Publishes well-known and emerging writers working in the extremely brief essay form, along with craft essays.
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 60 days after submission*/Editor reported data63 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 2%*/Editor reported data2.39%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
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
Best Of The Net, Pushcart
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Process
Submittable
Cover letter
Cover letter optional. Will request bio upon acceptance.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Submissions should be formatted single space, no indentation, one extra space between paragraphs (see our magazine for examples) unless alternate formatting is a specific design element of the essay.
Author's rights
Rights revert to author after publication
Additional info
Tracker statistics
262
Total submissions tracked
63 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
22 days
Fastest response time
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About
For more than two decades, Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction has published well-known and emerging writers working in the brief essay form, along with craft essays and book reviews. Though still committed to the mission of publishing new and emerging writers, Brevity has been fortuna...
Read moreFounded
1997
Country
US
Masthead
Dinty W. Moore
Editor-in-Chief
Zoë Bossiere
Managing Editor
Taylor Grothe
Assistant Managing Editor