Beloit Fiction Journal
Literary Magazine
Publishing the best in contemporary short fiction since 1985.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: / 91 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 5.88%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysNo
Fee$3
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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
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 9000 words max
Max words: 1001
Max words: 9000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental
Submission fee: $ 3
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 2
Sub Genres: Literary
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
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Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Please double space and use 12-pt font. Include word count at top of document.
Author's rights
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Additional info
Starting in 2020, BFJ will no longer be accepting paper submissions. An exception is made for incarcerated persons, who are encouraged to send manuscripts with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Chris Fink, Editor-in-Chief Beloit Fiction Journal Box 11, Beloit College 700 College Street Beloit, WI 53511 If sending multiple submissions, please send us one story at a time with a self-addressed, stamped envelope with each. Work first appearing in BFJ has been reprinted in award-winning collections, including the Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, the Flannery O’Connor and the Milkweed Fiction Prize collections and has received the Iowa Short Fiction award. BFJ has published work by A. Manette Ansay, Rick Bass, Mark Brazaitis, Lan Samantha Chang, Gary Fincke, Robin Hemley, Karl Iagnemma, Dennis Lehane, Cris Mazza, John McNally, Maura Stanton, Ron Wallace, Gordon Weaver and Mark Wisniewski.
Tracker statistics
39
Total submissions tracked
91 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
47 days
Fastest response time
177 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 1651 days
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About
The Beloit Fiction Journal publishes the best in contemporary short fiction. Traditional and experimental narratives find a home in our pages. We publish new writers alongside established writers. As one of the few fiction-only journals in the country, we’re able to feature as many as fifteen new st...
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1985
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Christopher Fink
Editor-in-Chief