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Average acceptance rate
Need to know for submitting
Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Payment
No
Fee
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provide contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
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Important stuff
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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 🏗️
Types of Submissions Accepted
Fiction
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 2
all
Nonfiction
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 2
For non-fiction, we are looking for lyric, evergreen essays or hybrid works rather than journalism or opinion pieces — think: the kind of writing that will last for years on a shelf.
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
And for poetry, we’re looking for both fresh and established voices, for poems that engage both the mind and heart. We consider poetry of all length, but prefer poems that don’t exceed two pages.
Review
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 2
Astra’s website runs one book review per week. We review the kind of books that fit with the magazine’s ethos: style-forward, international literature: novels, stories, poetry, essays originally written in English and in translation. Please familiarize yourself with Astra’s book review section for style, length and form, before pitching.
Translations
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 2
Translated work should be previously unpublished in English, and accompanied by the original text (the translator should also have permission from the rights holder of the original text).
Fiction
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 2
all
Nonfiction
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 2
For non-fiction, we are looking for lyric, evergreen essays or hybrid works rather than journalism or opinion pieces — think: the kind of writing that will last for years on a shelf.
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
And for poetry, we’re looking for both fresh and established voices, for poems that engage both the mind and heart. We consider poetry of all length, but prefer poems that don’t exceed two pages.
Review
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 2
Astra’s website runs one book review per week. We review the kind of books that fit with the magazine’s ethos: style-forward, international literature: novels, stories, poetry, essays originally written in English and in translation. Please familiarize yourself with Astra’s book review section for style, length and form, before pitching.
Magazine
Founded in 2021 | 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 :)
Nadja Spiegelman
Editor-in-Chief
Samuel Rutter
Deputy Editor
Medaya Ocher
Managing Editor
Aria Aber
Poetry Editor
Spencer Quong
Online Editor
Perwana Nazif
Art Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
7
Average acceptance rate
0% (so far)
Average response time
164 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
-/164 days
Fastest response time
149 days
Slowest response time
178 days