Submission Guidelines

We are currently accepting submissions of poetry, flash fiction, and visual art for our Fall 2025 Issue.

Put the following in the Document Header that you submit:
- First and Last Name
- E-mail address
- Genre

Please include a brief bio (no more than fifty words) written in the third person, along with your submission.

Put all work into one document. We only accept Microsoft Word documents.

Please send no more than 3-5 poems; one poem per page.

Flash fiction should be no more than 500 words and you may send up to 3 pieces.

Visual art; no more than 3 pieces.

We consider unpublished works only.

We will try to respond within two weeks.

Please wait to hear from us before sending us more work. Please submit no more than once per issue.

We accept simultaneous submissions. Please let us know if your work is accepted somewhere else.

We acquire first-time internet rights for all works published by Scapegoat. Works are also archived online. All other rights revert to contributors.

We are currently accepting submissions for our Fall 2025 issue - email editors@scapegoatreview.org.