Grasshopper Poetry Submission Policy

Respect for work

Grasshopper Poetry is run by poets and we treat your work with the same respect we would wish for our own writing. 

Eligibility

Grasshopper Poetry was set up to support new and emerging poets and to showcase their work. We welcome submissions that are in English or English dialect. We accept poems that incorporate other languages but please be aware that the editors at Grasshopper Poetry are not able to evaluate poems that are not written with English as the main language. 

All poets are welcome to submit their work, regardless of background or location. 

Unpublished or previously published work?

For submissions to Grasshopper Poetry, all work must be previously unpublished. 

By ‘published’ we mean work published in print or online, in any country, that has been selected or commissioned via an independent editorial process that does not involve the author of the work in question.  

Do you accept simultaneous submissions?

We are happy to accept simultaneous submissions of 1-2 poems (up to 4 pages). However, if it is accepted for publication elsewhere, please withdraw it from consideration by Grasshopper Poetry.

Subsequent submissions

You may submit as many times as you wish – but we will not consider any additional submissions until after you have been notified of our decision regarding your current submission.

How to submit

We only accept submissions by email at grasshopperpoetry@gmail.com. You will receive an email acknowledging that your submission has been received. We will also email you to say whether your work has been accepted or not.

Please do not put your name or contact details anywhere on the text pages of your entry., as the work will be read anonymously as part of the submission process (this information should be restricted to your email).

The file types we accept are: .doc, .docx, .rtf, .pdf, .txt, .pages, .odt. We do not accept image files, .jpg, .png etc. Any images within a poem must be sent in a .doc, .docx or .pdf form, and please ensure the image is of print-quality (300dpi or above).

Use of Artificial Intelligence

As part of the submission process, the author will fill in a form that includes a declaration that the work has not been created using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Copyright

As part of the submission process, the author will fill in a form that includes a declaration that the work submitted does not include any breaches of copyright.

Privacy

All unpublished submissions (including emails) are deleted once the judging process has been completed in order to preserve your privacy.