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"We love ambiguity: flash pieces, found pieces, cross-genre experiments, the "poem" that thinks it might be a story, the "story" that thinks it might be a poem. Retellings and reimaginings. Work that chips away at institutional structures. Work that breaks everything down so that it can build."

"We love ambiguity: flash pieces, found pieces, cross-genre experiments, the "poem" that thinks it might be a story, the "story" that thinks it might be a poem. Retellings and reimaginings. Work that chips away at institutional structures. Work that breaks everything down so that it can build."

Vibe

Weird / outsider / wtf even is it

Response Time

4-5 months / 103 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    Yes: $20

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

6 genres

Fiction

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 3

Up to 10 pages

Nonfiction

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 3

Up to 10 pages

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Up to 10 pages

Translation

We are open to translated original work.

Art

Max pieces: 3

Up to 10 pages

Wtf is genre, send anything

Max pieces: 3

We do not categorize work by genre, so please do not tell us what genre you're sending us (if you know). If you include a cover letter (welc...

Fiction

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 3

Up to 10 pages

Nonfiction

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 3

Up to 10 pages

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Up to 10 pages

Translation

We are open to translated original work.

Art

Max pieces: 3

Up to 10 pages

Wtf is genre, send anything

Max pieces: 3

We do not categorize work by genre, so please do not tell us what genre you're sending us (if you know). If you include a cover letter (welc...

Statistics

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Track submission

57

Total submissions tracked

103 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

29 days

Fastest response time

162 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 242 days

How to submit

Process

All submissions should be sent to the editors at avelvetgiant@gmail.com with the subject line “SUBMISSION” along with the number of pieces you are including (e.g. “SUBMISSION — 3 PIECES”).

Cover letters

In the body of your email, please include a short, third-person bio, to be featured alongside any piece or pieces accepted for publication. You may include links to social media profiles and/or a description or explanation of your work, although this is not required.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Rights for published work

We ask for first rights, and we ask that any future publications of accepted work will acknowledge A Velvet Giant.

Additional info

Pays! $20 per contributor Promote writers even after publication - hype hype hype

About the Magazine

Founded in 2018 | United States

A Velvet Giant is an online literary journal. We love ambiguity: flash pieces, found pieces, cross-genre experiments, the "poem" that thinks it might be a story, the "story" that thinks it might be a poem. Retellings and reimaginings. Work that chips away at institutional structures. Work that breaks everything down so that it can build. A Velvet Giant is a collective space for work that exists outside the boundaries of genre. We recognize that it can feel impossible to talk about writing without categorizing it. When we say genreless, we don’t mean apolitical. Writing that resists binary categories such as fiction/nonfiction or poetry/prose is inherently queer and inherently political. We want writing that exists in the world, that resists tradition and expectations to build towards new ways of creating, feeling, and being.

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Erika Walsh

Editor-in-Chief

Emma Sheinbaum

Editor-in-Chief