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Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose is a multi-genre print and online journal published by Columbia College’s English & Creative Writing Department. Allium is committed to publishing work that represents a wide aesthetic range, from the traditional to the experimental.
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Average acceptance rate
Types of Submissions Accepted
Nonfiction
Max words: 3750
Max pieces: 2
We’re looking for nonfiction and creative nonfiction, narratives with a thru-line, as well as segmented essays. We welcome experimental forms in lyric, graphic, photographic and mosaic essays. Cultural criticism should be framed within a personal narrative. We are looking for authors with an awareness of diverse points of view. We welcome voices from BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and neurodiverse communities that have been underrepresented in literature.
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
a maximum page length of five pages
Fiction
Max words: 3750
Max pieces: 2
We’re looking for hybrid forms—stories that explore the spectrum of the human experience, stories that take risks and live in our imaginations long after the last printed word, stories that invite us into private rooms and into worlds of the writer’s own creation. We’re looking for authors with an awareness of diverse points of view. We welcome voices from BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and neurodiverse communities that have been underrepresented in literature.
literary
experimental
humor
lgbtq
speculative
Translations
No specific limitations
Nonfiction
Max words: 3750
Max pieces: 2
We’re looking for nonfiction and creative nonfiction, narratives with a thru-line, as well as segmented essays. We welcome experimental forms in lyric, graphic, photographic and mosaic essays. Cultural criticism should be framed within a personal narrative. We are looking for authors with an awareness of diverse points of view. We welcome voices from BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and neurodiverse communities that have been underrepresented in literature.
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
a maximum page length of five pages
Fiction
Max words: 3750
Max pieces: 2
We’re looking for hybrid forms—stories that explore the spectrum of the human experience, stories that take risks and live in our imaginations long after the last printed word, stories that invite us into private rooms and into worlds of the writer’s own creation. We’re looking for authors with an awareness of diverse points of view. We welcome voices from BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and neurodiverse communities that have been underrepresented in literature.
literary
experimental
humor
lgbtq
speculative
Translations
No specific limitations
Need to know for submitting
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Details
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How to submit 🏗️
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Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️
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Awards
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Demographics & Eligibility
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Formatting requirements 🏗️
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Rights for published work 🏗️
Magazine
Founded in 2020 | United States
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 :)
Tony Trigilio
Editor-in-Chief
Cora Jacobs
Managing Editor & Nonfiction Editor
Ann Hemenway
Fiction Editor
Gina Twardosz
Efroymson Editorial Assistant
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
15
Average acceptance rate
0% (so far)
Average response time
101 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
-/101 days
Fastest response time
70 days
Slowest response time
117 days
Contributors on Chill Subs
