Policy:
The Paumanok Review is a quarterly Internet literary magazine dedicated to promoting and publishing the best in contemporary art and literature. Each issue will include four to six short stories and short shorts, up to ten poems, up to four essays/ memoirs, several original musical compositions, and approximately four artworks. TPR is published exclusively on the web and is available free of charge. Upon acceptance, TPR acquires one-time and non-exclusive anthology rights. That is, all other rights revert to the individual creator of a work with the exception of an option to publish the work, whole or in part, in a future electronic or print anthology edition of The Paumanok Review. This agreement is implicit unless otherwise negotiated between the author and publisher at time of acceptance. Galleys are offered in HTML format. Reprint and simultaneous submissions are encouraged. Please notify the magazine immediately if your piece has been accepted by another publication. For more on the philosophy and history of TPR, visit Welcome to Paumanok. For information on publishing cycles and legalities, see Information. The best statement of TPR's publishing preferences is the magazine itself. Please read at least one issue before submitting.

Pay schedule:
TPR's contributors are entitled to free classified ads for the life of the magazine. In addition, contributors of serial works receive one free banner ad. These offers could yield hundreds of dollars of free promotion. Contributors also benefit from special opportunities for publicity, as in the Contributors Re-noted section of "News & Views," and upcoming special projects like the Quicktime movie. For more details, contact the editor or see the advertising guidelines.

Submissions:
e-mail: paumanok@etext.org
fax (USA): (401) 712-8463

Submissions will only be answered by e-mail, so please include your address in fax submissions. TPR is not responsible for lost or misdirected mail. If you have not received a reply within two weeks, please send a reminder.

Cover Letter:

A cover sheet should either precede the manuscript or be included in the e-mail. This should include your name, two methods of contact (of which one is an e-mail address), a brief biographical note, the title and category of your submission, and where you discovered The Paumanok Review.

Writing:

Manuscripts should be submitted as attachments (TEXT, WORD PERFECT 3.0, NISUS WRITER, CLARISWORKS/APPLEWORKS) and should be readable on my Macintosh. If the work is shorter than 3,000 words, it may be included in the body of your e-mail. When in doubt, include your submission in the e-mail. Please, only one submission per letter.

Manuscripts should be in standard format, and should be marked as submitted in one of four categories:

Short Story (1,000-6,000 words)
Mainstream, narrative, experimental, historical, mystery, horror, western, science fiction, slice-of-life vignette, serial, novel excerpt. This category is fairly open, but I am not interested in gay/lesbian, erotica, or pornography.

Short Short Story (200-1,000 words)
See above for forms.

Poetry (100 lines max; up to 5 poems per submission)
This category is extremely open. Plath? Tennyson? You are welcome here.

Essay (6,000 words max.)
Political, satirical, personal, narrative, historical, serial. Surprise me, move me. Don't be afraid of being profound.

Art:

Art should be submitted as an attachment and should be readable on my Macintosh.

All forms of art are considered, but please make your piece is clear on a standard 256 color display.

Music:

MP3 format live, studio, or spoken word original recordings will be accepted as stand-alone submissions or as accompaniments to a larger work. In no case will TPR republish music without the prior consent of artist or copyright holder.

Special Edition:

The Paumanok Review is pleased to announce a call for submissions to its first special edition, "A Collection of Years." The edition, due for publication in 2001, will feature essays and stories concerning significant historical events of the fading century.

The mission of this edition is to preserve in electronic format first-person narratives of people who shaped and shielded the world. This includes, but is not limited to, military or government service, political movements, major industrial changes, domestic transformations, and interesting or unusual occupations or anecdotes. Essays, fiction, nonfiction, art, and photographs will be considered. If demand is sufficient, a post office box will be opened to meet the needs of those unable to access a computer.

If you feel you have a story to tell, please do not hesitate to contact the editor with questions or comments. If you do not have a contribution but would like to help this cause, please encourage your friends, family members, and community veterans to participate. Too often we look for the stories which fascinate, only to find that the storytellers are gone. Breath fades. But thanks to technology pioneered by some of the people we seek to honor, the voices can can be kept alive for generations to come.

Word limit: 8,000

Categories: Historical Fiction (query first), Nonfiction, Art (including photo-essay)

Deadline:open

Contact: Editor

Sample topics: World War II, Fall of the Berlin Wall, U.S. civil rights movement, first female president of a large corporation, etc.

Questions or Comments:
Should be directed to paumanok@etext.org.