The 2River View is published four times a year. The reading period for each issue is as follows:

• December 1 - February 28 (Spring Issue)
• March 31 - May 31 (Summer Issue)
• June 1 - August 30 (Fall Issue)
• September 1 - November 30 (Winter Issue)

2River considers unpublished poems only. An unpublished poem is one that has not appeared in any form of print or digital media, including personal or public blogs. A poem from a private, online workshop, however, would be considered, as long as the final version of the poem does not appear in a public space. 

2River accepts simultaneous submissions. The response time varies from a week or less to the end of a reading period. If you are uncomfortable with a long wait, consider submitting toward the end of any given reading period.

Before submitting, please read several issues of The 2River View. The poems there best indicate the 2River standard. Each issue of 2RV consists of just 10 or 11 poets, and usually there are more than three-hundred submissions for each issue.

Submit no more than five poems, once per reading period. If accepted, 2River claims First Electronic Rights and First North American Rights, meaning that publications here at 2River must be the first publication to feature the work online and/or in print. 

2River does not solicit donations, does not apply for grants, and does not include advertisements anywhere on the site or in the print versions of its publications. Reading fees are used to help cover the substantial costs of maintaining the 2River site. Consequently, 2River is unable to pay authors for poems accepted.