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South Africa Poetry Magazine - Submission Guidelines

South Africa Poetry Magazine publishes great poetry by poets in
South Africa.

South Africa Poetry Magazine publishes the winners of the Poets of
South Africa Contest, which is open to submissions from residents of
South Africa.

South Africa Poetry Magazine accepts regular submissions from
residents of South Africa. Submissions are competitive as only one
poem will be published every four months. Continue reading this page
for regular submission guidelines.

Additional submission opportunities can be viewed on the Wax Poetry
and Art Submissions page.

Contests
Poets of South Africa Contest #1 - Open to everyone residing in South
Africa. (Closes May 24, 2020).

Regular Submissions
Please read these submission guidelines carefully. You must agree with
the terms on this page in order to make a regular submission to
South Africa Poetry Magazine. Your submission will be taken as proof of
your agreement and as such, no additional contract will be required for
publication to proceed. As such, you must include the following statement
in your submission: "I agree with the guidelines for regular poetry
submissions to South Africa Poetry Magazine."

Submissions are open to residents of South Africa. Submissions in a
language other than English must include an English translation.

Submissions are open all year round. Submissions are competitive as
only one poem will be published every four months. Submissions will
be divided into three periods; January 1st to April 30th, May 1st to
August 31st, and September 1st to December 31st. From submissions
received during one period, one poem will be selected for publication
during the following period. When the poem is published, everyone who
submitted during the previous submission period will be informed on the
same day.

Simultaneous submissions are allowed. However, please withdraw
your submission immediately, if your poem is to be published elsewhere.
Please note that poems may not be simultaneously submitted to more
than one Wax Poetry and Art submission stream.

Submit 1 original, unpublished, titled poem, along with a biography and
your mailing address (including street address, city, province / state,
country, and postal code). Include your social media information in your
biography, if applicable.

The maximum number of lines is 35, including line spaces and title,
which are counted as lines.

You can make a regular submission to South Africa Poetry Magazine
once per submission period.

Accepted poems will be published online in S outh Africa Poetry
Magazine. Eventually, poems may be collected into a free online book
to be published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library, and / or a print book.

The poet grants publisher Kirk Ramdath the right to the first publication
of the poem, as well as the right to republish the poem in South Africa
Poetry Magazine & Wax Poetry and Art anthologies, online and in print,
without additional permission required.

When published, an Official Print Version of the poem will be made
available for sale. The Official Print Version will be limited-edition,
numbered, and printed on cardstock in a format similar to a greeting
card. The winner will receive a 20% royalty on all print sales, as well as
a 50% royalty on electronic sales, such as of .pdf documents and tip-jar
payments. If the poem is ever collected into an online or print anthology,
the same royalty rates apply, and royalties will be shared equally among
all contributors, based on contribution. Royalties will be paid out annually
in January to anyone who is owed $10 CAD or more. There is no initial
payment.

Every poem published in this and all Wax Poetry and Art publications
qualifies for the Wax Poetry and Art Readers Choice prize of $50 CAD.
When your work is published, share the link with your social network.
The poem receiving the most unique page views during the calender
year of publication, of all poems published on the Wax Poetry and Art
Network, will be awarded a prize of $50 CAD. Poems published after
December 1st will be included in the next year's competition. Please note,
the eight finalists for the Wax Poetry and Art Poetry World Cup are not
eligible for this prize, as they will participate in their own Readers Choice
competition.

The poet also grants the publisher the right to publish parts or all of the
work on third party platforms such as Facebook and other social media,
specifically for the purpose of sharing the work with more people,
and considering the evolving and experimental nature of the Internet.

The editor reserves the right to make whatever changes are deemed
necessary, at any time, to ensure that publication occurs. Unless an
error has been made, the editor's decision is final.

Submissions must include:
-Agreement statement: "I agree with the submission guidelines for
regular poetry submissions to South Africa Poetry Magazine."
-Poem (titled, 35 lines maximum).
-Biography, maximum 100 words, including social media and www links
to share, if applicable.
-Your complete postal mailing address including street address, city,
province, country, and postal code.

The entire submission (agreement statement, poem, biography, and
mailing address) must be copied and pasted into the body of a single
email and sent to the email address shown below. Do not include any
part of your submission in an attachment.

For the subject header of your submission email, use, "South Africa
Poetry Magazine regular submission". Send your submission by email
to: info@waxpoetryart.com.

Send questions and comments by email to info@waxpoetryart.com.

About the Editor
Kirk Ramdath is the publisher and editor of Wax Poetry and Art, Eleventh
Transmission, and other publications. He has been a poet and publisher
since 2005, originally in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His first book
is Love in a Handful of Dust. Kirk now lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia.

South Africa Poetry Magazine - Submissions

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