Submissions
Submission Guidelines:
At Balestra we seek to represent a wide range of styles, topics, and genres, as such we accept every kind of digitally publishable work. These include:
Poetry
Short Prose
Visual/Concrete Poetry
Visual Art
Etc…
All written submissions should be no more than 5 pages (8.5 by 11) long and no more than 3 prose pieces or 5 poems. Prose and poetry may be included within the same submission. Visual art submissions should include no more than 5 pieces. We encourage submissions which include sensitive topics to be prefaced by a short content warning.
Simultaneous submissions will be considered.
Print and Payment:
Acceptance of a publication offer to the online edition will also be considered as acceptance to the annual Balestra print edition. All contributors will be compensated with a free copy of the annual print edition, which will be sent to them free of charge, or an equivalent payment. If you would like to opt out of inclusion in the print edition please specify that in your submission, and if you do opt out you will not received a print edition as compensation.
Note: Due to the complications of international shipping more information may be needed, or shipping may not be possible. In those cases Balestra will do our best to assure equivalent compensation.
Submissions for the Eighth Edition of Balestra close on the 31st of July, 2026.
Please send all submissions, attached in one file, along with a short artist’s biography (no more than 100 words), written in the third person and including your preferred pronouns, to balestramagazine@gmail.com. The submission email subject line should follow this format:
“Submission, Artist’s Name, (Titles of Submission in Order of Appearance), Edition Number”
Example:
“Submission, Ben Wignall, (Just a Funky Little Guy, Employee of The Month), Second Edition”
Note: Please reply to your acceptance email within one week of the submission period ending (If submissions close 31 July accept by 7 August). If your acceptance of publication is received after this date, publication cannot be guaranteed.
