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Guidelines

Once you have read the guidelines below, you should be ready to submit your work!

Go ahead and click on the button to be directed to the submissions page:

5 poems max per submission.
30 lines max per poem.
Must be original, unpublished.
Combine all poems into one document and send as one file.
Can be any genre of poetry.

We accept traditionally made art (drawings, paintings, mixed media, etc. )
We accept digital art.
We accept photography.
Artwork must be your own original work and not infringing on copyright laws (no fan art, licensed material, etc.)
We do not accept AI generated art.
Art can be submitted as a joint piece with one poem or one piece of literary fiction.
Submit art in a jpeg, pdf, or png file. It must be 300 dpi with CMYK colour profile (for printing).

1- Original work

Here at Gently Mad we frown on plagiarism. Please do not submit any work that is not your own.
You are allowed to submit work that has been submitted for a class but not any work that has already been previously published or generated by AI.

2- Grammar

Make sure to review your work before submitting so our review can be done smoothly taking to account the quality of your writing rather than simple mistakes.

3- Propriety

We do not accept any submissions that contain: explicit images, pornography, smut, sexual violence or racism. We will reject any work that we deem innapropriate.

4- Formatting

Make sure to format your work in a word, docx or pdf document. Add your name, email and any contact information you feel comfortable sharing.
We do not adhere to any specific formatting standard when taking in submissions as long as it is a typed document in the document formats listed above.
We do accept simultaneous submissions.

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