Submitting to the Press and Magazine

This is the place where writers come to be heard, and we are very happy to welcome you. Please follow these guidelines to the best of your ability, as compliance is key to make the process move as smoothly as possible.

Submission rules

Please note the following list of conditions before submitting to the publication:

Any transphobic, ableist, or otherwise intentionally derogatory writing will be banned, and you will be blocklisted. You can write about and critique these issues (as they are critical); however, please research before you do.
Write in your email to ensure the work contains specific themes, so the editors know. This is important for trigger warnings.
It is also worth noting that all submissions should be blind, so any authors' names on the document will result in disqualification. Upon successful admission, we will ask for these.
You must email thewritersdenofficial@gmail.com with the title, a summary, and relevant trigger warnings.
Submit any attachments as piece title - issue title
Within the body of the email, please include the issue(s) you are submitting to

Prose (including personal/critical essays)

Please keep all submissions in docx/odt format and in size 12/14 font
As many peices as you would like totaling 2000 words (unless the theme says otherwise)
Avoid openings to larger works (but these will be taken on a case-by-case basis).

Visual art

Up to five images
Include a caption for each image you submit
Please write a little about how it relates to the theme (if applicable).

Photography

Up to five images
Include a caption for each image you submit
Please write a little about how it relates to the theme (if applicable).

Poetry

No more than 200 stanzas and no specific word count
Context behind the poem and how it relates to the theme
If you have specific formatting requirements, please provide a PDF file

Submitting to the Press

Congratulations on writing the next piece of writing readers will love! Additionally, thank you for considering The Writers Den Press for your next work. Please follow the guidelines below in order to maximise your chances of publication.

What you need

In order to work, we need quite a bit from writers in order to maximise their project. To do this, you need to create a press kit (a document containing various aspects of a book proposal such as the blurb, first chapters, a summary from the author).

Some general tips:

Do not say that your next work will be the next Hunger Games if you do not have significant data to prove it. Saying 'for fans of X and Y' is welcome and encouraged! Please list as many competitors as you can think of (in the last five years).

Paint yourself in the best light and tell us about you and what you bring ot the table (Are you a specalist, graduate, or experienced in a particular subject?)

For fiction, your kit must include:

A blurb
About the author (what is your specialty? Do you ahve a following?)
How will you promote your book?
Competitors in the marketplace
A synopsis (a longer spoilery outline of the book)
first ten pages of your manuscript

For non-fiction your kit must include:

All of the above (apart from first ten pages)
submit a step by step outline of the book
a synopsis
A marketing plan
Competitors in the marketplace
Competitors (and an overview of the space)

Submit today and let us help your dreams of publication come to life!

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns that have not been answered in the Commonly Asked Questions section on the website. Otherwise, if you are ready to go on the journey with us, please submit now. We await your application with ease and look forward to helping your dreams come to life.