Door’s Always Open Journal

Submissions are open for the Autumn Issue! They are open from February 12, 2026 to May 31, 2026. Please fill out the Google Form linked below or email us at doorsalwaysopenjournal@gmail.com following the requirements below.

SuBMIT HERE

This issue focuses on the autumn season and the fall months in the Midwest. Poetry and art submissions can be open-ended, personal, abstract, or really however the artist/poets wishes to represent the autumn season. The goal is to highlight autumn in Indy. We will publish and print the issue. There will be a release party in October for the issue. Issues will be sold at the release party in the fall, local poetry readings, and Irvington Vinyl and Books.

Poetry Submission Requirements:

  • You may submit 1–3 poems for consideration.
  • Please submit Word or Google Doc files only.
  • Poems should be no more than 50 lines or 2 pages.
  • We do not accept the use of AI whatsoever in any form. 
  • We do not accept previously published work.
  • Door’s Always Open Journal has first publication rights. However, ownership/copyright is retained by the author after publication.
  • Simultaneous submissions are accepted. If poem is accepted elsewhere, please inform us as soon as possible.
  • The Door’s Always Open Journal asks for the right to use your name and the poem (with credit given to you as the author) for publicity purposes. 
  • If work is reprinted or included in a collection at a later date, please credit journal as original publication.
  • Please include a short bio in your submission.

Art Submission Requirements:

  • You may submit 1–3 pieces of artwork for consideration.
  • Please submit in JPEG/PNG/PDF format only.
  • We do not accept the use of AI whatsoever in any form. 
  • We do not accept previously published work.
  • Door’s Always Open Journal has first publication rights. However, ownership/copyright is retained by the artist after publication.
  • Simultaneous submissions are accepted. If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please inform us as soon as possible.
  • The Door’s Always Open Journal asks for the right to use your name and the artwork (with credit given to you as the artist) for publicity purposes.
  • If work is reprinted or included in a collection at a later date, please credit journal as original publication.
  • Please include a short bio in your submission.