Our Mission
Saint Paul Almanac is a literary arts organization. We tell and share stories across cultures and cultivate dialogue to promote understanding, relationships, and collaborative action.
Our Publishing Contract
By submitting to Saint Paul Almanac, you agree to the following terms:
Author/Artist owns the copyright to their work published by Saint Paul Almanac (SPA), and, therefore, they can resell. or re-license their work in any way they choose, without permission from SPA.
Author/Artist grants SPA the right to publish their work in the Saint Paul Almanac anthology and in the SPA digital magazine, and also grants SPA unlimited usage of their work in print, on the web (including our website and our social media sites, such as FB and IG), and in any subsequent repurposing of their work (e.g., new editions, “Best of” editions, etc.).
In the case of content editing and copy editing, during the final stages of the editorial process, the publisher will have the editorial authority to edit both poetry and prose (e.g., articles and stories) for readability and space considerations. During the earlier stages of the editing process, the Author agrees to work with the editor(s) to revise accepted work.
The Author/Artist warrant that the material is original and that the Author/Artist owns the publishing and all other rights to the material and that said rights are not subject to any prior agreement or other right that may interfere with or impair the rights of Saint Paul Almanac under this agreement.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The 20th anniversary edition of the Saint Paul Almanac anthology is open for submissions!
We're looking for stories and poems that illuminate the human condition, from writers who live locally in the Twin Cities, and around Minnesota. We welcome a wide range of topics in the form of stories, personal essays, short memoir, and poems that are told from the slant of your own experience; we accept creative non-fiction (CNF), fiction, and poetry. We welcome a range of emotions, from humor to outrage, from sorrow to celebration, and themes that vary from struggle to triumph. Our group of editors look for work that makes us think, moves us, or surprises us, and we're especially interested in those voices that are often missing. You may submit one work of prose and up to three poems, but only the best piece will be accepted for publication. We recommend you check out the digital magazine to see what types of stories we have published: Saint Paul Almanac-The Magazine | literary arts magazine https://www.saintpaulalmanac-themagazine.org
Saint Paul Almanac wants to amplify YOUR voice! We're seeking prose for our 20th Anniversary print edition from YOU, those who are living in the Twin Cities and around Minnesota from the following communities and movements: BIPOC writers across generations, disabled writers, trans writers, social justice activists/writers, writers engaged in social movements, writers living in tent cities, writers experiencing homelessness, writers encountering food insecurity, writers who are immigrants, writers who are refugees, writers from marginalized groups, and visionary writers who can articulate how disparate communities can work together to create harmony and unity in a discordant world.
You may submit up to 3 previously unpublished poems, each no longer than 2 pages, on one document. You can submit both prose and poetry. However, only one submission per writer will be accepted. Please put the title of the poems in the Submission Name block of the form. No names on the file name or on the manuscript or in the Submission Name.
It is only possible to have either one poem from your submission or one work of prose accepted per writer.
Poetry submissions will close by Sept 21.
Prose submissions close Oct 9, 2024.
Please read the guidelines carefully:
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Prose - CNF and Fiction: Submit up to 1000 words or fewer, previously unpublished. If you wish to submit in a language other than English, include a translation in English. You can submit either CNF or fiction, but not both. Submit a word document double spaced using fonts Times New Roman or Calibri. Anything over the word count will be disqualified. Please write the word count in the upper left-hand corner of your prose manuscript.
PLEASE: No names on the file name or on the manuscript or with the title of the submission (Submission Name should be the title of your work). These will be disqualified. Use the titles of the work you are submitting as the file name. The title of your submission should only be the title of your piece. The community editors read only blind submissions.
For poetry submissions, list the titles in the file name such as this: peaches-summer-loving the weather.doc
Deadline for prose submissions is October 9, 2024, 11:59 pm.
Feel free to reach out to me, Wendy Brown-Baez, the executive editor, with any questions before you hit the submission button! wendy@saintpaulalmanac.org