Silenced Press is an independent publisher and international online literary journal based out of Columbus, Ohio. We are dedicated to giving a voice to artists that must be heard and highlighting writers from Ohio. Work that first appeared in our journal has been nominated for The Best American Nonrequired Reading, The Best American Short Stories, The Micro Award, The Donald Murray Prize and The Pushcart Prize. Our journal is ad-free with an aesthetic design to showcase the finest work that comes our way. Enjoy!

• Poetry Submission Guidelines
• Poetry Manuscripts Submission Guidelines
• Audio/Visual Poem Submission Guidelines
• Prose Submission Guidelines
• Music/Spoken Word Submission Guidelines

Rights: For our online journal, Silenced Press acquires First North American Electronic Serial Rights, electronic promotional and archival rights. Artist retains all other rights. For Poetry Manuscripts, rights will be stipulated in a written contact.

Payment: You have the option to pay a submission fee of $3, in which case you will be compensated $15 per published piece. Submissions without a submission fee will be considered for publication but not for payment. For Poetry Manuscripts we pay royalties of 10% of the sale price for each paperback/e-book sold via Silenced Press.