We are currently working on a backlog of submissions from our spring reading period. We will open for submissions of cover art, poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from once we have responded to everyone who submitted in spring 2023.
This also applies to our poetry and nonfiction prizes, which are usually read for during the fall as well.
Please consult our online issues or purchase an issue of Harpur Palate to see what sorts of submissions our editors like. Please note that, except for cover art and our undergraduate contests, we cannot accept submissions from authors currently affiliated with Binghamton University, nor from authors who have graduated Binghamton University within the past five years.
Creative non-fiction submissions should be previously unpublished, original work shorter than 5,000 words. You may enter as many essays as you wish (one per contest entry fee). Include name, address, phone number, email and essay title in the provided cover letter space in the online form (separate from your submitted file). Remove all identifying information from the uploaded manuscript file. The entry fee is $19 per essay, and refunds are not issues for withdrawals.
All submissions will be considered for publication. Please be advised that we do not accept submissions from anyone affiliated with Binghamton University, past or present. Simultaneous submissions are accepted so long as you withdraw your piece upon acceptance elsewhere.
The annual winner receives a $500 prize and publication in the following issue of Harpur Palate.
Opens: November 1 (delay from regular Sept 15 opening)
Deadline: December 1
Poems in any style, form, or genre are welcome, provided they are no more than five pages long and previously unpublished. You may submit as many times as you wish, but no more than five poems per entry fee.
Include name, address, phone number, email & poem titles in the provided cover letter space in the online form (separate from your submitted file). Remove all identifying information from the rest of the manuscript. Please be advised that we do not accept submissions from anyone affiliated with Binghamton University, past or present. Simultaneous submissions are accepted so long as you withdraw your piece upon acceptance elsewhere.
The annual winner receives a $500 prize and publication in the following issue of Harpur Palate.
Opens: November 1 (delay from regular Sept 15 opening)
Deadline: December 1
This category is for back issues only. Our current issue is available through our subscription category.
Back issues are $8 per copy. The extra $1 included here is for Submittable fees. Please specify in the cover letter box which issue you'd like, where you'd like it sent, and to whom it should be addressed.
*Please note that issues 11.2 and 13.1 are no longer available*
Thank you for your interest in Harpur Palate! As always, thank you for your support and we hope to read work from you soon.