Please note that we only accept one submission per author/ artist during our reading period. We are currently closed for general submissions, but please check out our anthology contests!

Simultaneous submissions are welcome with immediate notification of acceptance elsewhere. No previously published work, please. Reading Period for the Fall: August 1st 2010 - November 30th 2010.

Art Submissions:

All art submissions must have ART SUBMISSION: (ART SUBMISSION: YOUR NAME HERE) in the subject line or they will not be opened. Please send no more than 2 images. We are currently only accepting Black & White images. Email to ovsmag@gmail.com. Please send art as a jpeg attachment. If we need a higher resolution image for final publication we will contact you.

A cover letter with contact information and bio in the third person is required, and should be pasted into your email message and addressed to the editors. Please list your attachment's name in the body of your cover letter.

Poetry Submissions:

All poetry submissions must have POETRY SUBMISSION: (POETRY SUBMISSION: YOUR NAME HERE) in the subject line or they will not be opened. Please send 3-6 poems (max of 10pgs) Email to ovsmag@gmail.com. Please send poetry in a single attachment formatted for MS Word or .rtf. Name attachment with your last name and POETRY (EXAMPLE: SmithPoetry.doc)

A cover letter with contact information and bio in the third person is required, and should be pasted into your email message and addressed to the editors.

OVS Magazine will hold the First North American Electronic Serial Rights for the piece for the issue in which the piece is printed. At the end of the month, rights revert back to the author, though OVS Magazine reserves the rights to archive the piece. If the piece is chosen to appear in a later print edition, the author will be contacted for OVS Magazine to reserve First North American Print Serial Rights. OVS Magazine cannot offer payment for accepted submissions to the magazine. Each contributor will receive a free PDF copy of the journal.