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For media inquiries, call 646.452.2867 (NY), 323.898.3449 (LA) or fax 866.365.4874.

Submissions of short fiction, poetry (3-5 poems per submission please), essays, interviews, stage play or screenplay excerpts, nonfiction book and novel excerpts – whether unpublished, to be published or previously published – and book and film reviews welcome all year-round. Preferred length 1,500-5,000 words. Simultaneous submissions, previous publication acceptable. Our policy is to publish the work of no more than five different poets per issue. We gladly accept submissions from past contributors; our policy, however, is not to publish work by the same author in consecutive issues. (Accepted work from contributors to Cantaraville One, for example, will have to wait to be published in Cantaraville Three rather than Two). Although in practical terms we consider ourselves the Roger Corman of small presses, we tend toward the literary scope, taste and intent of film director-cum-publisher Francis Ford Coppola with his own Zoetrope All-Story. (Read what Coppola has to say here.)

At Cantaraville, a writer can expect to encounter editors who edit, not simply accumulate or facilitate – editors who, taking great delight in the power of the English language, will do their best to ensure that a writer accomplishes his or her intent in any chosen piece, whether story, essay or poem.

Send email with the subject line "Submission: Story/Poem/Article by Your Name" with .doc, .rtf of .txt attachment of manuscript, with word count and bio anywhere in the attachment, to Senior Editor Michael Matheny at cantaraville@gmail.com. No photos or illustrations, please. Average response time is two months. Submissions not in the format outlined above will be relegated to the bottom of our reading pile and may end up taking well over two months to get to. We ask for one-time, non-exclusive, text-only, electronic-only rights. We select and submit eligible work for consideration for the O. Henry Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and other editor-nominated literary prizes. Cantarabooks is a member of the esteemed New York Center for Independent Publishing (NYCIP) and the venerable Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP).

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If we do accept your work, this is what you'll receive in your email:

AGREEMENT: Please consider this email to be more or less our Author-Publisher agreement for the rights to publish the Work entitled [TITLE] in Cantaraville [One/Two/Three/Summer, etc], a serial publication in PDF, on a one-time, non-exclusive, text-only, electronic-only basis.

RIGHTS: Author retains the copyright and the right to publish this Work anywhere else at any time, even concurrently with the publication of this issue. If you do publish this Work after it appears in Cantaraville, we’d appreciate it if you acknowledged our previous relationship somewhere in the publication (such as in your bio or in the verso). In turn, we’ll acknowledge your Work’s previous publication.

EDITORIAL RIGHTS: The Editor has the right to make minor corrections in spelling or grammar. If the Editor has a question (for example, on the correct spelling of an uncommon proper name) the Author will be contacted first before we publish the Work.

PERMISSIONS: The Work will contain no work created by another author not in public domain. For example, don’t quote more than the title of a song as we can’t afford to get the legal rights to reprint any lyrics. Exception is given for book passages quoted in reviews, as they are understood to be in the context of discussing that very book.

BIO: If you haven't already, please send a short bio and let us know if it’s okay to publish your email address so that interested readers, which may include other editors and possibly agents, can get in touch with you.

PAYMENT: Author will receive one PDF copy of the issue his/her work appears in. This PDF will be identical to the one for sale, except for the words "Review Copy" on the first page. The Author is not permitted to sell, but may reproduce this copy as a PDF or complete printout, in any quantity, to distribute for free as he/she sees fit. The Author also is permitted to offer this Review Copy as a free download on his/her personal website through a link directly from his/her own online storage.

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Cantaraville (ISSN 1933-6624) is published April and October with a special Summer "Pop Culture" issue in July by Cantarabooks LLC. Single copy US$4.95, subscription US$9.95 for one year. Available at www.cantaraville.com as a printable PDF download. Copyright Cantarabooks LLC except where otherwise indicated. Submissions of short fiction, poetry (3-5 poems per submission), essays, articles, interviews, short stage plays or screenplays or excerpts of full-length work, nonfiction book and novel excerpts – whether unpublished, to be published or previously published - and book and film reviews are welcome year-round. Simultaneous submissions, previous publication acceptable. Send email with the subject line “Submission: Story  / Poetry  / Article / Script / Etc. by Your Name” with .doc, .rtf of .txt attachment of manuscript, with word count and bio anywhere in the attachment, to Senior Editor Michael Matheny at cantaraville@gmail.com. No photos or illustrations, please. Maximum response time is two months. We ask for one-time, non-exclusive, text-only, electronic-only rights. We select and submit eligible work for consideration for the O. Henry Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and other editor-nominated literary prizes. Cantarabooks is a member of the New York Center for Independent Presses and the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP).