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General

Nov 15, 2023 - Apr 8, 2024

Guidelines

"We aim to stake out a distinctive space for innovative, intelligent, and moving fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, film writing, and cross-genre work. "

"We aim to stake out a distinctive space for innovative, intelligent, and moving fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, film writing, and cross-genre work. "

Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time

5-8 months / 223 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    Yes

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: two copies of the issue in which the piece is published and a copy of the subsequent issue.

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

6 genres

Fiction

30 pages max per submission

Nonfiction

30 pages max per submission

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Minimum 3 pieces

Review

10-20 pages for film writing. For film writing (and/or television writing), we are not looking for evaluative “reviews”; rather, please send...

Translation

Translators should have permission from the copyright holder and a copy of the work in the original language.

Hybrid

No specific limitations

Fiction

30 pages max per submission

Nonfiction

30 pages max per submission

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Minimum 3 pieces

Review

10-20 pages for film writing. For film writing (and/or television writing), we are not looking for evaluative “reviews”; rather, please send...

Translation

Translators should have permission from the copyright holder and a copy of the work in the original language.

Hybrid

No specific limitations

Statistics

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Track submission

207

Total submissions tracked

223 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

37 days

Fastest response time

632 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 941 days, 1156 days, 2455 days, 2528 days, 2625 days

How to submit

Process

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Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

Pays! $120 for prose of six typeset pages and under $250 for prose of over six typeset pages $25 per poem 2 contributor copies + a copy of the subsequent issue

About the Magazine

Founded in 1966 | United States

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 :)

Michael Dumanis

Editor-in-Chief

Manuel Gonzales

Fiction Editor

Katrina Turner

Managing Editor