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Deadline

Feb 1, 2024

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"We seek thrilling, fanciful, oddball, unusual, stunning fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction pieces. Think Olympics on a case of Red Bull. Think October in April. Think Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey."

"We seek thrilling, fanciful, oddball, unusual, stunning fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction pieces. Think Olympics on a case of Red Bull. Think October in April. Think Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey."

Vibe

Weird / outsider / wtf even is it

Response Time

5 days / 4 days

Acceptance Rate

5.88%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    No

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

7 genres

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Nonfiction

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 1

We like blending genres, mixed and hybrid writing, blurred and creative lines crossed.

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Hybrid

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 1

We like blending genres, mixed and hybrid writing, blurred and creative lines crossed.

Wtf is genre, send anything

No specific limitations

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Nonfiction

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 1

We like blending genres, mixed and hybrid writing, blurred and creative lines crossed.

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Hybrid

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 1

We like blending genres, mixed and hybrid writing, blurred and creative lines crossed.

Wtf is genre, send anything

No specific limitations

Statistics

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Track submission

56

Total submissions tracked

4 days

Average response time

5.88%

Average acceptance rate

2 days

Fastest response time

10 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 18 days, 23 days, 24 days, 27 days, 38 days, 59 days, 164 days, 230 days

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Eligibility

All marginalized creatorsLGBTQ+ creatorsWomen and other marginalized gendersYoung creatorsCreators w/ disabilities

Formatting

Please have the document (.doc or .docx) in Times New Roman 12pt. Please include the word count on the document.

Rights for published work

All rights revert to author upon publication.

Additional info

Fast response No simultaneous submissions - but hey, the response is really fast

About the Magazine

Founded in 2018 | United States

Bending Genres is committed to publishing the best fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction, and microreviews from dedicated writers. We are open for submissions year-round. Our writer’s work has been included in Best Small Fictions, Best Microfictions, Best Poetry, and been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

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 :)

Robert Vaughan

Editor-in-Chief

Meg Tuite

Fiction Editor

Samuel Fox

Poetry Editor

Jonathan Cardew

Microviews (projects and interviews)

Clementine Burnley

CNF Editor

Chris Butler

Poetry Editor