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

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time
5-8 months / 155 days
Average acceptance rate
0%

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      $25-250

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      Yes

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      Provide contributor copies

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

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

6 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

30 pages max per submission

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Nonfiction

30 pages max per submission

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Minimum 3 pieces

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Review

10-20 pages for film writing. For film writing (and/or television writing), we are not looking for evaluative “reviews”; rather, please send essays that engage with cinema in a unique and/or personal way. We want writers who are aware of the greater cultural, aesthetic, and social significance of their subject, be it domestic, international, avant-garde, classic, or contemporary cinema. We will also consider pieces on television, video art, viral videos, Vines, or any of the other alternative forms that moving images might take.

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Translations

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

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Hybrid

No specific limitations

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Fiction

30 pages max per submission

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Nonfiction

30 pages max per submission

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Minimum 3 pieces

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Review

10-20 pages for film writing. For film writing (and/or television writing), we are not looking for evaluative “reviews”; rather, please send essays that engage with cinema in a unique and/or personal way. We want writers who are aware of the greater cultural, aesthetic, and social significance of their subject, be it domestic, international, avant-garde, classic, or contemporary cinema. We will also consider pieces on television, video art, viral videos, Vines, or any of the other alternative forms that moving images might take.

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
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

156

Average acceptance rate

0% (so far)

Average response time

155 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/155 days

Fastest response time

37 days

Slowest response time

458 days

Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 1156 days