GUIDELINES
Granta accepts submissions between OCTOBER 1 AND APRIL 1. Submissions
will close over the Christmas holidays. Please submit in only one
category at a time. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry and art will be
considered for both our print and online editions, unless you
specifically state otherwise in your cover letter. We remain open to
submissions of photography and art year-round.
We only publish original material, i.e. first-ever publication. We
cannot run a piece that has already appeared on the web or elsewhere
in print. We can, however, publish an original translation if the work
has previously appeared in another language. We have no set maximum
length or minimum length, though most of our submissions are between
3,000-6,000 words.
Please include a cover letter stating where your work has been
published before, if relevant. Please do not submit book manuscripts,
academic essays or reviews. Please only submit work written in
English.
Please note that we are not in a position to comment on your work. We
receive a significant number of submissions every day, many of which
may be unsuitable for Granta, however well written.
Return to the Granta website here [http://www.granta.com/].
NB: PLEASE NOT THAT DUE TO THE UNPRECEDENTED VOLUME OF POETRY
SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED THIS YEAR, WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING POETRY.
SUBMISSIONS FOR POETRY WILL OPEN AGAIN IN THE NEW YEAR. WE APPRECIATE
YOUR PATIENCE.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW SOON CAN I EXPECT TO HEAR ABOUT MY SUBMISSION?
We aim to respond to all submissions within six months of receipt.
HOW CAN I CHECK THE STATUS OF MY SUBMISSION?
You can check the status of your submissions at any time by logging in
and clicking on the status of your entry. If your status is
‘Received’, it has been received. If your status is
‘In-Progress’, your piece has been assigned to a member of our
editorial staff.
I’M HAVING TROUBLE LOGGING IN TO CHECK THE STATUS OF MY PIECE.
Please contact Submittable [http://help.submittable.com/] directly
if you have any trouble with the database.
I’VE REVISED MY PIECE SINCE I HAVE SUBMITTED. CAN YOU CONSIDER A
NEWER VERSION OF A PIECE RATHER THAN THE ONE I SUBMITTED?
If you would like us to consider a newer version of an already
submitted piece, please log in, withdraw your piece and submit again
as a new submission. Please do not contact us separately asking us to
replace a submission. We will not receive this email.
I'VE SENT YOU THREE POEMS. SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED
ELSEWHERE, OR I WANT TO WITHDRAW SOME FROM CONSIDERATION. HOW DO I GO
ABOUT DOING THIS?
If you want to withdraw any individual poems from consideration,
please log in and add a note to your submission telling us which
poems you wish to withdraw. We will see this when we read your
submission and will only consider the remaining poem(s).
MY PIECE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR A DIFFERENT PUBLICATION. HOW DO I
NOTIFY YOU?
If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please log in and withdraw your
submission from our database.
CAN I SUBMIT MY PIECE SOMEWHERE ELSE EVEN IF IT’S STILL
‘IN-PROGRESS’ IN YOUR SYSTEM?
Yes. If your piece gets accepted elsewhere, please withdraw your
submission by logging in, clicking on your entry and following the
instructions. Please do not write to Granta asking to withdraw the
piece. We will not receive this email.
CAN I SUBMIT SOMETHING THAT'S SHORTER OR LONGER THAN THE 3,000-6,000
WORD GUIDELINE?
Yes - pieces published in Granta are of variable length. But please
refrain from submitting book manuscripts or novellas. It is unlikely
that we will read more than 10,000 words of any submission.
HOW CAN I FIND OUT WHAT THE UPCOMING THEMES OF THE MAGAZINE WILL BE
SO I MAY SUBMIT APPROPRIATE WORK?
We tend to shape our themes around the work we receive, rather than
asking authors to write around our ideas. So please send us your best
work – and if we like it we'll be sure to find a place for it.