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Submission Guidelines

Samjoko purchases first worldwide English-language serial and electronic rights from the date the contract is signed and paid for up until 6 months after publication date.

After initial publication date, Samjoko Magazine will maintain non-exclusive rights to publication. Paid submissions must not use the intellectual property of any other author or company.

Just To Clarify: your work will not appear, and will not have appeared, in any other available format (blogs and public forums included) until 3 months after the release date of the story in Samjoko Magazine. After 3 months, we’ll retain ongoing non-exclusive distribution rights, but you can self-publish your work or sell your story to another paying market.

Each piece we acquire will be published on samjokomagazine.com in an electronic seasonal issue. We may also excerpt pieces for promotional purposes. The author retains all other rights.

We pay up to 6 months after publication through PayPal only. Payment projected to happen sooner. Current payment is $20 per accepted submission, though we hope to increase this with greater support from readers.

Cover letter should have contact information, PayPal email, and author’s bio less than 100 words.

Email subject should read: [SUBMISSION: Title of Story (genre & word count) by Author’s Name]

Example - SUBMISSION: The Grey Wolf (FICTION - 3200) by Lauren Hill

See below for detailed submission guidelines. Submissions that do not follow the guidelines will be deleted unread.

Notification of receipt and rejections will be form letters to save time.

There will be no personal responses except in the case of general queries and acceptances.

Cover Letter must be added in the email of each submission. Keep it brief, but let us know that you’re human. List only your must recent publications.

Submissions that do not follow guidelines will be deleted unread.

Samjoko Magazine does not accept AI assisted or AI generated works.

Submissions now CLOSED

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Non-Fiction & Articles Guidelines

$20 per accepted piece between 1000-4000 words. Format should be Times New Roman, 12” Font, Double Spaced. Special formatting will not be accepted. Name and contact information should be clearly placed on submission. No previously published submissions nor multiple submissions. No AI generated or assisted works. Simultaneous submissions welcomed but please let us know as soon as possible when a story is accepted elsewhere.

Send file as .doc or .docx only. No PDFs. All submissions accepted for publication will undergo an editing process. Submit at samjokomagazine@outlook.com, or click below.

Fiction Guidlines

$20 per accepted story between 1000-4000 words. Story format should be Times New Roman, 12” Font, Double Spaced. Special formatting will not be accepted. Name and contact information should be clearly placed on submission. No previously published submissions nor multiple submissions. No AI generated or assisted works. Simultaneous submissions welcomed but please let us know as soon as possible when a story is accepted elsewhere.

Send file as .doc or .docx only. No PDFs. All submissions accepted for publication will undergo an editing process. Submit at samjokomagazine@outlook.com, or click below.

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$20 payment in total for up to 3 poems. Submit 1-5 poems in the same .docx, and the best 3 will be selected. Three to fifty lines per poem. Special formatting will not be accepted except in rare circumstances. All poems will be left-aligned or centered. Name and contact information should be clearly placed on submission. No previously published submissions. No AI generated or assisted works. Simultaneous submissions welcomed but please let us know as soon as possible when a story is accepted elsewhere.

Send file as .doc or .docx only. No PDFs. All submissions accepted for publication will undergo an editing process. Submit at samjokomagazine@outlook.com, or click below.

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Poetry Guidelines

$20 per accepted piece between 10-20 pages. Name and contact information should be clearly placed on submission. No previously published submissions nor multiple submissions. No AI generated or assisted works. Simultaneous submissions welcomed but please let us know as soon as possible when a story is accepted elsewhere.

Send file as .doc or .docx only. No PDFs. All submissions accepted for publication will undergo an editing process. Submit at samjokomagazine@outlook.com, or click below.

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Screenplays & Plays

$20 in total per photo, artwork, or collection of photos up to 3 images. No previously published submissions. No AI generated or assisted works. Simultaneous submissions welcomed. Art must be accompanied by an artist’s statement for each piece. Submit at samjokomagazine@outlook.com, or click below.

Photos & Artwork

Spoken Word

$20 in total for audio up to 10 minutes. Previously recorded submissions accepted, but in order to be considered, each recording must begin with the the poet saying their name and that this is a unique recording of the poem for Samjoko Magazine. No AI generated or assisted works.

Submissions must be sent as a file. NO LINKS.

Submit at samjokomagazine@outlook.com, or click below.

Visual Media

$20 in total for a video up to 10 minutes long. Previously filmed submissions accepted. Submissions must be sent as a file. NO LINKS. Credits must be included at the end of the film.

Submit at samjokomagazine@outlook.com, or click below.