Sparkbright magazine is looking for submissions of poetry and short fiction for its fifth issue, due out December 2010.

At present, the deadline for submissions is going to be 1st November 2010. Depending in the number of submissions we receive (or rather, accept), this may be moved closer on the grounds that last time there were far too many pieces that I couldn’t bear to leave out of our fourth issue – you guys were just too good!

One of the questions that I get asked most frequently when I’m looking for submissions is: does it need to be on any particular theme? And for now, the answer is no. We are currently playing with the idea of introducing themed issues in the near future, but for now we want anything and everything, as much variety as you like. But if you really want to see the sorts of things we favour, I suggest that you take a look at one of our previous issues – particularly one of the most recent ones – which can be found here.

Our full submissions guidelines are, of course, laid out on our site. We hope you take time to have a look around the rest of the website, and we look forward to reading any poems or short stories that you send over to us at the usual email address – submissions@sparkbright.org

And please remember: Sparkbright relies solely on the stories and poems that you send us. We couldn’t put together such great issues without you, so we’re hoping that you’ll help us to put together a fifth issue full of really great, new, exciting creative writing for people to enjoy!