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Front Porch Review publishes thoughtful, provocative fiction, poetry, essays and photography.

∙ Submissions are accepted year-round.
∙ If accepted, submissions may appear in any quarterly issue.
∙ Submissions may be previously published works; if so, cite the reference, please.
∙ Simultaneous submissions should be accompanied by a statement stating so.
∙ If your work is accepted elsewhere prior to our evaluation, please notify us.
∙ No erotica or works which rely on explicit language or gratuitous violence.
∙ All work must be original and in English.

∙ Fiction and essays can be up to 5000 words.
∙ No novel excerpts
∙ No genre fiction; e.g., horror, science fiction, mysteries
. Fiction should be compelling and deal with critical, universal aspects of human nature.
∙ Essays can be personal, critical, or expository but must express a reasoned opinion.
∙ Poems with strong images from which the poet derives meaning are preferred.
∙ Photos which elicit the comment, "How interesting!" are desired.
∙ Submit photography as .jpg files; do not send .tif or .bmp files.
. Photos may be cropped, reduced or enlarged to optimally fit the available space.
∙ Prose and poetry may be accompanied by one or more relevant photos.

∙ Mac users, please be sure that your files are readable by Windows 7.
∙ This magazine does not currently pay upon publication.

Accepted material may be edited. If changes are deemed significant, the contributor will be notified and given an opportunity to accept the changes or request that the piece be withdrawn from publication.

Send submissions to submit@frontporchrvw.com. Send 1 prose piece, 1-5 poems, or 1-4 photos at a time. For prose or poetry, type or paste your submission into the body of the e-mail message. We will not open any unsolicited print attachments. Photos, however, should be sent as attachments. Include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address.

Please expect to wait up to one month for a reply. Occasionally, with e-mail, there are technical difficulties. We cannot be responsible for delay or loss of submissions. To check on the status of your submission after one month has passed, please send a message to ghphillips66@sbcglobal.com.

By submitting your work to Front Porch Review, you grant us the right to archive your work online for an indefinite period of time. You retain all other rights. Once the issue featuring your work has been published, you are free to republish your work as you wish, online and/or in print. You are also welcome to create a link to Front Porch Review (http://www.frontporchrvw.com/) from your personal Website.