Blue Mountain Arts Submission Guidelines

 

Blue Mountain Arts is mainly known as a greetings card publisher. You’ve probably bought one of theirs at some time. Pay is currently listed $300 per poem for the worldwide, exclusive rights to publish it on a greeting card and other products, and $50 per poem for one-time use in a book. Not bad at all!

“Blue Mountain Arts is interested in reviewing poetry and writings that would be appropriate for our greeting cards.”

1. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: Contemporary prose or poetry written from personal experience that reflects the thoughts and feelings people today want to communicate to one another, but don’t always know how to put into words. Because our cards capture genuine emotions on topics such as love, friendship, family, missing you, and other real-life subjects, we suggest that you have a friend, relative, or someone else in your life in mind as you write. Writings on special occasions (birthday, anniversary, congratulations, etc.), as well as the challenges, difficulties, and aspirations of life are also considered. It’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with our products prior to submitting material, but don’t study them too hard. We are looking for new, original, and creative writings that do not sound like anything we have already published.

2. WHAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR: Rhymed poetry, religious verse, one-liners, or humor. Try to avoid frequently overused words and phrases, such as “special,” “gift,” “sending you a hug,” “birthday wishes for you,” and “angel.” We receive a large number of submissions about mothers, sons, daughters, and love. For these themes, we only consider writings that are refreshing and unique or that express age-old sentiments in new and different ways. (Hint: Avoid lines like “You were always there for me,” “I remember when you were a baby,” “I am so proud of you,” or “You are my dream come true.”)

Read the remainder of the guidelines here.

Disclaimer: I provide these as a courtesy to fellow writers and visitors. Details can and do change, so please check out the official site for the most current update. It’s your responsibility to yourself as a writer to make sure you’re 100% happy dealing with any organization and their rules before submitting anything anywhere.

Best of luck with your submissions!