Hawk & Handsaw
Submission Guidelines

Published annually, Hawk & Handsaw considers unsolicited materials from August 1st through October 1st each year.  In general, we are looking for thoughtful and thought-provoking written and visual art that interprets and redefines notions of sustainability.

Genre considerations: We accept poetry, creative nonfiction, short stories, and visual art.  Poets should submit between 1-5 poems for consideration.  Writers of nonfiction and fiction may submit up to 30 double-spaced pages.  Excerpts from longer monographs are acceptable, provided they stand alone as an independent work.  If applicable, citations should appear in MLA or Chicago Manual of Style format. Hawk and Handsaw prints artwork in both color and black and white.  Visual artists may submit up to 20 images of their work for consideration.  We are willing to consider submissions from two categories (e.g., poetry and short fiction; creative nonfiction and visual art) simultaneously.  Please wait until the next review cycle to send additional materials.

Submitting your manuscript: Manuscripts will be accepted by email, provided they are sent as Microsoft Word documents, and by post.  All short stories and essays should be double-spaced and in a Times New Roman 12-point font or equivalent.  If you are submitting multiple pages, be sure to include a header or footer with your name and page number on every page.  We prefer paperclips to staples on paper drafts.  You must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like your material returned.

Submitting your art: We accept images that can be clustered as part of a series or that can stand alone as individual images.  The editorial staff reserves the right to decide if images will appear in color or black and white, and as cover images or within the journal.  Please submit your images as camera-ready JPEG files that are readable in any computer.  Images may be sent on a CD or by email.  You must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like your CD returned.

Deliberations: The editorial staff of Hawk & Handsaw is dedicated to producing a high-quality, thematically coherent journal.  It may take, therefore, up to six months for you to receive a response regarding your submissions.  Please do not contact us until that time has elapsed.  We will consider simultaneous submissions; however, we ask that you notify us immediately if your work has been accepted elsewhere.  Published writers and artists will receive three copies of the issue in which their work appears as remuneration.

Hawk & Handsaw does not accept responsibility for loss or damage to any unsolicited manuscript or visual image.

Send all correspondences to:
Hawk & Handsaw
Unity College
90 Quaker Hill Road
Unity, ME 04988

Or:  hawkandhandsaw@unity.edu