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Bending Genres

Creative Magazine/Website

Rating

Recommend this magazinebased on 26 votes

Bold & Weird12

I Just Love Them12

Great Editor(s)9

A Damn Good Read7

Highlights

Type

Creative

Vibe

Send them your best (slightly better odds)

Payment

No payment

Fee

No fee

Acceptance rate

8.14%

Response time

8 days/5 days

Print issues

Accepts previously published

Nominates for prizes

Yes

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About

Think Olympics on a case of Red Bull. Think October in April. Think Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey. 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.

Social Media

3K+/1.5K+

Location

United States

Founded

2018

Affiliations

Independent

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