The Rush seeks to feature original works in poetry, photo narrative, photography, and video poetry/ narrative. 

-Poetry: We are currently looking for poetry that emphasizes form. The forms may vary – from sonnets to villanelles, from pastoral odes to elegies, and everything in between – however, no matter the form, the verse must contain a strong sense of structure. Please submit no more than six poems at a time, and do not exceed six pages.

-Photo Poetry/Vignettes/Microfiction: We look for pieces that fuse short forms and a photo, evoking or resisting each other through imagery/images and context/main idea. That means we look for texts that use photos beyond their “illustrative” purpose; we want written pieces that converse with the photo and vice versa. Poetry should be one poem (max four pages) & a vignette or micro-fiction should be 250-300 words. Please include the photo and credit the photographer (Name and photo title). Text and photo should be in a single file. 

-Photo stories: We welcome all themes from visual storytellers. We seek a cohesive body of work from a completed or ongoing project. Please submit up to 6 photos per photo story and in a separate document (one-page minimum to two max), including the title and the Pictorial Story Idea or project description (you and your project). Photo Story Formatting: Photographs in a submission must be contained in a single .doc, .pdf, or .docx. Images should be submitted in low resolution; however, upon acceptance, images must be provided with a resolution of at least 300 dpi, or greater and as a .jpg that can be reproduced at 1,650 pixels wide.

-Video Poetry/Vignettes/Microfiction: we look for pieces where language is made of literary and the moving image, so with the reader/viewer’s participation to create a new meaning. We welcome:  

 • Collaborations between video artists and writers.   

• Video by poets creating video from and their writing.

• Adaptations/Ekphrasis: Videos created to bring new meaning and dimension to pre-existing poetry.

**Any poems used for adaptations of pre-existing poetry must be in the public domain or used with the author's written consent.

-Poetry should be one poem (max 1.5 -pages) & vignette or micro-fiction should be 100-150 words.

-You can submit your video poems by sending us a Vimeo link. You may submit them in additional imaging formats, including .png, .jpg, .mp4, and .m4v. 

In the description, you must include:   – short bio of the artists (video & text).

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-All written portions of your submission should be in Times New Roman 12-point type, with at least one-inch margins, and your pages should be sequentially numbered. Please include a page with your name, telephone number, location, and email address at the top of the first page. Please include a brief biographical note with your submission.

-Please include “Full Name” and “Submission Type” in the subject header:

Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz. Poetry-Sonnet/Poetry Free Verse

John Milton. Photo poem 

Ernest Hemingway. Photo microfiction 

Franz Kafka. Photo vignette

Dorothea Lange. Photo Story

Tommy Nguyen. Video poem. 

                                   We look forward to reading your work! 

Additional Information: 

-We aim to respond to all submissions within thirty days. Please feel free to contact us if you have not received a response within the allotted time. 

-We encourage and welcome simultaneous submissions; please let us know if your work has been accepted elsewhere by adding a note to your submission. If you have sent multiple pieces in one submission and must withdraw one piece or two, you don't need to remove the entire submission if there are still some pieces for our consideration.

-We do not accept work that has been previously published. 

-No AI Images/Photography.

-We do not own anyone’s work. The author may republish the work elsewhere after publication. Acceptance grants us non-exclusive North American Serial Rights in print and digital format.

-Please note that there is no Payment for your work.