Thank you for your interest in Equatorial. Our submission windows are open from February 1 through May 31 and August 1 through November 30.

Send us your lush. Your arid. Your centered or spinning.

 Please find our guidelines below:

  • Send three to five poems (.doc or .docx files please).

  • Cap at a maximum of three pages per poem.

  • Please begin each poem on a new page.

  • Email the document to contact@equatorialmag.com

  • Include a subject line formatted as SUBMISSION: Your Name (Example: SUBMISSION: Lebron James).

  • If you'd like, write us a brief cover letter to introduce yourself in the body of the email.

  • Please include a brief third-person bio in the body of the email.

  • Work must be original and previously unpublished (including on social media and personal blogs).

  • Please submit only once per submission period.

  • Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify us by email if your work has been accepted elsewhere or you wish to withdraw for any other reason.

  • Racism, homophobia, and other forms of hurtful content will not be accepted.

  • Equatorial is not responsible for lost or damaged files, so please make sure you are keeping digital copies in your records.

  • Because of the number of submissions we receive, our response time may vary.

  • Submissions that do not follow these instructions will be respectfully declined.