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    Barren Magazine

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    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 data
       / 
      77 days*
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    • Acceptance rate:
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      Editor reported data
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      12.73%*
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    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

      From the editors

      Best Microfiction, Best Of The Net

    • Active on social media

    • Available in print

    • Provides contributor copies

    • Has examples online

    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

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    Total submissions tracked

    77 days

    Average response time

    12.73%

    Average acceptance rate

    20 days

    Fastest response time

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    About

    Best of the Net
    Wigleaf's Top 50
    Best Micro Fiction

    We are a safe space that embraces the beauty of the human condition and celebrates diversity, inclusion, and equality. We at Barren Magazine do not tolerate any form of racism, bigotry, sexism, harassment, political extremism, religious exclusion, or abuse of any kind from our readers, contributors,...

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    Founded

    2018

    Country

    US

    Masthead

      Editor Jason D. Ramsey avatar

      Jason D. Ramsey

      Editor-in-Chief

      Editor Madeleine Corley avatar

      Madeleine Corley

      Managing Editor

      Editor Lee Potts avatar

      Lee Potts

      Poetry Editor

      Editor Em Messall avatar

      Em Messall

      Fiction Editor

      Editor Kira Riley avatar

      Kira Riley

      Fiction Editor

      Editor James McAdams avatar

      James McAdams

      Flash Fiction Editor

      Editor Katherine Tweedle avatar

      Katherine Tweedle

      Flash Fiction Editor

      Editor Corey Miller avatar

      Corey Miller

      Creative Nonfiction Editor

      Editor Ann Kathryn Kelly avatar

      Ann Kathryn Kelly

      Flash Creative Nonfiction Editor