Submission details for poetry:

Formatting expectations for poetry submission are much the same as prose. To ease the mind, here are a few suggestions:

• If your work is brief in length, you may attach it in the body of your email. Note, however, this usually ruins any formatting you incorporated
• If your work is longer, please send it as a Word DOC or RTF file, attached to your email
• Include your details - name, email, etc, at the START of your document (not just in your email). Also include the work's word /line count.
• Use HEADERS and FOOTERS - your name and the work's title in the Header, the page number in the Footer (I cannot stress how important page numbers are - you'd be surprised how often this escapes potential contributors)
• Put [THE END] or [END] or even an asterisk * after the last line of your work (which just so happens to be the end)
• If you need to submit via other types of files then email first with such information before submitting the file.
• In the email heading, submit as per the example:

Eclecticism Submission: My Poem Title, by My Name

• Also state, in the body of your email, whether you are submitting to the themed or open section (you may go as far as to suggest your intended genre).

  Email your work to THE EDITOR at:

  eclecticism [at] westnet [dot] com [dot] au

Yes, the above suggestions are laced with sarcasm. But too many potential contributors are not taking the time to include such simple items - I haven't evolved into a nagging editor yet, but may one day reach the limit of tolerance where those not following proper manuscript formatting will instantly be rejected.

Good luck!

- Craig Bezant, Editor

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