Submissions

Rules for Submitting Poetry

• Submissions to the Willow Glen Poetry Project (WGPP) are collected during the Willow Glen poetry readings. See the Events page on this site for the location and dates of upcoming readings.
• Each poet participating at the open mic or as a feature reader may submit one poem at the time of the event. If you participate in more than one reading during the year, you may submit one poem per event.
• The poem must be performed (read aloud) during the reading at which it is submitted, either by the poet or by their designated reader.
• Each submitted poem must be the property of the poet. Poems which have been previously published are acceptable as long as the poet has authority to grant WGPP permission to use the poem. Poems requiring third-party permission to obtain publishing rights are not eligible.
• While submission is encouraged, it is not a requirement for participating in the open mic readings, or as a featured reader.
• By submitting a poem, you agree that your poem may appear on the Willow Glen Poetry Project blog.
• You also agree that submitted poems may also be published in an upcoming WGPP printed anthology, which may be made available to the Willow Glen poetry community, provided to local libraries, and be sold to the general public.
• The WGPP is not a profit-oriented agency. No remuneration is offered for submissions. Any proceeds from the printed anthology will be used to enhance the Willow Glen poetry readings, further the services provided by the WGPP, and support the local poetry community.
• Submitted poems will be posted or published based on available resources as well as other criteria. WGPP is not obligated to post or publish all submitted poems.
• WGPP accepts “simultaneous submissions” (a single poem submitted to multiple publishing venues for consideration). If another venue requires your poem to be removed from WGPP consideration, please inform us as soon as possible. Requests to remove accepted works within 30 days prior to print publication may not be possible.

Submission Methods

• Poems may be submitted in person, on paper, at the time of the reading, or via email within one week of the reading to willowglenpoetry@gmail.com
• For email submissions, poems are accepted in the body of the message, or as an attached txt, pdf, doc, or rtf file.
• First-time submissions must be accompanied by the following information:
  • “Willow Glen Poetry Project submission”
  • Your name
  • An optional bio (up to 100 words) , if you would like such information included with your poem.
  • Preferred contact information (your email address, phone number, etc.) used only to inform you of the status of your submission.

About Copyrights

You are not giving away your copyright when your submit a poem. You are merely granting WGPP permission to display your poem on our blog and in a printed anthology. WGPP considers this permission to be non-exclusive, meaning that you may grant such permissions to other publishers at the same time, should you choose to do so and should they choose to accept.

WGPP can’t do anything else with your poem. We can’t remove your name, put your poem on a mug, poster, or T-shirt, or sell it for billions of dollars to George Clooney as the basis of a new movie. You retain such rights, unless you explicitly transfer them to some other party.

Conversely, the poems on this site are protected by their authors’ copyrights. You may not copy, modify, or distribute others’ poems without their permission.

Privacy

Willow Glen Poetry Project (WGPP) is serious about privacy. Any information you share with us is used only for its stated purposes.

If selected, submitted poetry may be displayed on this site for an indefinite period and may also be published in an upcoming WGPP printed anthology. See the Submissions section of this site for details.

Contact information is used by the WGPP to inform poets of the status of their submissions.

A separate opt-in email list is used for informing poets and other attendees of WGPP news and events. Any subscriber may opt out at any time. Email willowglenpoetry@gmail.com if you would like to receive WGPP news.

WGPP does not share or sell your email address or other contact information to any third party for any reason. Not ever.

The WGPP is not associated with Posterous.com aside from the use of their blog hosting services. If you register an account with Posterous.com, any information you share with them is subject to the rules of their use agreement.