Submission Guidelines

We prefer submission via our new submission manager or by postal mail.

Submissions to Compass Rose are read between August 1 and December 1 of each year. We will return, unread, anything submitted outside of this reading period. Please limit yourself to one (1) submission per genre/per reading period.

We are looking for a wide variety of styles, forms, and approaches, both traditional and experimental. We will consider the work of poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. We publish both emerging and established authors based on the quality of the work we receive, so please send us your best. Please note, we are NOT affiliated with the Compass Rose Society or any religious organization. We rarely publish religious-themed work.

If accepted, payment is one copy of the volume in which your work appears.

All submissions should be accompanied by a SASE for reply only. We will not return manuscripts, even upon request. Please also include:

• your name
• mailing address
• email address
• phone number

Limit poetry submissions to five (5) poems and fiction/non-fiction pieces to 8,000 words. Simultaneous submissions are accepted; previously published works are not. Please, one submission per genre per reading period.  If your submission does not follow these guidelines, we will return it, unread.

Send submissions to:

Compass Rose
Chester College of New England
40 Chester Street
Chester, NH 03036

For questions about submissions, guidelines, or purchase, please send an email to compass.rose@chestercollege.edu.DO NOT SEND SUBMISSIONS to this address.