Bateau is French for boat. It's also the name of a venture into the drifts, rivers, lagoons, lakes, kelp forests, reefs, inlets, bays, and deltas of contemporary literature. In seeking to sail, paddle, row, ferry, chug, dredge, troll, bathyspherize, and otherwise icebreak along currents of new writing, it subscribes to no trend but serves to represent as wide a cross section of work as possible.

Our standard is excellence. Work in our magazine succeeds because of its individual strengths and ability to move an eclectic readership. The vessel that is BATEAU is fashioned the old way; this is reflected in the craftsmanship and quality of our letterpress covers. Each issue works out of a mutual gifting and strives to be a kind of art piece.

SEND EMAIL SUBMISSIONS TO: SUBMIT@BATEAUPRESS.ORG
Please put "Submission: your name" as the subject.
If you don't, who knows where your submission will end up.

IF SENT BY EMAIL, INCLUDE SUBMISSIONS IN THE BODY.*
NO ATTACHMENTS WILL BE OPENED.
*inquire for details before sending comics/illustrations

SEND POST SUBMISSIONS TO:

BATEAU
POB 2335
AMHERST, MA 01004

Include SASE or email address for response.
If you want work returned, include SASE with correct postage.


WE ACCEPT

• poetry
• flash fictions (500 words or less)
• black and white comics/graphic narratives (4 pgs. max)
• playlets (excerpts acceptable - 1500 words or less)
• mini reviews (react to anything in the creative realm- 500 words or less)
• illustration (black/white or 2 color)

No multiple genre submissions (poetry and flash fiction/ flash fiction and a playlet, etc.), though you can send up to 5 of any one genre.

We WILL NOT consider more than 5 pieces of work at a time.

DO NOT send us more than one batch of submissions at a time. We will simply ignore submission attempts if you have other work being considered by us simultaneously.

Questions? info@bateaupress.org