee
-The submission deadline for the visual art contest is midnight August 1st, 2012.-The entry fee is $15 (includes a free copy of the Winter 2012/2013 Issue).
-You may submit up to three images per entry fee--please submit a sampling of images from a larger body of work.
-$500 cash prize and publication in the Winter 2012/2013 Issue will be awarded to the winning artist. Publication in the Winter 2012/2013 Issue will also be awarded to the runner-up artist.
-A reviewing of all entries will be conducted by a Ruminate panel, who will select 15 artists as finalists. The final juror will then select the winning artists.
- Please be sure to include a bio and your artist statement in the cover letter section.
-Close friends and students (current & former) of the finalist judge are not eligible to compete. Nor are close friends or family of the RUMINATE staff.
-We do not accept previously published work.
-Artists must have PRINT-quality images available upon request (a minimum of 300 dpi).
-You may pay online below or mail your payment to Ruminate Magazine.
-You may submit multiple entries
-Winners will be announced in the Winter Issue, December 2012
-We will be notifying all entrants of submission status in late November, 2012.
Nonfiction General Submissions
Size limit: 5500 words
We accept creative nonfiction and interviews. We only accept pieces that are under 5,500 words. You may only submit one nonfiction piece per reading period. Please include your name within the document that you submit, preferably at the top of the first page. Please title your file(s) being submitted with your last name, first name, and the genre of your work: (Doe_John_Essay.doc).Please note that during the winter reading period--November 16th to February 15th--we do not accept general nonfiction submissions, as the nonfiction published from this reading period will come from our nonfiction prize: http://www.ruminatemagazine.com/submit/contests/nonfiction/
Fiction General Submissions
Size limit: 5000 words
We only accept short stories that are under 5,500 words. You may submit only one story per reading period. Please include your name within the document that you submit, preferably at the top of the first page. Please title your file(s) being submitted with your last name, first name, and the genre of your work: (Doe_John_Essay.doc).Poetry General Submissions
Size limit: three poems; 50 line maximum
You may submit up to three poems per reading period with a maximum of 50 lines per poem. If you submit two or three poems, please include them both in the same document and type your name at the top of each poem. Please title your file being submitted with your last name, first name, and the genre of your work: (Doe_John_Poetry.doc).
Book Review General Submissions
Size limit: 500-2500 words
We review new and not-so-new books of poetry, short story collections, anthologies, fiction, memoir, and nonfiction. Our short reviews focus on books dealing with the arts and/or faith. The longer review essays tackle several books on a distinct theme--a theme that somehow engages the overall theme for that issue. These essays should be thesis-driven rather than a disconnected string of reviews on the works at hand. 500 words for mini-reviews; 800-2500 for longer reviews.