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Willow Springs is published twice a year, in spring and fall. Submissions in all genres are closed between June 1st and August 31st.
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 Submitted work must be previously unpublished.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.
Note: If you are looking for submissions to the Willow Springs Fiction Prize, click here.
Important poetry information: Please only send 3-5 poems at a time. Also 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
Willow Springs no longer accepts hard copy submissions of any kind. Hard copy submissions will be returned unread.