Amarillo Bay Submission Guidelines

What We Publish

We seek the highest quality fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction written in English anywhere in the world. Our editors will consider submissions from both unpublished and established writers. All submissions should be previously unpublished.

The best way to know what we will accept is to read what we have already published.

Fiction

We prefer mainstream literary fiction but will also consider genre fiction with literary merit. We are not interested in polemical pieces that subordinate the elements of good writing to promoting a cause. Submit only one story at a time.

Poetry

Except for our dislike of polemical writing, we place no restrictions on subject matter, form, or length. We do prefer poetry that makes effective use of imagery, and we define imagery as appealing to all of the senses. We expect poets to know their craft whether they are writing in traditional forms or free verse. Submit no more than five poems at a time.

Creative Nonfiction

Any subject is welcome as long as the point is presented with humor, with brilliance, or in some other way that holds the reader's interest. Works that dwell on the evils or merits of particular political points of view are not likely to be considered favorably. Submit only one work at a time.

Payment

Currently we are underfunded and can recompense selected writers only by putting their works into a high-quality forum where people who care about good literature will read their works.

Copyright

Authors retain the copyright to their works. Before submitting, writers might want to copyright their works. To do so, see the U.S. Copyright Office Home Page.