We are offering a new Tip Jar/Expedited reading service to our contributors. For a nominal fee ($2.50), we will guarantee a careful, expedited reading of your work. The works of authors who opt to use the expedited submissions link will be attended to first. All funds from submissions will go toward meeting the rising costs of operating and maintaining the journal. Thank you in advance for your support.
- Please send 3-5 poems / no more than 10 pages in a single document.
- No previously published work.
- Simultaneous submissions are welcome, if you notify us immediately if poems are accepted elsewhere. Poetry has a fairly fast turnaround, so please be respectful of this request. If you need to withdraw a single poem from a group, please add a note via the Submittable system, rather than send an email, as these can get lost in the shuffle.
- Please submit no more than once per reading period, unless invited to do so otherwise.
- We appreciate a cover letter that includes a brief bio.
We are offering a new Tip Jar/Expedited reading service to our contributors. For a nominal fee ($2.50), we will guarantee a careful, expedited reading of your work. The works of authors who opt to use the expedited submissions link will be attended to first. All funds from submissions will go toward meeting the rising costs of operating and maintaining the journal. Thank you in advance for your support.
There are no page limits or word counts set for individual submissions. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Previously published work is not accepted. Please send 1 piece of fiction or 2 pieces of flash, or sudden, fiction during open submission period. Manuscripts should be 12 point font and double-spaced.
We are offering a new Tip Jar/Expedited reading service to our contributors. For a nominal fee ($2.50), we will guarantee a careful, expedited reading of your work. The works of authors who opt to use the expedited submissions link will be attended to first. All funds from submissions will go toward meeting the rising costs of operating and maintaining the journal. Thank you in advance for your support.
Essay, Creative Nonfiction
Please send one essay or up to two flash nonfiction pieces at a time.
We are offering a new Tip Jar/Expedited reading service to our contributors. For a nominal fee ($2.50), we will guarantee a careful, expedited viewing of your work. The works of artists/authors who opt to use the expedited submissions link will be attended to first. All funds from submissions will go toward meeting the rising costs of operating and maintaining the journal. Thank you in advance for your support.
Midway offers a variety of editing services on works not submitted for publication consideration via Submittable. Editing service inquiries can be sent to editors@midwayjournal.com, subject line Editing Services Inquiry. Editing will be performed by Midway genre editors.
In the Genre box below, please indicate the genre of your submission. In the Comments box, please feel free to leave a note about anything specific you would like us to focus on as we spend time with your work. We will edit the poems/prose electronically using track changes. We will return the work to you via Submittable. Please allow up to two weeks turnaround time before making any inquiries on the status of your submission.
For poetry, we will consider everything from word and line edits, to theme, form, and style development. For prose, we will consider everything from word choice and sentence structure to character and conflict development to overall narrative structure and form. If the work submitted is linked in a particular way (e.g. a sonnet cycle), please let us know, and we will regard the submission with this formal consideration in mind.
All fees include a one-on-one consultation regarding your work.
Fiction/Nonfiction or Poetry Editing Service Options
Option 1:
Fiction/Nonfiction: $40 for 2 works of flash fiction/nonfiction or 1 story/essay up to 8 double-spaced pages/2,000 words.
or
Poetry: $40 for up to 6 pages of poetry, one poem per page.
Option 2:
Fiction/Nonfiction: $60 for up to 4 works of flash fiction/nonfiction or 1-2 longer stories/essays, totaling up to 16 double-spaced pages/4,000 words.
or
Poetry: $60 for up to 12 pages of poetry, one poem per page.
Option 3:
Fiction/Nonfiction: $80 for up to 6 works of flash fiction/nonfiction or 1-3 longer stories/essays, totaling up to 24 double-spaced pages/6,000 words.
or
Poetry: $80 for up to 18 pages of poetry, one poem per page.
Please upload your work as a single .doc or .docx file.