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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
(we’re keeping it simple)
Word count of up to 2,500, in Times New Roman font, a word-document only. Do not indent paragraphs.
Open to all residents of Goa, Goans in the diaspora, and non-Goans exploring Goa-related issues. Check our sections/back issues to see what we publish in fiction and non-fiction.
To submit, email your entry to joaoroqueliteraryjournal@yahoo.com. Emails sent to lescarvalhos@yahoo.com will be disregarded.
You retain full rights to your work. If the story or essay is republished, please do acknowledge as having ‘first appeared in the Joao Roque Literary Journal.'
We are entirely self-funded and do not pay for published pieces.