Abstract seeks fine art in all forms that engages with both the crises and joys of our shared human condition. We seek art that engages the edge of now; we seek to explore a future forward zeitgeist with a respect for the gifts of the past.
Highlights
- Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
- Response time: 180 days after submission*/Editor reported data214 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data25.00%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
From the editors
Anthologies, Blogs, Defunct Mags, Only Appeared In Print, Other Lit Mags, Personal Websites, Social Media
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Submitters should include a short cover letter that references the submitter’s background, experience, artistic influences, and major publications and awards. Submitters should include third-person biographical notes (up to 50 words) for publication in the “Artists Index”.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
All submissions (including captions for images) should be set in 12-point Garamond type and should be formatted with one-inch margins and sequentially numbered pages (page numbers to appear as footers). Fiction and nonfiction should be double-spaced. Poetry should be single-spaced. The submitter’s name, address, telephone number, and email address should appear at the top of the first page. Subsequent pages should use the author’s name and email address as a header. Submissions must be in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, .pdf, .txt, .odf, .mp3, .mp4, .mov, and .flv. Prose Each title should begin a new page. Submissions must be in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, .pdf, .txt, .odf. Fine Art Images Photographs in a submission must be provided with a resolution of at least 300 dpi or greater and as a .tiff or .jpg that can be reproduced at 1,650 pixels wide. Photographer must be identified and credited. AUDIO/VIDEO option Submissions must be in MP3 format. Video submissions must be in mp4, .mov, or .flv. Performance artists may submit an audio or a video link. HAIGA Images in a submission must be contained in the single .doc, .rtf, .pdf, .docx, or .txt file which contains the poems. MUSIC Audio must be submitted in one of the following formats: M4A, MP3, or AIFF or an audio link.
Author's rights
Following publication, all rights revert to the artist. In the event new work(s) published by Abstract are reprinted, Abstract asks to be credited as the site wherein the work first appeared.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
20
Total submissions tracked
214 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
1 days
Fastest response time
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About
Founded
2016
Country
US
Masthead
JL Jacobs, MFA
Editor-in-Chief
John L. Stanizzi
Prose Editor
Mikul Wyer
Poetry/Prose Editor