Sho Poetry Journal

Open now for poetry.

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Shō Poetry Journal is a print literary magazine focused on poetry, accepting submissions during two annual reading periods and offering a contributor copy as payment.

Response time info: Our average response time is 2 weeks. We read and accept work as we go and attempt to respond to all submissions within 30 days or less.

Read the full guidelines at shopoetryjournal.com↗

Submission calls

poetryCloses Aug 31Fee: $3 (always free for U.S. Indigenous poets; periodic free pop-ups for BIPOC poets)Pays: One contributor copy; prize winners receive $150 and a one-year subscription

Poetry submissions are open June 1 – August 31, 2026 (closes 11:59pm MST). Submit up to five unpublished poems in a single document. No AI-generated work. Simultaneous submissions allowed. No previously published or online-posted poems. Reading fee of $3, but always free for U.S. Indigenous poets…

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