A literary snapshot of contemporary American life. Fiction Magazine | NEA Award Winner | Whiting Award Winner | ASME Award for Fiction Finalist
Highlights
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- Response time: 180 days after submission*/Editor reported data213 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data0.91%*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
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Best American, Best Of The Net, O Henry, Pushcart
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
All manuscripts must be typed and double-spaced, with the author’s name, address, phone number, and approximate word count at the top of the first page, and numbered throughout.
Author's rights
American Short Fiction purchases first serial rights. All rights revert to the author upon publication.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
348
Total submissions tracked
213 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
39 days
Fastest response time
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About
American Short Fiction is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit literary organization based in Austin, Texas that promotes the art form of the short story in a nationally-distributed triquarterly print magazine, via ASF Online, and through live events and literary programming. Founded in 1991 by Laura Furman at th...
Read moreFounded
1991
Country
US
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Editor-in-Chief
Rebecca Markovits
Editor
Adeena Reitberger
Editor
Amanda Faraone
Associate Publisher
Nate Brown
Managing Editor
Adam Soto
Web Editor