GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING TO THE MAYNARD If this is your first time submitting work to the Maynard, please read some of our past issues to get an idea of the type of work we like to publish.  We accept submissions all year round, however we schedule our reading periods twice a year in May (review of submission received December through May) and November (review of submission received June through November). Notifications are usually sent out the month following the reading periods (in June and December depending on when the work was submitted). - The Maynard is published six times a year (February, April, June, August, October, and December). - Our main focus is poetry, however we do occasionally publish short fiction, essays, critical work, photography, short film, and music. If you have any general questions about publishable content please direct them to Nicholas Hauck at: editor@themaynard.org. - At this time we only accept electronic submissions. - We do not accept simultaneous submissions. - Unfortunately at this time The Maynard is unable to pay our contributors for their work (something we hope to change in the near future). - When submitting any work, please include a short fifty (50) word bio in the body of the email. - All work should be attached to the email in .doc or .docx format. - Poetry submissions should include no more than five (5) poems and addressed to the editor at: poetry@themaynard.org. - Upon acceptance of yoru submission you will receive a letter from our staff outlining our publication procedure. The Maynard reatians first publication rights of all material accepted for publication. All rights revert back to the author after publication.     THANKS FOR SUBMITTING TO THE MAYNARD, WE LOOK FORWARD TO READING YOUR WORK.