Submission Guidelines
Submissions are open.
The Shade Journal now publishes poems every first and third Thursday of the month beginning March 2026.
The open reading cycle ends October 31.
Submit 3-5 unpublished poems of any length in a single file to info@shadeliteraryarts.org. Use "2026 Shade Submission" as the subject. Any submissions sent outside the reading period will not be opened.
"Unpublished" is considered never appearing online (including all blogs; not including in video format). Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Please notify us immediately if one or more of these poems has been accepted elsewhere.
Please do not send multiple submissions during the reading period. Multiple submissions will not be opened and discarded.
You will receive a response within a month of your submission.
We offer $20 per acceptance.
Your work will be considered by Luther "Lue" Hughes.
Thank you for your patience.