Apogee Journal
Literary Magazine
A journal of literature and art that engages with identity politics, including but not limited to: race, gender, sexuality, class, ability, and intersectional identities. We feature fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: / 77 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 2.9%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$60 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
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 - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental, LGBTQ+ Stories
Payment: $ 60 per piece
Nonfiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Payment: $ 60 per piece
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $ 60 per piece
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
Cover letters are optional. Please include a current bio.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
For prose submissions, please send a maximum of 5,000 words, in either .doc or .docx format. Please send a maximum of five poems in the same document, either .doc, .docx, or .pdf format.
Author's rights
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Additional info
Our purpose is threefold: (1) to publish fresh work that interrogates the aesthetic and political status quo, (2) to provide a platform for underrepresented voices, prioritizing artists and writers of color (3) to model more radical conversations and practices regarding equity and publishing. Pays! $60/piece
Tracker statistics
48
Total submissions tracked
77 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
25 days
Fastest response time
304 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 430 days
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About
Apogee is a journal of literature and art that encourages the thoughtful exploration of identity and its intersections, including but not limited to: race, gender, sexuality, class, and ability. We pay tribute to the Black feminist Combahee River Collective in our recognition that “the major systems...
Read moreFounded
2010
Country
US
Masthead
Alexandra Watson
Editor-in-Chief
Mina Seçkin
Managing Editor
Joey De Jesus
Poetry Editor
Muriel Leung
Poetry Editor
Zefyr Lisowski
Poetry Editor
Crystal Yeung
Poetry Editor
Joselia Rebekah Hughes
Poetry Editor
Miriam Kumaradoss
Fiction Editor
Anya Lewis-Meeks
Nonfiction Editor
Legacy Russell
Visual Arts Editor