Permafrost is a literary magazine with a dual commitment to experimental and conventional poetry, including traditional forms. The editors seek work that demonstrates linguistic freshness and imagistic risk, suggesting a curatorial vision that values both innovation and craft. Submissions are considered for either the fall online issue or the spring print issue, with poets encouraged to indicate a preferred publication medium. The magazine charges a $5 submission fee, a common practice among independent literary journals that supports production and editorial operations. Poets may submit up to five poems at a time, and work should be formatted as the poet wishes it to appear, without the requirement of double-spacing. This attention to presentation indicates respect for the poet's intended visual and spatial arrangement on the page. Permafrost's scope is national and international, though based in Alaska, and it has a history of publishing both emerging and established voices. The editors' explicit interest in risk suggests a preference for poems that unsettle expectations, whether through form, diction, or imagery. The dual online and print issues offer poets two distinct venues for publication, each with its own temporal and material character.