In order to publish your great work, we need to retain one-time publishing rights, and your piece will be archived indefinitely. Please don't submit any work that has been previously published elsewhere, as we feel that's kind of hack. Challenge yourself and write something new.

Copyright on all work is retained by the respective authors.

Simultaneous submissions are fine, but if your work is accepted someplace else, please notify us as soon as possible.

Send your work either as a Word document or embedded in an email. As part of your email, let us know whether the piece is fiction, poetry, or nonfiction. Attach a short bio with the work if you please.

Wait a little while for the editors to sort through submissions. They go pretty much in the order they come in. If you haven't heard back in a month, then something is probably wrong, and you are encouraged to send a follow-up query.

Your work may indeed be edited prior to publication, although never in an aggressive manner. Editors may ask the original writer to make some larger changes before a piece's acceptance.

Submissions can be sent, appropriately, to submissions@thievesjargon.com..