Persimmon Tree Online Magazine Submissions

What it is

Persimmon Tree is a quarterly online magazine that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art by and for women over sixty. The magazine accepts previously unpublished work and does not accept submissions generated by artificial intelligence. Poets submit on a regional rotation basis; other categories accept submissions year-round.

Who it is for

Women over sixty who write fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or create visual art.

Eligibility unconfirmed. Check the residency and nationality rules on the source before applying.

Where

United States

When

Rolling, applications read as they arrive

Programme dates not listed

What you get

Publication in a quarterly online magazine distributed to readers of all ages; no payment mentioned.

What you need to apply

• Must be a subscriber to submit
• Fiction and nonfiction submission as Word document, double-spaced, 12-point type, numbered pages, up to 3500 words
• Author name, address, telephone number, and email address at top of first page
• Brief biographical statement, up to 50 words
• Headshot photograph
• Poetry submission as single Word document, up to three previously unpublished poems, 3 required
• Poetry: name at top of each page, headshot, short bio, up to 50 words
• Short Takes submission as Word document, previously unpublished, up to 500 words
• Short Takes: name, address, phone number, email address in document; headshot and bio in email, up to 50 words
• Art and illustrations: up to five samples in jpg format, 72 dpi, 5 required
• Art submission: title and medium of each work, headshot, name, postal address, phone number, email, biographical statement, up to 50 words

How long it takes

About 2 days of work

Long application. Estimated from the 11 items this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

Free

Apply

https://persimmontree.org/submissions/