Tin House Magazine Writers Guidelines

The Spring 2009 theme of Tin House will be Appetites—for food, sex, drugs, drink, and our collective appetites for resources, entertainment, gratification, humiliation, etc... We're looking for stories, poems, and essays that address the Webster's definitions for Appetite:  "an inherent craving" or "any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life." Our deadline is December 1, but please submit early as the issue will fill quickly. Appetites will be in stores March 1 through June 1.

Please submit one story or essay (10,000 word limit), or up to five poems at a time, to Tin House, PO Box 10500, Portland, OR 97210. Enclose an SASE (or IRC for international submissions) or we cannot guarantee a response to or the return of your work. We attempt to respond within three months, however, some responses may take longer. We welcome email inquiries on submissions once 90 days have passed. Wait to hear back from us before sending more work. Please do not fax or e-mail your submission. We accept simultaneous submissions, but inform us immediately if your work is accepted for publication elsewhere. We only accept previously unpublished work. Our reading period for unsolicited work is September 1 through May 31 (postmark dates). Any unsolicited submissions received outside this period will be returned unread. Any submissions received with postage due will be returned unread.

Manuscripts must have the page number and the authors' names on each page, starting with the title page, as well as the word "end" on the final page of the submission. On the cover letter, writers must indicate word count, and whether the submission is fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. Also, please note whether or not you would like your manuscript returned.