Rising Action Review
Literary Magazine
A no nonsense literary journal by writers, for writers, publishing both poetry and fiction. We are interested in voice and view point, come check us out!
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: Within 4 weeks*/Editor reported data20 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 12% */Editor reported data19.15%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$25
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 8000 words max
Max words: 100
Max words: 8000
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, wtf idk
Payment: $ 25
Poetry
Min pieces: 1
Max pieces: 3
Payment: $ 25
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
For fiction submissions use Times New Roman or Arial font, and double space your work. For poetry submissions please use Times New Roman or Arial font. If you are experimenting with form we would love to read your work but due to website limitations can't guarantee that we can preserve intricate spacing or styling choices. We will contact you if there is any issue.
Author's rights
If we publish your work on the website, we reserve first North American electronic publication rights and the right to keep it here in our archives indefinitely. All other rights remain property of the author. We also retain the right to promote your work on our social media channels.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
92
Total submissions tracked
20 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
6 days
Fastest response time
35 days
Slowest response time
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Submission calls
All genres
About
Our aim at Rising Action is to cultivate a space where all writers feel comfortable to come and share their work with the world. We are writers too and there are few things that we dislike more than long wait times and wading through pretentious and often meandering "about us" and "what we like" sec...
Read moreFounded
2023
Country
US
Masthead
Konrad Ehresman
Editor-in-Chief
Kelsey Coleman
Editor