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Celebrating Heritage with Faith Lakasan
Philippine eagle by Jomark Francis Velasco
General Requirements
General Requirements
All submissions must be original work that has not been previously published elsewhere, either in print or online such as on a blog, forum, or personal website.
We do not accept simultaneous submissions.
We do not accept reprints.
We do not accept any work generated by Artificial Intelligence. We only wish to deal with humans and highlight human creativity.
Formatting Guidelines
Formatting Guidelines
Fiction, Short Story Submissions:
(max 5000 words)
Use a standard font (Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri) in 12-point size
Include page numbers
Name your file:
LastName_FirstName_Title_.pdf or LastName_FirstName_Title_.doc
(sample fiction template)Submit using our submissions form only:
SUBMIT USING DUOSUMADouble-space lines
Poetry / Experimental Submissions:
(max 5000 words)
Use a standard font (Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri) in 12-point size
Include page numbers
Name your file:
LastName_FirstName_Title_.pdf or LastName_FirstName_Title_.doc
(sample poetry template)Submit using our submissions form only:
SUBMIT USING DUOSUMAIf your poetry requires formatting, please use a PDF to submit.
We will do our best to retain layout in collaboration with you.
Banyan by Michael Fallon
What Not to Submit
What Not to Submit
Please do not submit:
Work containing excessive violence or graphic content without literary merit.
Work created using generative AI (don't do this in general).
Plagiarized material.
Work that has already been published (a blog, Substack, e-mail newsletter, social media, or your own website is considered published).
Work that is incomplete.
Work that requires very strong editing.
Author's Rights
Author's Rights
DILIM Press requests:
first North American publication rights and non-exclusive online rights on our website.
first Republic of Philippines publication rights and non-exclusive online rights on our website.
All Copyright is retained by the author.
Authors are free to resell or reprint the work, although we do ask for a two year exclusive from our first publication.
We ask that whenever an author reprints a piece that first appeared in our volume, DILIM Press is acknowledged as the work’s original publisher.
We pay for accepted work (see agreement) at 7 cents per word for new work Contributor Agreement, DILIM
Ferns growing out of rocks, by M. Flores
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