ALT Beige file folder labeled "Shō No. 9 Review Folder" marked in red permanent marker lies on a reddish brown deck with chipped paint, near a fallen pine cone. Black text on beige background reads: "Free Submission Day ･ December 24 ･ Opens noon MST, Closes 11:59pm MST ･ One submission per person ･ Capped at 30 submissions ･ Swipe for guidelines ･ shopoetryjournal.submittable.com

ALT Dark brown text on beige background reads: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 1. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 * Submit up to 5 unpublished poems in a single PDF or Word doc/docx * Include your name and page numbers on every page * Name your file ‘FirstName_LastName’ e.g. John_Tan.pdf 2. 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲) * Include your poem titles * Include a short third-person author bio * Simultaneous submission? Let us know"

ALT Dark brown text on beige background reads: "𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 * We do not accept work that has been generated by or aided by AI * Please do not submit poems that have been posted online/published in any form * To withdraw individual poems, use the ‘Messages’ feature in Submittable (do not notify us via email or our contact form)"

ALT Shō Poetry Journal Get your packets ready! Submissions open June 1 @ midnight MST Shō No. 8 Winter Issue