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 or may necessitate reformatting of the poem
• Choose Times New Roman 11pt font set to standard spacing (1.15)
• Up to five poems per submission period
• 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
• 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 March 1st

Additional Notes

• Agates no longer publishes NFSPS contest winners unless they are submitted by the author
• 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