Submissions

You must have had some experience with managing the challenges of ‘mental health’ at some point in your life ie; depression, anxiety, psychosis, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, dissociative disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia and anything else I’ve missed.

We accept original poems on any topic and style, relating to mental health and we can link back to you.

Not all poetry has to rhyme.

We accept original artworks and photographic images to go with your poem with a link back to the artist.

Your poetry submission must not be previously published in print, E-zines, magazines, journals or any other publications and online. Personal blogs are OK.

If you submit your poem to any other publishers for publication in print, E-zines, magazines, journals or your work becomes successful, you are required to inform them that your work was First Published in Lucid Blue Lines (previously Head Lines) and reference appropriately and link back to Lucid Blue Lines.

Simultaneous submissions to multiple publishers, E-zines, magazines, journals are NOT permitted.

Multiple submissions are OK.

You are responsible for the originality of the work you submit.

Write a few words to be included as contributor’s note under your poem and a short Biography to be included on the Contributors Page

Please proof read your submissions and check for any typos and grammatical errors.

Write “Copyright © year (Your Name)” after your poems.

Submit 1-2 of your best poems in the body of your e-mail, NOT as an attachment to:

The Editor,
Lucid Blue Lines,  

jodinedbutler@gmail.com

Write ” Submission” in the subject line.

Submissions are open year-round.

Good luck and I look forward to reading your wonderful poetry! Jx