2024 Call For Submissions Open January 15 – March 15

Send us your best work! We are looking for poems that snap, crackle and pop with imagination and brilliant language.

Submit up to 3 original, previously unpublished poems in English.
Please check for correct spelling and grammar.
Our jury does a blind reading and selection. No name on poem(s).

ELIGIBILITY: Residents of Okanogan, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, Yakima, Benton and Klickitat counties who are at least 18 years of age.

Submit electronically to sfblair61@gmail.com
Subject line should read “SSPJ 2024 Submission.”
Attach poem(s) in ONE .doc or .docx document.
One poem per page, Times New Roman 12-pt font.
In body of email, provide your name, address, phone #, email address, poem title(s) and brief bio.

OPTIONAL: Your tax-deductible donation of $12 defrays publication and mailing costs.
For information on where to send the check, contact us.

Since 2020, The Shrub-Steppe Poetry Journal is the only all-poetry publication serving Central Washington.

It is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.