submission guidelines

submissions are currently closed

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we accept poetry that responds to key gender theories and theorists

your submission document must include a footnote stating which text/media your poem was informed by

  • email all submissions to thefreebodyproblem@gmail.com

  • submit up to three previously unpublished poems of any length in a Microsoft Word (.docx) document

  • please title your document with your full name

  • in the body of your email, include a third-person bio no more than 100 words long

we accept simultaneous submissions, but please be prompt to let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere

we accept poems that have previously been featured on your personal social media

we currently only accept submissions from those residing within or otherwise significantly connected to aotearoa