Submissions
Send us your poetry to be featured on our website — for McGill students and recent alumni.

Current theme for submissions: Solace

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Hello. Welcome to Snaps. Our theme for the next few weeks is our way of bringing comfort to each other as the days grow colder.  We invite you to ask yourself: Where does hope come from? What does it mean to find comfort in the midst of a barren world? Can small mercies turn a sour day into a lovely one? How do you feel when you spot a cardinal among the cracked, empty branches of the lonesome trees? We invite you to submit works related to this theme, though if you would like to share something a little different, we may still consider it. Happy writing <3

Guidelines

  • We accept poetry, short fiction, and inter-media pieces. We encourage pieces with visual components!

  • Each piece will be accompanied by a visual on the website. If you'd like to send an original image please do, if not we will provide one!

  • Please submit everything in a single file

  • You may submit a maximum of five pieces at once

  • We will only publish one piece at a time from each poet

  • We will only consider unpublished writing (personal blog/social media is fine)

  • Short fiction:  2 page limit, Poetry: 40 line limit 

  • All works must follow the values outlined in our community guidelines. 

How to Submit​

  • Send your poem(s) as a pdf or word document to mcswayclub@gmail.com with the subject line "last name, first name: Snaps Submission"
  • Please include the title of your work in the email
  • Please include a short, third person bio with your submission

Decisions

  • We publish poetry on a rolling basis, with a cap of 3-4 works published per month
  • We'll try to get back to you as soon as possible once a decision has been made regarding your submission, ideally within one month
  • Please do not submit again until you have received a decision from us about your previous submission
  • Note on social media sharing: if your work is selected, we may feature your artwork and/or excerpts of your poems on our Instagram page.

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