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Getting Started as a New Submitter
Getting Started as a New Submitter

How to get started as a submitter.

Pam English avatar
Written by Pam English
Updated over a week ago

Welcome to Submittable! Watch this video for an overview of navigating your first application and your Submittable account.

As a submitter, you can find opportunities, submit applications, and receive updates on funds.

Create your account
Find an Opportunity
Submit an Application

Create Your Account

Before you get started, you’ll need to create a Submittable account.

  1. Click the Sign Up link.

  2. Enter your email address, first and last names, and a display name.

  3. Enter your password.

  4. Click the button to send a verification email to yourself.

  5. Enter the code from the email.

Find an Opportunity

Once you have an account, you can use the Discover feature to find opportunities. Navigate to the Discover Opportunities page. You can see a list of available opportunities, ordered by how soon the deadline will expire.

Opportunity Search Bar

You can search for specific projects here, either by project name or organization name.

Show by Tags

Publishers assign tags to projects. Click here to display all available tags. Select a tag to limit the view to only the opportunities you are interested in.

Filter Options

You can further refine your search with the following filters.

  • Following - Filter the view to show only the organizations you are following.

  • No Fee - Displays only the opportunities that don't require a submission fee.

  • Deadlines - Displays the opportunities that have an active deadline.

  • No Deadlines- Displays the opportunities that do not have a deadline.

  • Select Date- Sets a cut-off date for opportunity deadlines. Setting this value will only show opportunities with a deadline before the set date.

Open Opportunities

All the opportunities accepting submissions are listed and sorted by deadline.

Submission Fee

The fee is displayed here if the project requires a fee to accept a submission.

Save an Opportunity

If you want to save an Opportunity for later, Click the Save button next to the opportunity.

You can also apply a label to categorize the opportunities you have saved. For example, you can create separate labels for Poetry or Essay competitions.

Follow an Organization

Click the flag next to the organization name to follow all opportunities created by that organization.

Submit an application

Clicking an opportunity will open a new window with all of the project details. When you are ready to begin your application, click Submit in the upper right of the screen.

Filling out an Application

Each project you submit to will have a different set of questions. Any questions marked with an asterisk ( * ) are required, and you will not be able to finish your submission without answering them.

Save an Application

If you want to save your application so you can complete it later, click the Save Draft button at the bottom of the application. You can access the saved draft from the control panel at the top of the screen.


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