A literary publication that features fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, photography, and mixed media for hard truths, long stares, and gritty lenses. We revel in the shadow-spaces that make up the human condition, and aim to find antitheses to that which defines us: light in darkness; beauty in ugliness; peace in disarray.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 90 days after submission*/Editor reported data77 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data12.73%*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
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
Runs themed calls
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Include the following in the email body: Name (as you would like printed) Email address 3rd person bio (limit to 100 words) Optional – Author website and other social media links Recommended – Author photo (600 x 600 pixels preferred)
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
All written content should be emailed as a Microsoft Word attachment. 12-point Times New Roman is preferred. Do not include personal information in the attached document. All writing submissions go through multiple review levels, and we prefer to read all submissions without author identifiers. Your email’s subject line should be the genre followed by your name. (i.e., “Poetry – Sam Smith”).
Author's rights
Barren Magazine reserves one-time, archival, and promotional publishing rights to contributors’ accepted content. Barren Magazine does not reserve exclusive rights — authors maintain ownership of their content and may seek subsequent publication elsewhere.
Additional info
"We prefer previously unpublished material, but may accept previously published work as long as authors own its copyright and provide appropriate attribution."
Tracker statistics
42
Total submissions tracked
77 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
20 days
Fastest response time
216 days
Slowest response time
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