CALYX, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women+, accepts submissions of previously unpublished poetry annually from October 1 – December 31. Submissions are restricted to women and nonbinary writers (see our website or general guidelines for more information about CALYX's mission).

Poetry submissions are limited to 6 poems. When submitting, please put all poems into the same document.

Simultaneous submissions and multiple submissions are permitted. If you would like to withdraw select poems from your submission, please use the Messages function in your submission to notify us which poem(s) are withdrawn rather than withdrawing the entire submission. You may also email us at editor@calyxpress.org with any questions.

It may take up to six months to receive a response from us. We will accept or decline pieces on a rolling basis between October and April. At this time, we have done away with our holds notification system; if you do not receive a response from us by May 1, please email editor@calyxpress.org.

All submissions are read by at least two readers, and held submissions are discussed by the Poetry Editorial Collective. Material accepted by the Editorial Collective will be published in one of two upcoming issues. Material held and discussed but ultimately not accepted by the Editorial Collective will be offered personalized feedback.

CALYX, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women+, accepts submissions of previously unpublished fiction, creative nonfiction, and interviews annually from October 1 – December 31. Submissions are restricted to women and nonbinary writers (see our website or general guidelines for more information about CALYX's mission).

Prose submissions are capped at 5,000 words.

Simultaneous submissions and multiple submissions are accepted. 

It may take up to six months to receive a response from us. We will accept or decline pieces on a rolling basis between October and April. At this time, we have done away with our holds notification system; if you do not receive a response from us by May 1, please email editor@calyxpress.org.

All submissions are read by at least two readers, and held submissions are discussed by the Prose Editorial Collective. Material accepted by the Editorial Collective will be published in one of two upcoming issues. Material held and discussed but ultimately not accepted by the Editorial Collective will be offered personalized feedback.

Artwork by women and nonbinary artists may be submitted year-round, but it is considered for publication only in May and December, so response times will vary.

All art pieces submitted should meet the following requirements:

• At least 300 dpi
• Size for width at least 5 inches at 300 dpi (14 inches at 72 dpi only ends up being 2.5 inches at 300 dpi)
• JPG file
• Send in RGB or CMYK. 

Please have electronic images cropped and colors adjusted to best represent the artwork; our production staff will only make the slight adjustments needed to accommodate printing requirements.

All book reviews are published on our website: www.calyxpress.org/reviews.

Men are welcome to review books, but we request that the books themselves be written by women or nonbinary authors.

You may submit book reviews year-round, but they are considered for publication biannually in March and November. Multiple submissions and simultaneous submissions are welcome. 

Please limit your book reviews to books published in the last two years. Please read our guidelines and previous reviews on our website before submitting to see the type of review CALYX is interested in. Guidelines are also provided below:

We welcome reviews of books by women, especially those that would otherwise receive little critical attention. We like to be consistent, and we offer these guidelines so reviewers can approach the task of reviewing with these issues in mind. A sample review is available using the link above, and we encourage reviewers to consult it as a reference for our desired style and literary approach.

• Include in your review both a judgment of the quality of the writing and an analysis of the content of the work, together in an overall statement of why the book is worth reading.
• Quotations from the text are REQUIRED. Weave them into the analysis of the book rather than stacking them one after the other. Don’t quote more than you need to make your point, but enough to give the flavor of the book. CALYX Journal style in reviews is to put all direct quotations in italics. The title of a poem should always be given with each quotation from that poem. Please include page numbers when quoting from the source. It will not be included in the final version, but it makes our proofing process infinitely easier.
• AVOID MERE SUMMARY. Reviews that provide only summary without text quotation and analysis will not be accepted.
• The review should be appropriate to the work being reviewed, e.g., a review of a book of poems will probably concentrate on the language while a review of an autobiography might give some background about the subject’s life.
• Put the book in context as appropriate—in the context of women’s writing, Black writing, this author’s writing, etc.
• Where appropriate, you may comment on the publisher and/or format and physical appearance of the book.

We believe that a good review excites one to read the book, contains conjecture, emotional response, and tells the reader something that is not already obvious.