Call for Submissions

The main criterion for selection is quality.

Poetrysky.com is the first bilingual poetry website in the world publishing both English and Chinese versions of contemporary Chinese, American and English poetry. It is a professional platform for the poetic exchange between Chinese, American and English poets. Its columns include Poetry Sky, Interviews, Critics' Column and a forum to develop and exchange ideas or share views, etc. Poetry Sky publishes poems in both English and Chinese, while Interviews, Critics' Column and Forum are available in either language.

Poetry Sky is published every 15th in February, May, August and November. Submissions are accepted from May 16, 2008 until July 15, 2008 for the 15th issue — Fall 2008 issue. Please send your original poems only with translations to us. The translator of the poem should be authorized by the author or the agent of the author. Submissions for Poetry Sky must be sent in Microsoft Word in the following order—Chinese biography of the author, English biography of the author, Chinese biography of the translator, English biography of the translator, first original poem, first translated poem, second original poem, second translated poem...In this way, the programmer can post the poems on the web. The address, email and telephone number of the living author and translator must be included in the end and a recent picture of the author and the translator must be sent in jpeg format. Submissions sent in wrong formats will not be accepted. We will contact the author when needed. Poems published in Poetry Sky will possibly be included in our annual anthology. Please send your submissions to editor@poetrysky.com.

In addition, we are seeking contributing editors. As a contributing editor, you will have the opportunity to present your work and network with our growing community of poets (writers). Please write to editor@poetrysky.com if you are interested.

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