Ink Nest Poetry focuses on a personal connection between the reader and authors. Each author selected will have a 2 page spread for 2 poems or one longer piece. (Fiction pieces may receive more space.) Each author will have a short bio section, their photo, and a song recommendation for the readers published alongside their work. Please include a song choice that represents you or your writing voice! Selected authors/artists receive a $20 publication payment and one free author copy of the magazine.
- Submissions are always free, however, we do offer paid submission options for a quick response or quick response with editorial feedback.
- Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please wait to hear from us before submitting again. Double submissions will not be read.
- Ink Nest does not accept previously published work.
- Flash Fiction/Fiction/interviews/reviews - Submit one or two pieces Under 3,000 words.
- Poems - No more than six.
- Art - No more than four - Keep in mind the magazine prints on easy-to-read cream-colored paper - Artwork will print in black and white.
- Ink Nest features a Spotify code for readers to listen to a personally curated playlist by the authors! If selected for publication, you will be asked to include a song that represents your work or a personal favorite.
- PDF or docx. submission files, please.
- If you have already been published in a previous issue of Ink Nest, please wait one calendar year before submitting again.