Book of Matches: A Literary Journal
Literary Magazine
Book of Matches is always interested in protest—interested in protest against the unknowing alive in human existence, in protest against the knowing, too. We publish Poetry, Short Fiction, and short creative non-fiction.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
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PaysNo
FeeNo
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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net
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
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Fiction - 2100 words max
Max words: 100
Max words: 2100
Max pieces: 1
Nonfiction - 2100 words max
Max words: 100
Max words: 2100
Max pieces: 1
Translation
Max words: 2100
Max pieces: 1
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Please do NOT include any additional identifying information in your email or within your submission document. Please do not include a bio until your work has been accepted for publication.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Poetry: Times New Roman 12-point font in a single document (.doc or .docx only please). PDFs will not be read. Please avoid posting any prose poetry submissions into the body of your email as it makes formatting it, if accepted, time consuming for us. Prose: All submissions are to be either .doc or .docx only please. PDFs will not be read. Please avoid posting any prose submissions into the body of your email as it makes formatting it, if accepted, time consuming for us.
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
Additional info
If previously published in Book of Matches, please do not submit to the issue immediately following the one you were published in.
Tracker statistics
14
Total submissions tracked
78 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
4 days
Fastest response time
99 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 290 days
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About
Book of Matches is the passion project of two lovers of Story. In an age dominated by our worst tendencies for tribalism, it is more important than ever to celebrate the best in humanity through the very real magic of words. Book of Matches is always interested in protest—interested in protest again...
Read moreFounded
2020
Country
US
Masthead
Kelli Allen
Editor-in-Chief
Nicholas Christian
Editor