After Dinner Conversation
Literary Magazine
An independent, nonprofit, monthly literary magazine that focuses on short story fiction that encourages philosophical and ethical discussions.
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
Please double-check before submitting.
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 2-3 months*/Editor reported data24 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 5% */Editor reported data7.32%*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Work acquired through solicitation: 0%
Pays$75 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
From the editors
You need to prove you have permission to print again. Typically done via proof of agreement with last publisher grants republish rights.
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
From the editors
12
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 7000 words max
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: Literary, Children's story, LGBTQ+ Stories, Speculative, Young Adult
Payment: $ 75 per piece
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
We really, really, don't care about your bio.
Eligibility
Open to all.Formatting
No artwork within the submission, we do not publish it.
Author's rights
We include a sample of our agreement on our website. https://www.afterdinnerconversation.com/s/Sample-Writer-Contract-4_28_2023-Version.pdf
Additional info
Offer expedited response: 3-5 days using FAST PASS ($12 Fee) Must ask ethical or philosophical question https://youtu.be/f02mUCJua1w We don’t care if it’s sci-fi, fantasy, romance, contemporary women’s fiction, historical fiction, western, or whatever, but the short story should have a deeper point for a longer discussion. While all are readings are blind readings, here is the after-the-fact demographics we found of who we published in 2023. - 56% Female, 41% Male - 72% Heterosexual, 10.5% Bisexual, 8% Gay/Lesbian, - 27% People of Color - 73% First Time Published
Tracker statistics
58
Total submissions tracked
24 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
0 days
Fastest response time
81 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 1354 days
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About
Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insig...
Read moreFounded
2019
Country
US
Masthead
Kolby Granville
Editor-in-Chief
R.K.H. Ndong
Story Editor
Stephen Repsys
Acquisitions Editor
Shawn Winchester
Cover Designer
Tina Lee Forsee
Substack Editor