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Our reading period is August 1st through May 1st.

We have "gone green" and are now accepting submissions through our online
submissions manager. Snail mailed submissions arriving after December 1, 2009 will be
returned unread.

In 2010 we are expanding. We will begin publishing two print issues a year (spring and
fall). This is a great time to submit work to Silk Road.

See the link at the bottom of the page to submit online.

What We Are Looking For

Twice a year we publish finely crafted fiction, essays, poetry and translations that give
readers a vivid point of exchange, an interaction that could occur only in a specific time
and space. This event could be captured in a poem or short story as well as in reportage
or travel writing. It could happen in a drawer in New Zealand or on the expanse of the
African plains. We welcome work set in any location in the world including the U.S. Anyone
from anywhere can enter into the conversation.

We all start somewhere, so"place" is the touchstone the magazine uses for the pieces we
publish. However we operate with no narrow definition of that word. The writers we feature
take our readers somewhere crucial, defining and relevant.

Our physical office is based in the Pacific Northwest (and thank you Pacific
University in Oregon for backing this magazine and its mission), but the cyber world where
we operate knows no fixed home.

If you think your work is right for Silk Road, send it in. We publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry
and translations.

For a sample issue of our magazine, visit the subscriptions page.

Writers receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears.

Submission Guidelines

uSubmissions should be sent via the online submission system.

uPlease include a short (one to two paragraph) cover letter. If you are submitting work for
one of Silk Road's special issues, please specify the topic in your cover letter. (All
submissions will be considered for any upcoming issue of the magazine.)

uProse (fiction, nonfiction, memoir, reportage) should not exceed 20 pages. We prefer
12 point font, double-spaced, with one inch margins. The author's name, address, email
address, and phone number must be printed on the first page. Please number each page.

uPoetry should be typed and single-spaced, with the author's name and contact info on
the first page. Double-space stanza breaks. Please send no more than five poems at a
time. Put all of your poems in a singledocument before submitting.

uWe accept simultaneous submissions but ask that you withdraw the submission through
our online submission page if it is accepted elsewhere. Please do not send us more than
one submission at a time in any genre. We do not accept previously published work.

uIn general our editors read efficiently and thoroughly. We try to respond within two
months. Please do not inquire about the status of a submission until at least six months
after you sent it to us.

uWe are interested in interviews. Please send a query to the editors:
silkroad.pacific@gmail.com

uBefore submitting your work, please save it as a DOC or RTF file. If you are using a
Mac, add the extension ".rtf".

uTo submit work online go to:
http://www.silkroadreview.org/submission s.