Thank you for your interest in Inlandia.
Here you will be able to upload submissions for:
-- Inlandia: A Literary Journey, Inlandia's online literary journal (open year-round), in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry & images.
-- Writing from Inlandia, the annual anthology of creative work produced by the Inlandia Creative Writing Workshops. (Open year-round for currently enrolled workshop participants with a final deadline of August 31.) Scroll down to find your workshop: Idyllwild, Ontario, Palm Springs, and Riverside.
-- General publication consideration for book manuscripts under Heyday Books' Inlandia Imprint (open year-round)
And
-- Inlandia Literary Laureate Nominations (every two years; currently closed)
Each category has a separate review period & guidelines. Please be familiar with the guidelines before submitting. By your submission you are acknowledging that you have read through our guidelines carefully and agree.
Fiction: Inlandia: A Literary Journey
Please submit one short story or self-contained novel excerpt for consideration for inclusion in Inlandia's online literary journal, Inlandia: A Literary Journey. Please be sure to review the guidelines (available on the journal website: http://www.inlandiajournal.org) before submitting.By your submission you are acknowledging that have read and agree with our guidelines.
Poetry: Inlandia: A Literary Journey
Please submit up to five poems (as separate Word document submissions for ease of tracking) for consideration for inclusion in Inlandia's online literary journal, Inlandia: A Literary Journey. Please be sure to review the guidelines (available on the journal website: http://www.inlandiajournal.org) before submitting.By your submission you are acknowledging that have read and agree with our guidelines.
Nonfiction: Inlandia: A Literary Journey
Please submit one piece of nonfiction (memoir excerpt, essay, book review, interview, etc.) for consideration for inclusion in Inlandia's online literary journal, Inlandia: A Literary Journey. Please be sure to review the guidelines (available on the journal website: http://www.inlandiajournal.org) before submitting.By your submission you are acknowledging that have read and agree with our guidelines.
Images: Inlandia: A Literary Journey
Please submit up to three images related to the Inland Empire for consideration for inclusion in Inlandia's online literary journal, Inlandia: A Literary Journey. Please be sure to review the guidelines (available on the journal website: http://www.inlandiajournal.org) before submitting.By your submission you are acknowledging that have read and agree with our guidelines.
Idyllwild Creative Writing Workshop: 2012 Writing from Inlandia
Size limit: 10 pages
GuidelinesPlease upload up to 10 pages of work (cumulative total over the course of the workshop year; may be submitted in batches and may be made up of any combination of genres) written during the course of the Inlandia Writers Workshop(s) that you participated in.
Before submitting your work please be sure you have:
-- Revised for excellency
-- Proofread for clarity, punctuation, and grammar
-- Proofread for any additional typographical errors
Your workshop leader will be reviewing your uploaded submission. If they have suggestions for further tightening/revision they will contact you.
Revisions of uploaded work will be accepted up until the final deadline of August 31, after which time no further revisions will be allowed except as deemed necessary by the Anthology's Editorial Board.
Any subtantive revisions will be cleared with the author before publication, but no notification will be given for minor corrections missed by the author such as punctuation and spelling.
Before publication all authors will have an additional opportunity to review and approve the work as it is appears in the final draft of the manuscript. ***At that time it will be the responsibility of the authors to ensure that there are no errors before the manuscript moves into the publication phase. Please be advised that if errors or omissions are missed at this stage there will be no further opportunities for revision or correction.***
Consent
By submitting your work you are confirming that you have read and complied with the complete guidelines (available here: http://wp.me/PWGGi-pT) and you are giving your consent to publication.
Please note that Inlandia reserves the right to decline any submission, although every effort will be made to include at least one piece from each eligible registered workshop participant.
Ontario Creative Writing Workshop: 2012 Writing from Inlandia
Size limit: 10 pages
GuidelinesPlease upload up to 10 pages of work (cumulative total over the course of the workshop year; may be submitted in batches and may be made up of any combination of genres) written during the course of the Inlandia Writers Workshop(s) that you participated in.
Before submitting your work please be sure you have:
-- Revised for excellency
-- Proofread for clarity, punctuation, and grammar
-- Proofread for any additional typographical errors
Your workshop leader will be reviewing your uploaded submission. If they have suggestions for further tightening/revision they will contact you.
Revisions of uploaded work will be accepted up until the final deadline of August 31, after which time no further revisions will be allowed except as deemed necessary by the Anthology's Editorial Board.
Any subtantive revisions will be cleared with the author before publication, but no notification will be given for minor corrections missed by the author such as punctuation and spelling.
Before publication all authors will have an additional opportunity to review and approve the work as it is appears in the final draft of the manuscript. ***At that time it will be the responsibility of the authors to ensure that there are no errors before the manuscript moves into the publication phase. Please be advised that if errors or omissions are missed at this stage there will be no further opportunities for revision or correction.***
Consent
By submitting your work you are confirming that you have read and complied with the complete guidelines (available here: http://wp.me/PWGGi-pT) and you are giving your consent to publication.
Please note that Inlandia reserves the right to decline any submission, although every effort will be made to include at least one piece from each eligible registered workshop participant.
Palm Springs Creative Writing Workshop: 2012 Writing from Inlandia
Size limit: 10 pages
GuidelinesPlease upload up to 10 pages of work (cumulative total over the course of the workshop year; may be submitted in batches and may be made up of any combination of genres) written during the course of the Inlandia Writers Workshop(s) that you participated in.
Before submitting your work please be sure you have:
-- Revised for excellency
-- Proofread for clarity, punctuation, and grammar
-- Proofread for any additional typographical errors
Your workshop leader will be reviewing your uploaded submission. If they have suggestions for further tightening/revision they will contact you.
Revisions of uploaded work will be accepted up until the final deadline of August 31, after which time no further revisions will be allowed except as deemed necessary by the Anthology's Editorial Board.
Any subtantive revisions will be cleared with the author before publication, but no notification will be given for minor corrections missed by the author such as punctuation and spelling.
Before publication all authors will have an additional opportunity to review and approve the work as it is appears in the final draft of the manuscript. ***At that time it will be the responsibility of the authors to ensure that there are no errors before the manuscript moves into the publication phase. Please be advised that if errors or omissions are missed at this stage there will be no further opportunities for revision or correction.***
Consent
By submitting your work you are confirming that you have read and complied with the complete guidelines (available here: http://wp.me/PWGGi-pT) and you are giving your consent to publication.
Please note that Inlandia reserves the right to decline any submission, although every effort will be made to include at least one piece from each eligible registered workshop participant.
Riverside Creative Writing Workshop: 2012 Writing from Inlandia
Size limit: 10 pages
GuidelinesPlease upload up to 10 pages of work (cumulative total over the course of the workshop year; may be submitted in batches and may be made up of any combination of genres) written during the course of the Inlandia Writers Workshop(s) that you participated in.
Before submitting your work please be sure you have:
-- Revised for excellency
-- Proofread for clarity, punctuation, and grammar
-- Proofread for any additional typographical errors
Your workshop leader will be reviewing your uploaded submission. If they have suggestions for further tightening/revision they will contact you.
Revisions of uploaded work will be accepted up until the final deadline of August 31, after which time no further revisions will be allowed except as deemed necessary by the Anthology's Editorial Board.
Any subtantive revisions will be cleared with the author before publication, but no notification will be given for minor corrections missed by the author such as punctuation and spelling.
Before publication all authors will have an additional opportunity to review and approve the work as it is appears in the final draft of the manuscript. ***At that time it will be the responsibility of the authors to ensure that there are no errors before the manuscript moves into the publication phase. Please be advised that if errors or omissions are missed at this stage there will be no further opportunities for revision or correction.***
Consent
By submitting your work you are confirming that you have read and complied with the complete guidelines (available here: http://wp.me/PWGGi-pT) and you are giving your consent to publication.
Please note that Inlandia reserves the right to decline any submission, although every effort will be made to include at least one piece from each eligible registered workshop participant.
General Book-Length Manuscript Proposal Submissions
***Proposals only, please; Upon consensus, the Publications Committee will request the full manuscript.***Submission Guidelines for General Book-Length Manuscripts
The Inlandia Institute publishes regionally-focused literature through our Inlandia imprint with Heyday Books, a small publisher with a focus on California and the West. For publication consideration, it is imperative that the manuscript fit Heyday’s mission as well as the Inlandia Institute’s. Heyday publishes books on cultural and natural history, especially native history, and California art and literature. Take a look at their catalog for a better idea of the kinds of books they publish. Titles that the Inlandia Institute has published through our partnership with Heyday Books include the groundbreaking anthologies Inlandia: A Literary Journey through California’s Inland Empire and No Place for a Puritan: The Literature of California’s Deserts, the award-winning Dream Street, and Carlos Cortes’ Rose Hill, “a riveting memoir of cultural crossfire.”
If you think that Heyday Books’ Inlandia Imprint would be an appropriate publisher for your manuscript, please submit a query or proposal electronically.
Be sure to include the following:
- A cover letter introducing yourself and your qualifications
- A one-page description of your project
- A table of contents and list of illustrations, if applicable
- A description of your target audience and why your book will appeal to it
- A sample chapter.
All manuscripts submitted for consideration are vetted by the Publications Committee. The committee meets monthly so please allow up to six months for a complete review and determination. If the committee finds that the manuscript fulfills both Heyday’s and Inlandia’s missions and is of literary merit the manuscript will then be forwarded to Heyday Books who will then make the final determination. All decisions are final.
Occasionally titles are published through a separate Inlandia imprint published directly by the Inlandia Institute. Please do not submit work specifically for this imprint. If the committee determines that the manuscript is suitable for Heyday’s Inlandia imprint and if Heyday declines, the committee will consider publishing it directly. Whether or not Inlandia chooses to pursue such publication for any particular manuscript will depend in large part on currently available resources of the Institute and is in no way a reflection on the quality or marketability of any given manuscript.