All published work remains copyrighted with the author. Material will be archived on the website for at least two years.

Submissions

Beside the Point has two deadlines per year: November 15 and March 15. We request an electronic copy with a cover letter.

The Cover Letter

The cover letter should be in the body of the email.  Keep it brief and include the following:

a) a two- or three-sentence biographical statement;

b) your full mailing address, e-mail address and phone number;

c) the title(s) of the piece(s) you are submitting;

d) the genre of the piece(s) you are submitting (poetry, fiction, drama or non-fiction).

The Manuscript

Please attach your file as an rtf or word document.

Send a maximum of six poems OR one story OR one nonfiction OR one dramatic entry per issue and send only one submission at a time. The maximum length for fiction or drama is 3000 words and for nonfiction, 5000 words.

Beside the Point does not accept previously published work. Acceptance or rejection letters will be emailed. Although Beside the Point is not currently a paying market, all published work will be automatically entered into our yearly contest.

Send electronic copies to: editor@besidethepoint.net