Up the Staircase Quarterly ★Work published here has won or been selected for: Best of the Net, Best New Poets.
Open now for poetry.
Last checkedUp the Staircase Quarterly is a poetry magazine currently accepting submissions through December 15, 2026.
Response time info: less than 30 days
Read the full guidelines at upthestaircase.org↗Submission calls
poetryCloses Dec 15Pays: No payment.
Submit 3–6 poems in a single document. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. The deadline is December 15, 2026, and the issue publishes February 1, 2027. Previously published poetry is not accepted; AI poetry is not considered. No contributor payment.
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