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Willow Springs is published twice a year, in spring and fall. Submissions in all genres will be closed on June 1st, and we will begin reading submissions again on September 1st.
In most cases, we respond within eight weeks, though we ask that you do not follow up on a submission unless it has been longer than four months since you sent it.
We offer two complimentary copies for work we publish. Accepted works will appear in Willow Springs. They may also appear on the Willow Springs website or in promotional material, and, at a later date, in a Willow Springs anthology. Submitted work must be previously unpublished. We accept simultaneous submissions.
Online Submissions
Willow Springs now accepts all genres online. To submit fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, you can sign in to our online system, where, in addition to submitting work, you can check the status of your submission, withdraw submissions if necessary, and save on postage.
Important poetry information: if you plan to submit poetry online, please be aware that not all document types will maintain correct formatting. For best results, please submit poetry as a PDF or in RTF format. In addition, the online submission manager only allows one document per submission; if you wish to submit multiple poems at once, please combine them into a single document with appropriate page breaks. To withdraw a single poem (or anything less than the full submission), please contact us directly rather than using the online submission manager to withdraw.
Submit by Mail
Prose is now accepted only through our online submission manager. Any fiction or nonfiction submitted by mail will not be accepted. However, we continue to accept poetry manuscripts submitted by mail. All manuscripts must be accompanied by an SASE with postage sufficient to return the submission or a response.
Send poetry manuscripts only to:
Poetry Editor
Willow Springs
501 N Riverpoint Blvd, Ste 425
Spokane, WA 99202