We welcome your submissions for consideration for publications on POPStheclub.com. We seek stories that will resonate with others facing the challenges of prison but especially those that will surprise, delight, reassure, inspire and challenge us.
We recognize that magical work is worth spreading and that magical work is always the work of the human being whose vulnerability and transparency and honesty bring us together. We love stories that help to turn “the other” into “one of us.”
Submit your stories, poems and articles by email to
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Pieces should run no longer than 1200 words. Double space, and include your name and contact information (email and phone) on your submission.
Submit WITHIN the body of your email (not as an attachment) or by mail to POPS, c/o Danziger, Venice High School, 13000 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90066 and include a self-addressed envelope for reply
Provide name, address, email address and telephone on all correspondence
We will respond to your work within two months with a contract and publication date. If we accept your work, we will ask that you provide your photo to include with publication and sign a release form which we will email to you.
I’ve already submitted a piece to POPStheclub via the online submissions system. Is it still being considered?
If you have already submitted, your piece is being considered and will receive a response
How soon can I expect to hear about my submission?
We aim to respond to submissions within three months, but we are sometimes slower in responding. Thanks for your patience.
I’ve contacted POPStheclub to ask about the status of my submission, and have not received a response. How can I check the status of my submission?
You can send an email query to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. after three months if you have not yet heard from us
I've revised my piece since I have submitted. Can you consider a newer version of a piece rather than the one I submitted?
If you would like us to consider a newer version of an already submitted piece, please withdraw your submission by email and submit again as a new submission. Again contact is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
I've sent you three poems. Some of them have been accepted elsewhere, or I want to withdraw some from consideration. How do I go about doing this?
If you want to revise your submission in any way, please contact us as soon as possible at our email address.
Can I submit my piece somewhere else even if it’s still under consideration by POPS?
Yes. If your piece gets accepted elsewhere, please withdraw your submission and let us know as soon as possible
