Our mission at Dragon Bone Publishing is to encourage authors with their passions by publishing their writing, offering tools and tricks of the trade, and by spreading the word about their work! What better way to do that than a magazine?

Poetry

We're looking for poetry that dives deep into the complex emotions of being human, the kind of poetry that inspires empathy or a new way of looking at life. Whether you're writing poetry from personal experience, from something as simple as what it's like to live a moment in your shoes, or perhaps you're writing about something you wish would happen or that is only theoretical, we want to be turned inside out and inspired. 

No AI Content

We will absolutely not accept any submissions that were generated by Artificial Intelligence. All submissions must be original work created by a human and owned by a human. By submitting to this Journal, you automatically pledge that the work you are submitting is your own and that you did not use AI to create it.

Formating

We will only accept entries that are either a workable Word Document or Google Doc. 

We will not accept PDFs.

Title of the document must include the name of the work and author name.

All entries must be double spaced and Times New Roman 12pt font.

Please include a short 100-word or less author bio at the beginning of your submission inside the Word Document or Google Doc (your bio's word count will not be added to that of your submissions).

​Editing

Please only send in entries that have been previously edited. 

We will not accept any entries that need extensive developmental editing or excessive grammatical edits. 

Where to Submit

Please fill out our submission form and answer each question carefully and thoroughly. 

​Submission Form for the 2026 Issue of The Dragon Bone Journal

​We will not be accepting submissions sent to our email.

Number of Entries

Each author may submit as many entries as they would like to each of the categories, as long as each entry follows the rules stated on this page.