GUIDELINES

The following are necessary for your submission to be considered:

• A cover letter. Nothing too fancy! Just explain whether what you’re submitting is a simultaneous submission, if it has been previously published, and tell us about who you are and where in Maryland you are from!
• A short artist bio (around 50 words, but we're flexible), since we want to get to know you and promote anywhere you may have been published before.

Genre specific guidelines:

• 1 to 3 poems, each on a new page, as a .pdf or .doc/.docx file (max. 6 pages)
• 1 to 2 prose pieces (fiction or nonfiction, max. of 2000 words) each on a new page, as a .pdf or .doc/.docx file
• 1 to 4 pieces of art as separate .jpeg or .png files (Attaching alt-text is appreciated, however we are also willing to work with you to create alt-text.)

You are allowed to submit multi-genre, it just must fit in the five document upload limit and follow the genre restrictions. For example, one could submit three pieces of art (.jpeg), one file for alt-text (.pdf), and one file of three poems (.pdf).

No AI-created works. No discriminatory, gory, or excessively sexual content (when in doubt, submit with content warnings, but gory works are extremely hard sells).

We do accept previously published pieces, but only if you have permission from the previous publisher. We also allow pieces from Artists from Maryland to be published elsewhere after the fact, just credit us!

We do accept simultaneous submissions, just notify us immediately if part of your submission is accepted elsewhere so we can congratulate you.

We request the nonexclusive rights to publish your works with us. Artists maintain the right to republish the work they publish with us, elsewhere, after our publication.

Submissions are currently CLOSED. All submissions emailed to us at this time will be deleted unread.

For any questions, contact us at artistsfrommaryland [at] gmail [dot] com.