1/26/2010  Please note that The Stray Branch is currently working on a heavy backlog. Issue #5 will be released this March and issues #6 Fall/Winter 2010, #7 Spring/Summer 2011 and #8 Fall/Winter 2011 are now full so any submissions of poetry or fiction sent now, if accepted will not appear in publication until 2012. I do not want to hold up anyone’s work for that long of a period of time but if this is not a problem for you feel free to submit just keep in mind the length of time between acceptance and publication. Artwork and photography submissions are still needed for #8. All artwork and photography also considered for the cover. Reading times for The Stray Branch are from October thru April.

9/1/09 The last half of contributor copies for issue #4 have been mailed were mailed out today so as I as of now all copies have been sent out to contributors. 

8/24/09 Issue #4 is now available and links are up.  I am still in the process of getting contributor copies mailed out.  I know you all are anxious to get yours as am I just as anxious to get them mailed out to you.  I hope to have them all mailed out by the end of this week. 

8/15/09 Issue #4, the Fall/Winter 2009 edition is now available...leaked through Amazon.com, however I'm still waiting for my shipment of the last few contributor copies so I can get them mailed out within the next couple of weeks.  Once contributor copies have been mailed the issue image, info and link will be placed here on the front page.  Should contributors of issue #4 have any guestions please don't hesitate to email me.  I assure you that you will receive your copy.  

 8/01/09 The Stray Branch is currently not accepting submissions and will not resume reading until October so if you were to submit anything now it will not be read until then.  All submissions that have been sent by the July 31st deadline have been read and responded to. 

6/11/09  Submissions for issue 4 and 5 are now closed.  If you submit now the earliest you could be published is in the Fall/Winter issue #6.  Reminder, at the end of July The Stray Branch takes a break from reading submissions until October. 

4/08/09

Some changes to the magazine…

After the production of #4, the Fall/Winter 2009 issue (which will be professionally printed) The Stray Branch will no longer offer free print copies to its contributors due to cost.  However they will still receive a pdf file version of the issue they appear in and will be able to purchase a print copies at a discounted rate.