Magazine · Plano, Texas, United States
The First Line
The First Line is a quarterly literary journal from Blue Cubicle Press. Each issue explores the different directions writers take from a shared opening sentence. It publishes fiction, occasional poetry, and critical essays about favorite first lines in literature, in print and PDF.
Open to poets
- Magazine submissions. 2027 deadlines: Spring February 1; Summer May 1; Fall August 1; Winter November 1. Use the first line assigned to the intended issue.. Fee: Free. Pays: $10 per poem on publication, plus an issue copy. International print-copy postage is deducted from payment; choose a PDF copy to receive the full payment.. Simultaneous submissions: not accepted until you receive a decision.
Official site: thefirstline.com. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
Checked 2026-11-11. Find more places to send your poems on Poetry Marketplace, free.
More places to send your poems
- First Matter Press
- First Peoples' Cultural Council
- First Things
- Fish Publishing
- Five on the Fifth
- Five Points