Arboreal Literary Magazine
Literary Magazine
Arboreal Literary Magazine features poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art by diverse creators from around the globe.
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
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- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 3-6 weeks*/Editor reported data33 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 3.5% */Editor reported data3.51%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysNo
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
If you have shared the work on Instagram or Twitter or your own portfolio website, etc., we will still consider your submission.
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
From the editors
3
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 3000 words max
Max words: 1
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary, Absurdist, Action-Adventure, Crime, Experimental, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Gothic, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ+ Stories, Magical Realism, Mystery, Noir, Speculative, Thriller, wtf idk
Nonfiction - 3000 words max
Max words: 1
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, , , , , , , ,
Poetry
Max pieces: 4
Hybrid
Max words: 1
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Art
Max pieces: 5
Photography
Max pieces: 5
Humor
Max words: 1
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Comics
Max pieces: 1
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
18+
Formatting
General Information: - Standard, readable typeface (e.g., Times New Roman, Georgia). - 12pt font. - No translations accepted. Poetry: - All poems included in a single document, each poem starting on a new page. - Single-spaced. - File name format: Last_First_Poetry.docx (e.g., Loy_Mina_Poetry.docx). Prose: - No plays, reviews of other works, or book excerpts accepted. - Double-spaced. - File name format: Last_First_Title.docx (e.g., Hempel_Amy_TheHarvest.docx).
Author's rights
A. Worldwide First Serial Rights (exclusive first publication of the Work(s) in a print periodical). If, however, Publisher does not publish the Work(s) within six (6) months of acceptance, this right shall revert to you. B. Worldwide First Electronic Rights (exclusive first publication of the Work(s) on Publisher’s Website). If, however, Publisher does not publish the Work(s) within six (6) months of acceptance, this right shall revert to you. C. Non-exclusive right to retain the Work(s) on Publisher’s Website in perpetuity after expiration of the rights in clauses A and B. D. Non-exclusive worldwide right to include the Work(s) in anthologies, reprint editions, adaptations, or collections of articles in perpetuity after expiration of the rights in clauses A and B. E. Non-exclusive right to use selections from the Work(s) in the advertising and promotion of Publisher and Publisher’s Website. F. All rights to the Work(s) not specifically granted above are reserved by you. You retain copyright to the Work(s).
Additional info
Tracker statistics
155
Total submissions tracked
33 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
2 days
Fastest response time
86 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 127 days, 211 days, 214 days, 350 days
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About
Arboreal Literary Magazine came about when two friends sought to create something of value, something for pure enjoyment, something to encourage creativity. ar·bo·re·al (adj.) — from Latin arboreus: pertaining to trees, tree-like Initially, the name Arboreal didn’t have any deeper meaning beyond...
Read moreFounded
2022
Country
US
Masthead
Chad M. Crabtree
Editor-in-Chief
Brandon Woods
Art Director
Meredith MacLeod Davidson
Senior Editor
Olive Ann
Associate Editor, Prose
Emily Adams-Aucoin
Associate Editor, Poetry
Lochlainn Heley
Associate Editor, Prose
Peter Rustin
Associate Editor, Prose