Pitch us your work!
While we welcome submissions from writers of all genres, our primary interests are:
- Poetry
- All poetry – formal and otherwise
- Structured, formal verse is special to us, but don’t sacrifice substance for meter
- We are always looking for exceptional free verse
- Short Stories
- Collections of short stories would ideally have a common underlying theme
- Each individual story should have an instructive and/or thought-provoking narrative arc
- Essays & Memoirs
- We are looking for works of creative non-fiction with strong emotive content and/or model life experiences
We also encourage the submission of original works that bring out Muslim thinking and preoccupation in creative ways.
All submissions must be the original works of the contributors and must not be published elsewhere. The editorial team will have the final say regarding the acceptance/rejection of any submission. Our readership is universal. Entries with profanity-laced language and themes are unlikely to be selected for publication.
How to Submit
Send your queries or proposals to submissions@starboard.press.
Include in your submission:
- whether your manuscript is complete or not
- a query letter or proposal describing the final work
- two or three poems or chapters from your manuscript
- a brief bio with a summary of your writings and published works if any