Submissions

Yad Mizrah will accept quality poetry, fiction, and non-fiction of any kind, with preference to works rooted in Sephardic and Mizrahi literary heritage, history, and culture. In addition, we also accept op-ed, book reviews, and visual art.

How to Submit:

Our submission periods are biannual. Below are the dates for our 2026 cycle:

Spring: February 27 - April 10

Fall: June 23 - August 1

Send all submissions to yadmizrah@gmail.com as a Microsoft Word document. In your email, please write a brief cover letter about your background (who you are, previous publications, etc) and the piece you are submitting. Don’t forget to include a 3rd-person bio, two lines max!

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

For poetry: Writers may include up to 3 poems in a single submission.

For fiction/non-fiction: Up to 2500 words max.

For op-ed: Up to 1500 words max.

For book reviews: Up to 1000 words.

For visual art and photography: Artists may include up to three works in a single submission, PNG files.

Yad Mizrah does not currently offer payment to their contributors, although we hope to do so in the future.