Submissions

*Submissions are currently closed. They will open again in Spring 2026.

Poems on any subject are welcome. We want to represent all corners of the Erie community and the diverse experiences and subjects about which they write.

Deadline: August 15th

To submit, please visit our Submittable Page here.

Eligibility

Poetry submitted must be written by a current or former resident of Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Poems may have been previously published elsewhere, but rights to the work must have reverted back to the poet before submission.

Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but please withdraw the poem if it is accepted elsewhere. If one poem in a packet of several poems is accepted elsewhere, do not withdraw the entire packet. Instead, leave a message on your submission with the poem you are withdrawing or email Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal at bradshaw013@gannon.edu.

If you have any questions about eligibility, please email Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal at bradshaw013@gannon.edu.

Formatting and Guidelines

You may submit up to ten pages of poetry. Each poem must begin on a new page.

Submit the work as a Word doc or PDF. Remember that a PDF will preserve any unique formatting.

You may submit as many times as you’d like, but remember that selection for publication will be restricted to a few poems to allow for as many voices as possible.

If you would like to make edits to a poem already submitted, please withdraw the entire submission and re-submit.

Selection Process

All submissions are read concealed by faculty and students at Gannon University, alongside volunteer readers who have not submitted to the Anthology. After the first round of reading and recommendations, the editor (Dr. Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal) will select the final set of work to be included in the Anthology.

If any reader is familiar with the work they are asked to read and judge, then they will recuse themself from the process for that poem.

All work is considered at the aesthetic of the poem. There is not a singular form or feature that distinguishes itself as an overarching aesthetic in the Anthology. Erie is a county with a wonderfully varied set of poetic talent, and this Anthology seeks to represent this.

To submit, please visit our Submittable page here.

If you have any questions, please email Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal at bradshaw013@gannon.edu.