top of page

Submission Guidelines

Submissions OPEN until April 23.

Theme: The Women

***Do not share/modify/reuse any work on Three Panels Press without crediting the artists/contributors.

Image by Geordanna Cordero

Definitions

Ekphrastic: the use of detailed description of a work of visual art as a literary device; An ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the “action” of a painting or sculpture, the poet may amplify and expand its meaning.

How many pieces can I submit?

poetry: up to 5

 

prose: up to 3, no more than 1,500 words per piece

 

photography and artwork: up to 10

Image by Birmingham Museums Trust
Image by Chris Czermak
Image by Birmingham Museums Trust

Where/How to submit

please submit your work to our Google Form. If you have any issues, please email us at threepanelspress@gmail.com or DM us on social media.

 

we accept writing in docx. & pdf. photography/art jpeg.

​

for written work, please start each piece on a new page.

Guidelines/Rights

No work previously published in a professional capacity will not be accepted. Work that you posted on social media or personal blogs, etc. are fine.

​

We accept simultaneous submissions but let us know if your piece is accepted elsewhere.

 

We strongly encourage women, BIPOC, LGBT+ entries.

​

We are not able to provide payment at this time, but we hope to be able to in the future.

​​

Rights: by submitting to us, if accepted, you grant us first electronic rights and non-exclusive archival rights. all submissions remain the intellectual property of the artist. Rights revert back to the author upon publication.

Image by Birmingham Museums Trust
Image by Europeana

What we are looking for

Don’t be afraid to interpret the theme in your own way. Paint a picture for us. Make us feel. Make it artsy. Make it vivid. Make it your own.

​

 

Issue 04 is about paying homage to women. It can be women writers, actors, the woman in your life, etc. It can also be women in art, be it women artists or women who inspired the great pieces we know and love today. Think Artemisia Gentileschi, Frida Kahlo, Girl with the Pearl Earrings, Olympia, etc. As long as it has to do with women, the sky is the limit.

art with three panels.jpg

Prompts (not required but for inspiration)

  • The women in my life

  • Read "Phantom of Delight" by William Wordsworth and make a poem in this style

  • The power of resilience

  • Voices of sisterhood

  • Frida Kahlo taught me...

  • The evolution of feminism

  • Explore how women have reshaped the art world. What unique perspectives do women bring to the creative landscape?

  • Shaping the future

art with three panels.jpg

Ekphrastic for issue 04

You are free to write an ekphrastic on any piece of art by a woman or that shows women within the piece.

​

​

Image to the left: Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

Timeline

  • Submissions open March 13

  • Submissions close April 23

  • Contributors announced May 2

  • Cover reveal May 12

  • Issue Released May 23

  • Issue 04 Contributor Reading/Launch Event TBD

Image by adrianna geo
bottom of page