In each biannual issue, SER publishes poetry, literary fiction, creative nonfiction, book reviews, interviews, and art. They aim to present emerging writers on the same stage as established authors—they seek quality work for their quality publication. The best way to determine what they looking for is to read what they’ve been publishing.General submission guidelines follow; further instructions pertinent to each genre can be found by following the links below.

• SER is currently accepting fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and book review submissions. They try to respond to submissions within 2-4 months, but due to our production schedule a response may take up to 6 months. If you have not heard back regarding your submission after six months, you may query the appropriate section editor.
• SER accepts simultaneous submissions, but request that you withdraw the submission if your piece is accepted elsewhere. In the case of poetry, only withdraw your entire submission if all your submitted poems are no longer available. To withdraw a single poem, please add a note to your submission with the title you would like to remove from consideration.
• Please wait until you receive a reply regarding a submission before you upload the next.
• SER does not publish work that has been previously published elsewhere. They acquire First North American serial rights, and payment is two contributor’s copies.
• Please see their Contests page for information about the World’s Best Short Short Story, Poetry, and Narrative Nonfiction Contests.