• The chapbook prize includes 10 free copies and $150. Additional 40% royalties after 75 copies sold.
• Please submit manuscripts between 20-37pgs of poetry. 
• Please include a brief bio with your submission.
• We accept simultaneous submissions. Please, let us know if your submission is accepted elsewhere.
• Once work is submitted, it can not be revised or edited. Please do not email revised versions of the original works or attach revisions to your submission on Submittable. We will not consider it.
• Manuscripts must be submitted as either .pdf or .docx
• Please keep in mind that our books are typically printed in 5x7 size, so do consider how your poems are currently formatted and adjust accordingly.
• Currently, GASHER is only accepting submissions from those who reside in the U.S.
• We publish perfect-bound, 12pt C1S matte lamination for cover stock and #60 text cream. Our chapbooks are sold exclusively through the Gasher website.

The Bennett Nieberg Transpoetic Broadside Prize awards a single poem written by a trans poet who has yet to publish their first full-length book. The prize consists of $500, 10 limited edition letterpress broadsides of the winning poem, and a feature in the upcoming issue of Gasher Journal.

We are pleased to announce this year's final judge is [sarah] Cavar. [sarah] Cavar is a PhD candidate, writer, and critically Mad transgender-about-town. They are editor-in-chief of Stone of Madness press, and their work can be found in CRAFT Literary, Split Lip Magazine, Electric Lit, and elsewhere. Cavar's debut novel, Failure to Comply, is forthcoming with featherproof books (2024). More at www.cavar.club, @cavarsarah on twitter, and at librarycard.substack.com. 

Eligibility:

• This prize is reserved for writers who identify as a trans writer. This may include those who identify as non-binary, genderqueer, agender, trans-masc, trans-femme, bigender, two spirit, gender fluid, or intersex people.
• Writers cannot yet have published a full-length book of any genre (chapbooks and self-publishing okay).

Requirements:

• Submit ONLY 1 unpublished poem on any subject/theme with a brief author bio.
• Do not include any identifying information on the document of the poem.
• Limit one submission per writer. You may not edit your piece after its submission. Do not withdraw a submission in order to resubmit. We will disqualify all duplicate submissions.
• Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please withdraw your submission if it is accepted elsewhere.

Additional  info:

• This contest is free to submit to.
• A list of semi-finalists, selected by members of Gasher's staff, will be forwarded to the final judge, [sarah] Cavar, for the selection of a winner and finalists.
• The winner and finalists will be announced in November 2023.

AFTER explores the tradition of ekphrastic writing and art in the contemporary moment. Why do we write in dedication to, in response to, or as echo of other works of art? What are the risks of doing so? AFTER seeks to amplify the new wave of ekphrastic writings and art in search of what the tradition might offer to our current artistic concerns and interests as well as highlight the innovative approaches that address the ethical challenges of the tradition. We want writing that reimagines, questions, and dissents from ekphrastic writing and art. 

Each contributor will participate in a short reflective interview for the issue. Contributors will receive a free copy of the issue at its release and have the opportunity to read at one of the several launch readings scheduled across the US. 

Please read the following guidelines before submitting: 

• Submit no more than three (3) previously unpublished poems or visual poems.
• We are only accepting work from writers currently residing in the U.S.
• Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please, withdraw if accepted elsewhere. 
• Each selected contributor will be asked to respond to a brief interview regarding ekphrastic writing. You must participate in this interview in order to have your work featured in the issue. 

AFTER explores the tradition of ekphrastic writing and art in the contemporary moment. Why do we write in dedication to, in response to, or as echo of other works of art? What are the risks of doing so? AFTER seeks to amplify the new wave of ekphrastic writings and art in search of what the tradition might offer to our current artistic concerns and interests as well as highlight the innovative approaches that address the ethical challenges of the tradition. We want writing that reimagines, questions, and dissents from ekphrastic writing and art.

Each contributor will participate in a short reflective interview for the issue. 

Each contributor will receive a free issue upon publication. Launch readings at several venues will be reserved for Summer 2024.

Please read the following guidelines before submitting: 

• In the bio section, please indicate to which genre you are submitting (CNF, Fiction, or Play)
• Submit no more than one (1) 2,000-word previously unpublished story, essay, or play 

           OR submit up to three (3) 500-word flash story, essay, or play. 

• Hybrid works are welcome.
• We are only accepting work from writers currently residing in the U.S.
• Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please, withdraw if accepted elsewhere. 
• Each selected contributor will be asked to respond to a brief interview regarding ekphrastic writing. You must participate in this interview in order to have your work featured in the issue.  

AFTER explores the tradition of ekphrastic writing and art in the contemporary moment. Why do we write in dedication to, in response to, or as echo of other works of art? What are the risks of doing so? AFTER seeks to amplify the new wave of ekphrastic writings and art in search of what the tradition might offer to our current artistic concerns and interests as well as highlight the innovative approaches that address the ethical challenges of the tradition. We want writing that reimagines, questions, and dissents from ekphrastic writing and art.

Please read the following guidelines before submitting: 

• Submit up to five (5) images from a titled collection along with an artist statement about the work. Be sure to explicitly note the ekphrastic elements of the work.
• We are only accepting work from artists currently residing in the U.S.
• Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please, withdraw if accepted elsewhere. 

*Each contributor will receive a free issue upon publication.