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We welcome regular submissions of 3-5 poems, or one story up to 7,500 words, with SASE, during our annual reading period of October 1 through April 30. (Please do not submit work outside our reading period; it will be returned unread.) We are open to all styles and schools of writing. Excellence is our only criterion. Please submit your best work. Response time to regular submissions is 6-8 months (we are backlogged at present, but expect to catch up soon).

We accept simultaneous submissions, but not previously published work. (Please note: We do not accept e-mail submissions.) We encourage you to read The Ledge before submitting to the magazine. A copy of our current issue can be purchased on this web site for $10 (postpaid) or by sending a check or money order payable to The Ledge to the below address. All contributors receive a copy of the issue in which their work appears and an opportunity to order additional copies at a discounted rate. We also send typeset galleys of all work for proofreading before going to press. The Ledge Poetry & Fiction Magazine is published annually. Please address all submissions to:

The Ledge Magazine & Press
P.O. Box 310153
Jamaica, NY 11431