Guidelines

Manuscript Guidelines 

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Written documents must be in Word format (.doc or .docx files). Images must be submitted in jpeg format, with a minimum resolution of 200 dpi. Selected images will receive requests for a copy in the highest resolution possible. Submissions must have uniform titles—matching filename and document or image title. Submitted poems are limited to 500 words maximum. Works of fiction, non-fiction, and hybrid are limited to 1500 words maximum.  

 

Submission Guidelines 

 

Submissions are limited to a maximum of three items of poetry, prose, or art in any combination. Each individual item must be submitted in a separate document. All submitted material must be original and not previously published. Works submitted simultaneously to Penumbra and to other journals are acceptable, providing they are identified as such and Penumbra receives notification immediately upon their acceptance elsewhere.  

 

*Email submissions are not accepted; please use submittable.com. We do not accept paper submissions, except from writers (such as those who are incarcerated) who do not have access to the internet. Paper submissions must be postmarked by the February 7th, 2025, deadline. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Send hard copies to: 

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Penumbra Literary Journal 
One University Circle DBH 264 
Turlock, CA 95382

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*At this time we are unable to ship copies of Penumbra outside of the United States of America. *