Glassworks seeks submissions in artwork, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, flash, and hybrid forms. If accepted, our contract includes exclusive First North American Serial Rights and First Electronic Publishing Rights in the English Language. Copyright reverts to the contributor upon publication.

We will be opening for a special reading period from March 25 - April 25, 2025. Our standard open reading period runs annually September 15 - December 15. ​To increase response times and eliminate submission fees, each genre will have a submission cap. When we reach our cap for the reading period, submissions will close and you will no longer see that project. Please only submit your work to the appropriate genre. 

GENERAL GUIDELINES

• Make all submissions through Submittable. We do not accept submissions via email.
• We do not accept previously published work, including work self-published or work published online via blog or social media.
• No AI submissions: We currently do not accept work from artificial intelligence (“AI”) generators or similar.
• We do not accept submissions from current Rowan University students, staff, or faculty. 
• If you are a past contributor to Glassworks, please wait at least one full calendar year after we publish your work before submitting again. 
• Simultaneous submissions are accepted if noted and withdrawn upon acceptance elsewhere.
• Please submit just once per genre, per reading period.
• Include all works of the same genre (i.e. all five poems or two flash) as one file and send as one submission.
• You may submit in more than one genre with no penalty. Please do not submit the same work in multiple categories.
• We are currently able to provide one print copy as payment to authors and are pleased to provide a print on demand option for additional copies of each issue.

FILE FORMAT

• Textual submissions will be accepted as .doc or .docx files only. (If you do not have Microsoft Word, you can use Google Docs and download your file in this format.) Artwork submissions should be .png or .jpg files. Please see Artwork guidelines for more details. Do not use characters in your file name such as: !@#$%^*/ 
• Include the genre and your last name as the name of the file.
• All prose submissions should be typed, double-spaced; poetry submissions should be typed, single-spaced.
• All textual submissions should use a standard font with the author’s name and contact information on each submission.

RESPONSE

• Our average response time is 6 months. Thank you for your patience.
• Though we cannot take every piece sent to us, we will, at times, be compelled to provide feedback - in these cases, it will take a little longer to get back to you.