Liminal Press publishes contemporary writing that explores the central concept of liminality as described on the website. We welcome submissions from Wales and beyond.

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1. What We Accept

• Literary short fiction – up to 2000 words not including the title. Include a word count at the end.

• Creative nonfiction – up to 2000 words not including the title. Include a word count at the end.

• Poetry – up 30 lines per poem not including the title. No more than three poems in total. Give each poem its own page and provide a line count after each one.

• Hybrid forms – no more than 2000 words. Include a word count at the end.

• Liminal Press Global Walk and Write submissions of up to 500 words not including the title. Include a word count at the end.

 

1b. What We Don’t Accept

• AI-generated work.

• Entries that have been published elsewhere.

• Plagiarism.

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1c. A Note on Gratuitous Content

• Liminal Press does not publish work that includes gratuitous violence, abuse, prejudice or discriminatory language. These elements may appear in your narrative where they are artistically or thematically necessary, but they must serve a clear purpose within the work and not exist solely to shock or harm. Work that relies purely on sensationalism or demeaning portrayals will not be considered.

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2. Submission Format

• .doc, .docx, .rtf (no pdfs)

• Standard formatting:

  • Font size 12pt

  • Standard Fonts: ideally Times New Roman or Courier New - NO decorative or novelty fonts.

  • Spacing:

    • Prose: double-spaced

    • Poetry: single-spaced unless the form requires otherwise

  • Standard margins

  • Include page numbers

  • Include a word count at the end

• Include your name and contact details when you submit.

• *Include the following two declarations*

  • I confirm that the work submitted is my own.​

  • I confirm that the work submitted has not been published elsewhere.

• Document naming convention:

  • Submit using the following format to help us to keep submissions organised and to ensure work is processed correctly:

    • submissiontype_authorname_title - for example:

      • opensubmission_johnsmith_TheSeaRemains

      • competitionsubmission_janeharris_AcrossTheField

      • journalsubmission_davidevans_DownToTheWire

      • globalwalkandwrite_rintanaka_AWalkInKyoto

• A note on submission windows.

  • Only send the relevant submission type during the relevant submission window. This is important. for example:

    • we will not review ‘journal submissions’ outside of the journal submissions window.

    • we will not review ‘competition submissions’ outside of the competition submissions window.

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3. Rights

By submitting, you agree that:

• You retain full copyright

• You grant Liminal Press first publication rights – ie. your work has not been published previously.

• You grant us the right to publish your work in print, digital and in promotional contexts

• You grant us the right to archive your work once published and to re-publish it for the purpose of retrospectives and re-visits (with your full knowledge)

• Rights revert to you after publication

• If republished elsewhere, please credit Liminal Press as the original publisher

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4. Editorial Process

• We aim to respond within eight weeks but it may be sooner. Response times may vary depending on volume and editorial workload.

• Not all submissions will be published.

• Whilst we endeavour to acknowledge receipt of every submission this may not be possible due to volume.

• We may request minor edits.

• We do not currently pay published submissions unless they are placed in our competitions. We hope to change this in time.

• We only offer cash prizes to one competition winner and two runners-up for each competition cycle. Both placed and non-placed entrants may be selected for publishing online and in print.

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5. Simultaneous Submissions

Allowed - but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.

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6. Previously Published Work

We do not accept previously published work.​​

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7. How to Submit

All submissions can be sent directly via our submissions form with documents named as per the above naming convention. Please send your submission as an attachment via this form along with the details requested.

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8. Editorial Feedback

When you email your submission please state clearly via the relevant tick-box if you would like to receive detailed editorial feedback. Leave it unticked if you don't. This is an additional service which is offered for a fee. Once ticked, proceed to the second form and complete your payment.

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The process of providing feedback will only commence once the fee has been received. Fees are non-refundable as on receipt of this fee, the process will begin. The fee for our editorial service is £15.00 per submission. This covers one piece of fiction or non-fiction, or a single submission of up to three poems.

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The fee for competition entries is £10.00.

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To take advantage of our editorial service for a competition entry the full entry plus editorial fee is £25.00.

 

Editorial service requests should follow this process:

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• your submission form is received by Liminal Press 

• you click in your submission form whether you would like to pay for our detailed feedback service

• once you have sent your work via the submissions form please pay for your feedback request on the shorter form beneath it

• on receipt of your payment the editorial service is confirmed

• a full and detailed response will be sent back to your email address within eight week