Anthologies

Call for Submissions

North Coast Voices 

A Poetry Anthology

What is it that makes a region unique? That’s the question we want to answer. America’s North Coast, defined for this anthology as the Great Lakes region. In their voices, we want to hear the poetic stories of those who have lived, worked, vacationed or just passed through.

Guidelines:

Submissions through our Submittable portal.

Cover letter should list titles of submitted work and whether they have been previously published.

Processing fee: $3 for up to three poems.

Maximum length per poem is 60 lines.

All poems should be submitted together in a single WORD file—no PDFs

Simultaneous submission is allowed. Please withdraw if accepted elsewhere.

Previously published acceptable as long as author owns reprint rights.

Accepting submissions May 1 through September 1 with final selections announced in late September for Spring 2026 publication.

Contributors will receive one free copy, but the publisher will award three honorariums of $50 for best, previously unpublished poems.

Since we are offering money for previously unpublished poems, unless an entry is specifically identified as unpublished, we will assume it has been, and it will not be eligible for the honorarium.

Questions regarding this project will only be answered through August 25
since there is always a last-minute rush to submit.
Those questions should be addressed to the following email address:
EditorMSR@Outlook.com

Coming in 2026:

Brief Encounters

This will be an anthology of previously unpublished micro-fiction and flash fiction.
Submissions will be run as an annual contest with prize money. The theme for 2026 will be PLACES.
Watch for updates on the MSR Facebook page. 

If no link is available for a specific anthology, please direct questions to: editormsr@outlook.com

Anthologies already published by Main Street Rag can be found in the MSR Online Bookstore in the Anthology drop down.