General manuscripts, poems, stories, artwork, photographs, and author-profile submissions are closed at launch. Do not send attachments or full manuscripts through public forms or email unless Lantern & Spine has specifically requested them.
The Recommend a Book form accepts a private recommendation only. It does not create confidentiality, guarantee review, guarantee response, or grant publication.
Future submission windows, if opened, will publish separate eligibility, rights, privacy, file-retention, and evaluation terms before accepting material.
Effective: July 13, 2026.