Submit Poetry

Before submitting, please read ABOUT THE CONTESTS and GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES. We make every effort to keep guidelines concise yet clear—meaning this is necessary information to avoid mistakes on your part and ours.

See submission fee payment options at bottom of this page.

POETRY PARAMETERS

We accept any style, virtually any subject (NO pornography/promoting hatred of any kind).
Max # of Lines: Each poem can be up to 65 lines, including your name, title, epigraph, and all blank lines/stanza breaks. However, we prefer a maximum of 40 lines.
Line Width: Our anthology is half size, so lines exceeding four and a half inches in width will require re-wrapping. We prefer you do this before submitting. (A re-wrapped line counts as two lines when calculating maximum number of lines.)

FORMATTING YOUR POETRY

Send Microsoft Word (or Word compatible) files. We don’t accept PDF.
Name your file the title of your poem and include title in your document. If untitled, use first line as filename. (We PREFER titled poems and will suggest a title if you do not provide one.)
Do NOT include personal info anywhere in the file.
Your poem font should be Times New Roman, 12 point.
Do NOT capitalize the first letter of every line unless your poem’s style, e.g., a sonnet, specifically calls for this. (Hint: Be aware that Word automatically capitalizes first letters. Contemporary poetry such as free verse does not warrant such formatting.)

STEPS TO SUBMIT

Submit fee (see instructions at the bottom of this page).
Email submission to kakalak@carolina.rr.com.
Send EACH poem as a separate file.
Send poem(s) as ATTACHMENTS to avoid discrepancies in formatting.
Your email’s subject line should read “[Your Name] Poetry Submission to Kakalak 2024.”
Remember to include personal information in the body of email, not in files. (See GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES for info to include.)
Remember to NAME your files the same as you have listed in your email.

REMINDERS

Submission fee is $10.
Multiple submissions allowed with separate entry fee for each group of up to 3 pieces.
Work must be unpublished and has not won a monetary prize elsewhere. (See ABOUT THE CONTESTS for definition of “unpublished.”)

POETRY PRIZES

First Prize = $300
Second Prize = $150
Third Prize = $75
Honorable Mention = $20

All accepted for publication receive one free copy of the published book.

Payment of prizes is contingent upon poets granting first-time publication rights to Moonshine Review Press for publication in KAKALAK 2024. Prize money is paid at time of publication. Poets agree that, should their poems be published again elsewhere, they will acknowledge KAKALAK 2024 as the place of first publication.

SUBMISSION FEE PAYMENT OPTIONS

You may pay your submission fee via PayPal or Venmo. Please note payment must be received before your submission will be accepted.

To pay with Venmo, email your request for this payment option when you send your submission, and include your Venmo account details. You will receive a payment request via Venmo from @Anne-Kaylor.
To pay with PayPal, click on the image below:

NOTE: If you have trouble paying with Venmo or PayPal, please email me directly. We will work something out!