First Light Journal

First Light Journal

Our forthcoming and first issue of the journal is due to be out in October of 2025. Oru second issue will out in April 2026.

The issue will include:

• Winning entries from the First Light Spring 2026 Poetry Contest (Contest #2)
• Poems, short stories and essays submitted during the Open for Submissions time window for publication in the journal (see below)
• Entries from the editorial team and contest judges

Open for Submissions: November 15, 2025 – March 9, 2026

Journal Submission Guidelines

E-mail all submissions to submissions@starboard.press.

Include in your submission:

• the poem, short story and/or essay you would like considered for publication
• a 2-line biographical note about yourself in the third-person

Manuscripts with profanity-laced language and themes are unlikely to be selected for publication.