Please read our complete guidelines before submitting: 

https://www.105meadowlarkreader.com/p/submission-guidelines.html

What we’re looking for, in general: Your true stories about Kansas told in an engaging way. Pull us in, make us feel something. Make us laugh or make us cry. Be creative. Use dialog. Careful word choice and fresh imagery is valued. Write your stories in any of the persons (first, second, third). 

Eligible writers: We are looking for true stories about Kansas written by Kansans, therefore you must be a Kansas resident or have lived in Kansas at some point in your life. 

Manuscript Preparation: Use standard formatting for your entry. This means:

•  12-point Times New Roman
• lines double-spaced 

Include your author bio at the end of your entry. Your name as printed in this bio is how we will refer to you in the rest of the journal. (Exception: Feel free to use titles and degree designations in the bio, but those titles will not be included in the byline, per Meadowlark style.)

Your bio should include:

• 125 words or less
• Written in 3rd person
• A mention of your connection to Kansas (such as where you grew up, your favorite spot in the state, a favorite fact about Kansas).
• Your current city, state of residence
• Feel free to mention any publishing credits as space allows

Photos:

• As a 2nd attachment to this submission, include a high-resolution author photo in JPG format with your entry. Do not embed this photo in your manuscript. Bonus points if your author photo includes a Kansas setting.
• IF you have photos that go along with your essay that you would like to include for consideration, embed those photos in a second document with descriptions.
  

Please read our complete guidelines before submitting: 

Call for Entries: Prose, Poetry, and Art

Meadowlark Press is putting out our “trick or treat” call for a 2027 anthology that will scare your socks off! 

We want spooky stories, and we aren’t going to ask whether or not they are true. Make us believe! Make us feel uneasy, like a sound in the dark, a shadowy figure in the window. Brushes with the uncanny, or at least temporarily unexplainable.

Full disclosure: We aren’t into gore for gore’s sake. We are more PG-13 than R kind of readers, more Twilight Zone than Texas Chainsaw Massacre. We like suspense. We don’t mind sleeping with the light on. Whether your story ends with a laugh of relief, or a bone-chilling cliffhanger–that’s up to you. 

We are open to poetry and prose. Though less is often more, let’s say 2,500 words for a top count (we’d read 3,000 if you really need them). 

We want original, never-before-published pieces. No simultaneous submissions, please.

We are also looking for artwork to illustrate our stories. Keep in mind that the journal will be printed in black and white. Grayscale images with good contrast are welcome. We’re envisioning sketches as our preferred medium, but we are open to considering images of any visual medium. 

We do not accept AI-generated stories nor AI-generated artwork.

We are asking for First North American Serial Rights for written work. 

Artwork should include a file that includes a statement about the work that includes the title of the work, techniques and materials used, and affirmation that the art is their original creation and owned by the artist.

Payment (upon publication) is $10 per story/poem/page of art and one contributor copy of the journal (for US shipping addresses only). 

How to submit prose & poetry: File types accepted: .doc, .docx, .rtf. 

How to submit art: PNG files preferred. Print resolution JPGs are acceptable.

Manuscript Preparation: Use standard formatting for your entry. This means:

• 12-point Times New Roman
• lines double-spaced for prose, single-space for poetry is fine
• Include a total word count at the top of your manuscript.
• Include your author/artist bio at the end of your entry. Your name as printed in this bio is how we will refer to you in the rest of the anthology. (Exception: Feel free to use titles and degree designations in the bio, but those titles will not be included in the byline, per Meadowlark style.)

Bio Specs:

• 125 words or less
• Written in 3rd person
• Your current city, state of residence
• Bonus points for a favorite Halloween memory or supernatural creature.

All entries should include a high-resolution author photo in JPG or PNG format. Do not embed this photo in your manuscript. 

Limit: Individuals may enter up to two (2) stories, up to two (2) poems, and up to  two (2) pieces of artwork for consideration. Each entry should be made as a separate submission via Submittable.