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Submission Guidelines

We are currently accepting submissions of unpublished prose, poetry, and visual art for the 2026 issue of Spire Light: A Journal of Creative Expression.

Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere.

Please submit your work here: Spire Light Submission Form

There is no fee to submit, and all contributors residing in the U.S. will receive a print copy of the journal. International contributors will receive a PDF file.

Thank you for your interest in Spire Light: A Journal of Creative Expression.

Submission Requirements

PROSE
  • Up to 4000 words
  • Either fiction or creative non-fiction sought
  • Submissions must be double-spaced in 12 point Times New Roman font
  • Upload as a Docx file
POETRY
  • Up to three poems may be submitted
  • Most submissions should be single-spaced unless otherwise noted as an artistic choice to double space.
VISUAL ART
  • Visual art, including but not limited to photography or images of paintings and drawings, should be submitted as a high-resolution JPEG file.
  • Comics may take up to three pages but should also be submitted as a high-resolution JPEG file.