The SP Quill is a 5.5" x 8.5" chapbook style quarterly magazine for poets, writers, and poetry lovers filled with poetry, stories, articles, and fun. It is an interactive magazine, as well as one you can curl up with for bedtime reading. Come subscribe and let Shadow Poetry bring a world of poetry to your fingertips.

Four issues will be offered yearly: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall to be released and delivered in the months of January, April, July and October respectively.

Features: Poetry, The Quill's Top 10, Short Stories, Book Reviews, Poet Profiles, Featured Author Interviews, Publication Announcements, Artwork, Contests, Shadow Poetry Events and Highlights, Interactive Fun and more!

Subscription Rates: $25.00/year US; $30.00/year International; Single Copy: $10.00. Make checks payable to "Shadow Poetry" or order online.

Submissions: The SP Quill accepts high quality submissions of these forms: poetry, short stories, artwork (black and white only), poet/author/artist profiles, personal quotes, and up to eight cinquain for the spring issues, and/or three etheree the fall issues. Other essays, articles, or poetic features will be considered should they be submitted. Since this is a small press operation, the SP Quill does not pay for submissions should they appear within an issue or give contributors free copies except to the short story and the featured authors for the quarter (one copy each). All monies from subscriptions go toward the production of the magazine and shipping costs. Magazine subscriptions may be purchased on the above "Subscriptions" link, or the exact issue be purchase on the "Order Back Issues" once it is made available.

Professionalism is a must. We expect cover letters if submitting through the mail, readable font, and well crafted and formatted submissions. We will not tolerate submissions in "rough draft" form or with spelling errors.

All work, if accepted, must be the original work(s) of the poet/author/artist and previously unpublished. No previously web published poetry. The SP Quill will have first-time publishing rights to all material until after the issue is released when the copyrights will revert back to the original author/artist so he/she may publish the same material elsewhere in the future. Neither Shadow Poetry nor the SP Quill will ever take or sell the copyrights to anyone’s works.

Acceptance letters will be sent out to all poets and authors appearing within an issue at least three weeks before the magazine is scheduled for release. If your work does not make it in the first issue you submit to, please try again.

Submission Deadlines:

November 20 - Winter Issue
February 28 - Spring Issue
May 31 - Summer Issue
August 31 - Fall Issue

Poetry Submissions: Poetry submissions may be made via the submission form below, emailed to spquill@shadowpoetry.com or by mail. Send up to three poems per poet per quarter for review. A short poet profile may accompany the poems (written in 3rd person). Poetry should be no more than 30 lines in length. Name of the poet, address, and email address must accompany all submissions, no exceptions. All poetry must be the original work of the author and previously unpublished. If your work is accepted, you will automatically be a contestant for "The Quill's Top 10."

Cinquain and Etheree: The SP Quill will feature cinquain and etheree within the Spring and Fall issues. Cinquain and etheree submissions may be made via the submission form below, emailed to spquill@shadowpoetry.com or by mail. Send up to eight cinquain or three etheree per poet for review. A short poet profile may accompany the poems (written in 3rd person). Name of the poet, address, and email address must accompany all submissions, no exceptions. All poetry must be the original work of the author and previously unpublished. Deadlines: February 28 (cinquain) and August 31 (etheree) of each year.

Short/Flash Stories: Short story submissions may be made via the submission form below, emailed to spquill@shadowpoetry.com or by mail. Send only one story per author per quarter for review. A short author profile may accompany the work (written in 3rd person). Short Stories should be no more than 500 words in length since the SP Quill has very limited space. Name of the author, address, and email address must accompany all submissions, no exceptions. All stories must be the original work of the author and previously unpublished. Remember to edit your work for best overall appearance and impression.

Quotes: Quote (preferably on the subjects of writing, poetry, and life) submissions may be made via the submission form below, emailed to spquill@shadowpoetry.com or by mail. Send up to three quotes per person per quarter for review. Name of the author, address, and email address must accompany all submissions, no exceptions. All quotes must be the original sayings of the author and previously unpublished.

Magnet Poetry: The SP Quill welcomes magnet poetry created from the Shadow Poetry Magnetic Word Poetry board located in the home section of this site. Only the best poems (average of 2-4 per issue) will be published. Magnet poem submissions may be made via the submission form below, emailed to spquill@shadowpoetry.com or by mail. Send only one magnet poem per person per quarter for review. Name of the author, address, and email address must accompany all submissions, no exceptions.