Submission Guidelines – Kuma2.net
Articles and Essays

Thanks for your interest in submitting poetry or stories to Kuma. Before sending in your submission, please read & follow all of these steps. It will make reading your submissions easier for us.

1. Subject Matter
   • We are looking for well written articles and personal essays about the lives of lesbians of color.
   • Topics we are interested in include but are not limited to sexuality, spirituality, relationships, dealing with racism/sexism/homophobia, being single, coming out, etc.
   
   
2. Format / Editing
   • We do not want poorly written/unedited work – we will not “fix” your piece
   • If you need help, visit the editing section of the Kuma Writer’s Resource Guide
   • Things to check:
     • You are using correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation
     • You have not overused slang
     • You are not using internet jargon or short hand
       • In articles/essays, people laugh. They do not LOL or LMAO.
     • The size of your paragraphs. If you have more than 10-12 sentences in a paragraph, it should probably be broken down into smaller ones.
   • Don't send us an unfinished piece. We must see the whole, completed work before accepting it.
   • Please use a simple, ease to read font—we prefer Times New Roman, Arial, or Courier
   • Font color should be black
   • Paragraphs should be double spaced
3. How To Submit
   • All submissions must contain your contact information:
     • Your real name, your street address, email address, and a telephone number
     • This information is just for our records and will never be given to anyone else or be displayed online
     • We won't read your submission if you do not send contact information
   • Tell Us:
     • if you want to use your real name on your work or if you want to use a pen name
     • if you want to receive reader feedback and which email address you want responses to go to
     • the copyright year for your work (the year the work was written/completed in.)
   • If you want:
     • You can send us a small bio. It should just be 5 or 6 sentences
     • You can also send a small picture.
   • Emailing submissions:
     • We prefer to have articles/essays sent as attachments
     • plain text files (.txt), rich text files (.rtf), or MS Word files (.doc – not .wps) are accepted
     • submit no more than 3 pieces at a time and wait until we review them before sending more
     • send your work to literature@kuma2.net and put Article Submission or Essay Submission as the subject.
       • Your submission may go to the spam folder if you use the wrong subject
     • within 48 hours you should receive confirmation that we have received your submission.

These are the guidelines. We look forward to receiving your submissions,