Agates Submission Guidelines: 

• Previously published poems are accepted
• Agates accepts only poems and only from League members
• Poems must not exceed 32 lines including spaces; particularly long lines may count as two lines
• Choose Times New Roman 11pt font; spacing setting of 1.15
• Up to five poems per submission period (not counting your submission to the Agates contest category 2024)
• Include all of your poems in one document as a .doc or .docx file; begin each poem on a separate page within the .doc
• Include your name, phone number, postal address and email address in the upper right hand corner of your submission
• All poems except haiku or senryu must have titles
• Poem titles and author names will follow the standard accepted format of capitalization
• Proofread your work carefully
• If your poem’s punctuation breaks from convention, please include a statement of your intention, or it may be edited conventionally
• Poems are kept for one submission period only, so do submit your work each year
• Submit your work through Submittable (or email to MNgreatriverpoets@gmail.com  with a subject line of Agates Submission)..
• Submission deadline is April 1st

Additional Notes

• Agates will no longer publish NFSPS contest winners; instead, the editorial team will select from poems submitted through Submittable and the Agates annual contest category
• If you would like to include where your poem was previously published, please do so in your submission; the credit line counts against the 32 line limit