Always free to submit.

Poetry submissions should be no more than 5 poems, 10 total pages of poetry, in a 12-point font. Please include a title at the top of each poem, which should begin on a new page.

Prose submissions should be up to 6,000 words, double-spaced, in a 12-point font. The Core Review accepts a variety of prose, including but not limited to fiction, creative non-fiction, flash fiction, and hybridized prose. You may specify genre in your cover (ie fiction, creative nonfiction, etc.).

Visual Narrative submissions are recommended to be a maximum of 10-12 pages. Submit to us your hybrid text and visual work. We welcome a range of experimentation, media, and genre-blurring in the work. Select examples include collage, comics, photo essays, and multimedia projects, among others. Published pieces will appear in color online and in black and white in print.

Poetry chapbook submissions should be up to 35 pages of poems, in a 12-point font. Please submit your work as a .pdf, .doc, or .docx file.

Please include a title page and table of contents with your submission. Pages should be numbered and each poem should begin on a new page.

The contest winner will receive an award of $500, 10 author copies, and 25% profits on book sales. We reserve the right to not name a winner for any given contest cycle.

Creative nonfiction submissions should be 150-250 pages of creative nonfiction essays, double spaced, in a 12 point font. Collections should include a total of at least five essays. Please submit your work as a .pdf, .doc, or .docx file. We are open to reading a range of experimental, literary work; for example, micro-nonfiction, vignettes, and traditional creative nonfiction essays are all welcome.

Please include a title page with your submission and indicate where an essay begins with its title. Please paginate your manuscript. Each essay should begin on a new page.

The contest winner will receive an award of $500, 10 author copies, and 25% profits on book sales. We reserve the right to not name a winner for any given contest cycle.

Submissions open year round.

Always free to submit.

*If you would like to submit a book review, please check out our Review List. You may submit a review on any title (not limited to those on the Review List) via our Submittable portal.

The Juice accepts a variety of craft-oriented writing, including but not limited to craft essays, literacy narratives, book reviews, interviews, scholarly essays on literature, and other explorations of the writing process. If appropriate, you may include externals links, images, or video clips which compliment the writing, however usage of them in the final post is not guaranteed. 

Do not submit poetry, creative nonfiction (i.e. memoir or essays not related to writing) or fiction, as it will not be considered for publication.

Submissions should be no more than 2,000 words, double-spaced, and in a 12-point font. Please include a title at the top of your submission and page numbers on each page. Please submit your work as a .doc or .docx file.