General Guidelines
The following guidelines apply to all submissions. Please note that Powders Press exclusively platforms queer writing from LGBTQIA+ writers only. We will automatically reject any work which promotes racism, sexism, ableism, transphobia, homophobia, sexism, and any other form of prejudice. Whilst work can involve sexual elements we don’t publish erotica nor will we publish writing with gratuitous violence. We can not consider submissions that do not adhere to our guidelines so please read the following carefully before submitting.
**Submissions are currently OPEN**
To be considered for publication authors must identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community and submit queer writing in response to the current theme which is outlined further down this page.
All submissions should be in a 12pt readable font (i.e times new roman) For poetry and flash fiction please submit your work in a single document. Attach your work in .doc(x) format unless you have accessibility issues with word documents in which case a PDF is fine. For any other file types or any accessibility issues please email us at powderspress@gmail.com and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Include a third-person bio with pronouns and social media handles in the body of your email.
Powders Press is run on an entirely voluntary basis without any funding. We are therefore unfortunately unable to pay contributors at this time but hope to do so in the future.
Submit to only one category per submission window. Submissions received after deadlines will not be considered and will receive an automatic rejection. For issue-specific deadlines and the current theme please see below.
Short fiction should be a maximum of 2000 words and only one piece per submission.
Flash fiction should be to a maximum of 500 words per piece and up to two per submission.
Poetry: Up to 3 poems per submission with a maximum of 30 lines per poem.
Hybrid work can be of any word/line length and format so long as it fits on a single A4 page.
Creative Non-fiction up to a maximum of 1500 words. Please note this is for our special editions only.
All work should be the author's own, original, and previously unpublished.
We welcome simultaneous submissions but if your work is accepted elsewhere please notify us at powderspress@gmail.com
The Pride Issue
Submissions are open from June 4th - July 5th (midnight BST)
We're accepting poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction that fits the theme of Pride. Whether this is a personal account, inspired by historic events or looking towards the future we want to read it. Work does not have to be about a pride march and we welcome creative interpretations of the theme. Please see above for word limits and send all work with a short third-person bio to powderspress@gmail.com
Our editor runs Powders Press in their own time so we kindly ask for your patience as they read through submissions. You will receive an auto acknowledgment after submitting your work and we aim to respond to all writers within one month of submissions closing.
Thank you for your interest in Powders Press.