Number of manuscripts

Generally, most magazines accept multiple poetry submissions in one mailing (usually somewhere between 3-5). CWIM should give you the proper amount for the magazines you're considering. After you've sent off one batch, it's best not to send more to that magazine until you've heard back.

Hope that helps.

Yup, bard has it. Check their guidelines. Good luck!

Would it be ok to submit more than one manuscript in that situation

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Nope, you really shouldn't. Several reasons, the most important being that publishers frown on it. They get far too many submissions as it is, and many of them have closed their doors to unsolicited manuscripts because of it. As hard as it is to be patient, just send one ms. at a time.

The good thing about it is, you may be lucky enough to receive comments back on your first manuscript that will be helpful in revising a new one before you send it in. You never know...

Best advice, write and polish up several good manuscripts, then send them out to different houses.

Good luck, Debbie!