The Smoking Poet publishes flash fiction; fiction; nonfiction; poetry; feature author interview; feature poet; feature artist; book and cigar reviews. We publish work that ignites our imagination, inflames our passion, leaves us with a smoky aftertaste. The Smoking Poet also shares an extensive list of links and resources for writers and the cigar aficionado.

Submissions open year round. Send with editor's attention in subject line: poetry to Zinta Aistars; fiction,  general non-fiction and cigar-themed fiction/non-fiction/poetry and cigar reviews to J. Conrad Guest. For book reviews, please query first.

TSP's First Annual Poetry Contest is also underway! Check our site for special submission guidelines. Honorary judge is poet extraordinaire, Dorianne Laux. Submissions not following guidelines will NOT be accepted. Winners published in Winter 2008-09 issue. $5 entry fee per three poems. Cash prizes. Subject line: "Contest/Last Name."

Winter 2008-09 and TSP First Annual Poetry Contest deadline: November 30, 2008.

For full submission guidelines for general and contest entries, along with contact information, visit: www.thesmokingpoet.net.