> credit: scan of envelope sent in by artist Shawn Kuruneru
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(updated 09.05.09) Submission Guidelines
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Submit to C/L_27> submission deadline - postmarked
by Jan 05/10!
: : : : NOTE: it will take approx. 4 months from
the closing date (NOT from the day you submit) for a response
on your project ... Be patient.
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THE BEST TIME TO SUBMIT: If you send us a package in early August or in early December, it'll get logged immediately and put into our workflow (this will give you the quickest response time, yay!) WHEN NOT TO SUBMIT: Don't send us submissions from mid-January to mid-June; otherwise, your poor lonely package will just sit in the 'To Do' box until our September meetings begin (and from there it'll take approx. 4 months as listed above) — in other words, though it's not offically a blackout (we'll still accept the submission into our editorial flow) you are dramatically extending your wait time! |
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$2 e-Processing
Fee for non-Subscribers (for Fiction & Poetry sent
by email) : As a thank-you for your support, current paid Subscribers
to our magazine will not be required to include this processing
fee when submitting via email! Simply indicate that you are
a paid subscriber in your cover letter, please. What is this 'Processing Fee' for? That's a fair question. Basically, in adopting as open a policy as possible for the acceptance of manuscripts (which includes allowing e-submissions, allowing simultaneous submissions, no SASE requirement, and personalized acceptance/rejection responses via email) we've opened the flood-gates to all kinds of hidden expenses on our end. First and foremost, the reality of our 'group editorial process' requires that we print out "hard copies" of every submission we evaluate to look over at meetings... which takes both time and money to facilitate at our end. Carousel has no paid staff and a really small overall budget (which we pour almost exclusively into the production values of the journal itself and to paying honorariums to our accepted contributors), and in all honesty, we're getting so many e-submissions at this point that we simply need to ask for your help to keep our policies net-friendly. Please remember, by accepting email submissions we've eliminated the need for you, the artist, to spend money on printing, postage or SASEs in the preparation of your submission. We are therefore hoping that you will see the logic of our request on this one. : : : : e-Processing Fee payment options for Non-Subscribers:
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Carousel Submission Policies >
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Carousel welcomes submissions from new and established artists: we focus on Canadian creators, but also include International contributions to a maximum of 15% per issue. We consider unpublished work in any genre, including all forms of hybrid media; if it's original and engaging, we'd like to see it in print! To submit, you must provide us with a working email address, phone number and full mailing address (see Response Methods policy, below). Make sure that your name and email appear on every page of work that you submit (or, visibly in the main body of any email submission you send). Include a short 2-4 line biographical statement (which need not be academic and/or boring in nature) which will be printed in the magazine should your work be accepted. |
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Please note: it is our position that your submission to Carousel indicates a level of interest in this magazine! For this reason, we will automatically add your email address to our electronic mailing list, and you will receive approximately one email per month from us keeping you informed about events, calls, and general news. Should you wish to unsubscribe from this list, you can do so at any time. |
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- please submit 3-7
artworks (longer submissions will be rejected); |
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- please submit 3-7
poems (submissions which exceed this limit will be rejected
outright); In general, we are interested in publishing all forms of poetry including traditional, formal, experimental and concrete; please note, however, that it is our position that poems written in free rhythm should not merely be prose chopped into shorter lines! |
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- please keep strictly
under 3000 words (longer submissions will be rejected outright); In general, we are not interested in publishing works that adhere to strict genre categories (sci-fi, fantasy, or horror); we do not publish plays or scripts; we normally do not publish sections of novels (though occasionally we break this rule). |
Response Methods and Timelines:
- we will ONLY respond to your submission package via
email, regardless of if you submitted to us with a physical package
or not!
- we are no longer providing any kind of physical/surface mail responses,
so DO NOT send us an S.A.S.E.;
- our response times are usually 3-4 months AFTER A DEADLINE CLOSES (NOT 3-4
months from the day you submit — please review the note near the top of the page about extended delays for anyone who submits from mid-Jan to mid-June!): please be patient; only contact us re: the
status of your submission if more than this amount of time has passed. Otherwise,
sit tight, we'll be in contact as soon as our editorial procedures have run
their course...
- due to the amount of submissions we receive, we will NOT critique works
we reject regardless of any request to do so.
Simultaneous Submissions Policy:
- Carousel allows/supports simultaneous submissions!
(...this is a position which is artist-positive at its core,
and it's one which we hope will catch on within the publishing industry. Demand
it from every Editor you correspond with! We believe it is unfair for literary
magazines to restrict the flow of the work of any potential contributor by
demanding a unique submission. We will not contribute to the slowing down
of your options; we want to help create options!)
- as a courtesy, please indicate to us in your cover letter whether we are
viewing works simultaneously submitted to other outlets, and please,
if you do place it somewhere else, let us know as soon as possible!
A note on 'revised/reworked' submissions:
- Carousel will need to be informed immediately if your
work has undergone any form of intense revision (particularily with poetry)
and the reworked version will need to be forwarded to us for consideration.
Identification & Addressing:
- please send electronic submissions – including low-res files for demonstration
purposes, if necessary –
with the following Subject Line: C/L-26/27 Submission (indicate genre
in brackets), to:
and/or hardcopy submissions (International submittors label envelope No Commercial Value for customs purposes) to:
Carousel (Editorial Dept)
c/o UC 274
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
Canada
RIGHTS:
1. Carousel reserves the First North American serial rights and the
non-exclusive rights to reprint and/or electronically
publish any materials that appear in the magazine, including subsequent use
on promotional materials related to the magazine and/or
its events.
2. We also ask for credit to Carousel for any future reprints
on all published works.
3. Copyrights remain with the author or artist.
PAYMENTS:
1. Every accepted written contributor will receive an honorarium upon publication according to the following:
C26/27 Fee Schedule (paid in Canadian currency):
Fiction: 1-2 printed pages: $10 / 2-4 pages: $20 / 5+ pages: $25;
Poetry: $10 per work.
2. Every accepted contributor will further receive a 2-issue subscription to Carousel comprised of one complimentary copy of the issue in which they appear, as well as one complimentary copy of the next printed issue of the magazine.
3. Finally, we also offer accepted contributors additional copies of the issue in which they appear at extremely discounted rates for a limited period (3 months) after publication date.