Occulum

Submitting your work

Occulum accepts general submissions during announced reading periods, typically via email or Submittable. Before sending, read at least one full issue to gauge the journal's taste for the surreal, the lyric, and the unclassifiable. Submit 3–5 poems or one short prose piece (under 2,000 words) in a single document. Include a brief third-person bio and no more than a short cover note. Simultaneous submissions are generally permitted, but withdraw immediately if accepted elsewhere. Response times vary from two weeks to three months; a polite query after 90 days is acceptable. The editors value clean, proofread manuscripts and are unlikely to respond well to generic, mass-submitted work.