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Open for submissions

Introduction
Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time
407 days
Average acceptance rate
4%

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

      No

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      No

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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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

2 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

You may submit nonfiction pitches and drafts between 2,000 and 6,000 words, subject to these limitations: We DO NOT ACCEPT memoirs or personal essays. We DO NOT ACCEPT op-eds or pieces of fewer than 2,000 words.

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Review

Max words: 6000

Reviews of books, films, or other cultural artifacts only within three months of the publication or release date of the work under review.

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Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

You may submit nonfiction pitches and drafts between 2,000 and 6,000 words, subject to these limitations: We DO NOT ACCEPT memoirs or personal essays. We DO NOT ACCEPT op-eds or pieces of fewer than 2,000 words.

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Review

Max words: 6000

Reviews of books, films, or other cultural artifacts only within three months of the publication or release date of the work under review.

Magazine

Founded in 1975 | 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 :)

Deborah Chasman
Editor-in-Chief
Joshua Cohen
Editor-in-Chief
Adam McGee
Managing Editor and Arts Editor
Matt Lord
Senior Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

25

Average acceptance rate

4%

Average response time

407 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

643/170 days

Fastest response time

170 days

Slowest response time

643 days