Submit your short story for Backroads Literary Review vol. 2, Issue 2

​Short Story Format Guidelines
Length: 7,000 words
Genres: Literary, science fiction, fantasy, crime, horror. We don't accept erotica.
File type: .docx or .doc 
File format: Times New Roman-12 point-Double spaced with 0.25 indentation on paragraphs.
Margins: 0.5" all around.
Include page numbers and author’s name as it will appear in the story, and title in the header.
​Manuscript must be throughly proof-read for grammar, spelling and punctuation.
 
Story Submission
Only online submissions will be accepted. You will be notified via email regardless of acceptance for publishing. 

Submission fee
A fee is required to submit your work, payable online. This fee covers story evaluation and response. Evaluation includes a 3-5 page review of plot, characters, voice, POV, dialog, and setting. Note: Your receipt will show Nearwood Winery, our parent company, as the payee. ​
 
Terms and Agreements
Work must be original and unpublished. All submissions will be reviewed and evaluated. Allow up to six weeks. ​All rights remain with the author. Must be at least 18 years old. Upon submitting your story, you give the Backroads Literary Review permission to communicate with you via email or phone and agree to these terms.