Submission guidelines


poetry

Poetry in any form or style. Your poetry submission may contain up to three to five (3-5) poems, may be submitted as one file, run fewer than 10 pages in length, and must be unpublished. Please start each poem on a new page on your document. Title your poems OR specify ‘Untitled’ at the top of the document. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere.

Flash Fiction

Flash fiction (a.k.a. microfiction, short-short story, sudden fiction, etc.) submissions should aim for a word count of 300-600 words or less per piece. You may submit up to two (2) pieces per issue, may be submitted as one file, should run fewer than 5 pages in length, and must be unpublished. Add page numbers to your document. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere.

flash Non-fiction

Flash nonfiction submissions should aim for a word count of 300-600 words or less per piece. You may submit up to two (2) pieces per issue, may be submitted as one file, should run fewer than 5 pages in length, and must be unpublished. Add page numbers to your document. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere.

Photography & visual art

Photography & digital art submissions may include up to three (3) image files each in JPG format at a resolution of 1,850 pixels on the longest side and no larger than 7MB. Due to the special nature of visual arts, you may submit previously published work and may further disseminate that work as you wish. Please title your collection & include a 1-2 sentence artist’s statement detailing what materials were used, what inspired you, etc. Do not include photographs of anyone under 18 or who has not expressly given their consent to you in written form. If submitting photos of people it is your responsibility to hold the person/people’s permission to be photographed, as well as their model release.

Short story

Short story submissions are OPEN. Submissions should aim for a word count of 1000 words or less per piece. You may submit up to one (1) piece per issue, may be submitted as one file, should run fewer than 5 pages in length (double-spaced), and must be unpublished. Add page numbers to your document. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere.


General guidelines

Cosmic Daffodil Journal is currently focusing on submissions that follow a theme titled MYTH & METAPHOR. Submissions that do not follow the theme will NOT be considered.

Please submit your written content as a Microsoft Word attachment (.doc or .docx). 12-point Times New Roman is preferred. If submitting several pieces (e.g. poems), include them all in one document.

Cover Letter Guidelines

  • Include a cover letter with the following information:

    • Name (as you would like printed)

    • Email address

    • Third-person bio (100 words max)

    • Author website and any social media links – optional

    • Author photo - optional

Please send all submissions through our Duosuma page. Title submissions with the chosen category followed by your name (I.E. POETRY - MATTHEW JONES).

We do not accept any work that condones racist, misogynistic, or anti-LGBTQIA+ narratives.

We do not accept any work that is A.I. generated; any submission that is found to be created from A.I. will be immediately rejected and the submitter will be banned from submitting to Cosmic Daffodil Journal for the foreseeable future.

Authors and artists can submit once per submission period. If interested in submitting again, please wait until the next submission period opens.

If you need to withdraw a submission for any reason, please email one of the editors OR cosmicdaffodil@gmail.com with the subject “Submission Withdrawal.”

Submissions are currently OPEN and will close on January 15th at 11:59 p.m.

Submit through Duosuma

What Makes a Submission Stand Out?

  • Pieces that fit our theme - Before submitting to Cosmic Daffodil Journal, make sure your work fits our current submission call.

  • Take risks - Push the envelope. Step out of the box and conquer the unknown.

  • Creativity & beyond - How can you take an old idea and refresh it in new ways? Find new perspectives to explore.

  • Have an Editor’s Mind - Keep in mind your formatting: Is the piece too long? Is the spacing too erratic? Check your piece for mechanical errors: Is the spelling, grammar, and punctuation correct? Are the tenses consistent throughout? Be mindful of word count: does your piece fall within the parameters? Is it too short, or too long?