Astrolabe
Literary Magazine
A new literary magazine in the form of a dynamic universe. We’re interested in connecting and recombining the work we publish and letting the shape of their creations, however seeming-distant in genre or style or intent, tell larger stories together.
Highlights
- Vibe:We're just chilling here
- Response time: 12 weeks*/Editor reported data37 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 2.13%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$50
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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
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 - 3000 words max
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary, Experimental, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Magical Realism, Speculative
Payment: $ 50
Nonfiction - 3000 words max
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 3
Payment: $ 50
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Payment: $ 50
Art
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $ 50
Photography
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $ 50
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Include a short cover letter, bio, and your work as an attachment(s). We welcome pen names, author names, or pseudonyms. No need to include your legal name, physical address, phone number, or other personal information with your submission—the name you publish under and your email address is enough!
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
.doc, .docx, or .pdf for writing .jpg, .png, or .pdf for art and photography
Author's rights
We ask for first North American serial rights and non-exclusive print/anthology rights. All copyrights remain yours.
Additional info
We pay a $50 honorarium for work we publish! While we publish batches of new work on the spring/fall equinox and winter/summer solstice, we don't consider them "issues," but rather materializations of the Universe and its constellations. And the Universe may be completely rearranged by a cataclysm at some point... Work published in Astrolabe has been selected for Best Small Fictions 2023!
Tracker statistics
92
Total submissions tracked
37 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
-59 days
Fastest response time
118 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 151 days, 211 days
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About
We’re envisioning a Universe that’s expansive and dynamic, inclusive and lush, a perpetual explosion that defies temporal systems of organization or measurement. Instead of publishing sequential issues or a stream of work that relegates what came before to the background, we’re interested in connect...
Read moreFounded
2022
Country
US
Masthead
Joel Hans
Editor-in-Chief
Jae Towle Vieira
Editor-in-Chief