Passager Winter Issue
Submission period: July 15 – September 15
Publication: January/February
Accepted genres: poetry, memoir, short fiction
Up to 5 poems, 40-line max ea. OR 4,000 words of prose
$5 reading fee for Submittable (hard copy submissions are free)
Not accepting submissions at this time.
Please note:
Passager has always been about welcoming new voices and giving readers a broad range of the best work by older writers. We wish we could afford to print all the poems and prose we love. Since we can’t, we often (reluctantly!) must make hard choices.
So, if you have had work in a recent issue of Passager, please read on.
If you were published in the 2025 Winter Issue (#78) or will be published in the 2025 Poetry Contest issue (#79), you may not submit to this issue (#80). We’ll be happy to see your work again next summer, during the 2026 reading period.
Writers must be age 50 or older by February 1, 2026 to submit.
We accept hard copy submissions. You may also submit online via Submittable.
Passager
7401 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21208
Include a cover letter and brief bio.
Include your name and contact information on each page (even when submitting online).
No previously published work will be considered.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere!
No email entries accepted.
Unfortunately, we are unable to return submitted work to you.
Work received outside of the submission period will not be considered.
If you have a question that wasn’t answered here, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions About Submitting page before writing to us at editors@passagerbooks.com
We urge you to become familiar with Passager before submitting. Read excerpts of past issues or order sample copies.
Contributors in this issue will receive a complimentary copy upon publication. Due to the recent surges in international shipping, contributors outside the U.S. will receive a digital copy.