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contain up to three to five (3-5) poems, may be submitted as one file, run fewer than 10 pages in length, and must be unpublished.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up to two (2) pieces per issue, may be submitted as one file, should run fewer than 5 pages in length, and must be unpublished.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to two (2) pieces per issue, which may be submitted as one file, should run fewer than 5 pages in length, and must be unpublished.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. Please do not submit nude photography.
Short Story
The submission should aim for a word count of 1000 words or less. 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(1) piece per issue, may be submitted as one file, should run fewer than 5 pages in length (double-spaced), and must be unpublished.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 welcome so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere.
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?