Abandon Journal
Literary Magazine
We publish anything that has been written "with abandon" (whatever that means to you). No submission fees, ever (though we do accept tips!), and we are a paying market.
Highlights
- Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
- Response time: 2-3 months*/Editor reported data87 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 2% */Editor reported data0.84%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$15 per piece
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, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
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 - 7500 words max
Max words: 1001
Max words: 7500
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary, Experimental, Humor, Speculative
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: Literary
Nonfiction - 6000 words max
Max words: 1001
Max words: 6000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: , , ,
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Hybrid (Abandon Form)
Max pieces: 1
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Review
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Interview
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Art
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Photography
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Humor
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Comics
Payment: $ 15 per piece
No specific limitations
Audio
Payment: $ 15 per piece
No specific limitations
Video
Payment: $ 15 per piece
No specific limitations
Game
Payment: $ 15 per piece
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
Upon publication, Abandon Journal acquires first world serial rights, including first audio production rights, after which we retain the right to include it in a print anthology, as well as the right to maintain it indefinitely on our website. All other rights return to the author upon publication.
Additional info
Pays! $15/piece And no submission fees for general subs, ever.
Tracker statistics
164
Total submissions tracked
87 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
16 days
Fastest response time
230 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 641 days
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Submission calls
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