
Call for Submissions
Submission Guidelines for GLEAM

Rules for Submission:
- There are no reading fees associated with gleam. Gleam is an online-only publication and does not offer remuneration for published work.
- Gleam does not accept poems containing hate speech.
- Gleam is solely dedicated to cadralore; please do not submit poems that are not cadralore.
- Gleam does not read submissions outside of our open calls for submission, which are posted on the gleam website and our Facebook page.
- Gleam does not accept previously published poems.

Cardralor: Rules of the Form
A poem must adhere to the rules of the form in order to be considered a cadralor, and to be considered for publication in Gleam. All cadralore must:
Poem Submission
Submissions currently closed. Check back for when Issue 5 submissions are being accepted.
You may submit up to three poems, double-spaced, during our open reading periods. Submit via email, with “Gleam Submission” in the subject line. Attach your poems as a word document. We do not read poems that are typed or pasted into the body of emails, so please do not send them that way. Please include a short, (up to 100 words) third-person bio in the body of your email. Address your submissions and any questions to gleampoets@gmail.com.
About Us
Gleam is a journal wholly devoted to the new poetic form, the cadralor. Co-created by three of Gleam’s editors, the cadralor consists of five short, unrelated, highly-visual stanzas.
Get In Touch
If you are interested in submitting your own cadralor poem or if you have questions, you can reach out to our Gleam email. We look forward to hearing from you!
Meet the Editors
The cadralor was co-created by:
• Lori Howe, Editor in Chief
• Christopher Cadra, Senior Editor