CALYX Journal
Literary Magazine
CALYX exists to nurture women’s creativity by publishing fine literature and art by women.
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Highlights
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- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: six to eight months*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: ?
PaysNo
Fee$5
Find more details in the Genres section
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
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
From the editors
Copies of the issue (re pages published in Journal) and a one-year subscription.
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 5
Nonfiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Sub Genres: , ,
Submission fee: $ 5
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
Submission fee: $ 5
Review
Max words: 500
Max words: 1000
Interview
Max words: 2500
Art
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
please include a 50-word bio statement in the “comments” field
Eligibility
Women and other marginalized genders
Formatting
Upload your document as a .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .txt and include your name, email, and address on each page. Submit poetry and prose separately.
Author's rights
Rights revert to the author after publication. CALYX reserves the right to reprint the journal issues in their entirety. Material published in CALYX Journal may be used for non-commercial publicity purposes.
Additional info
Reviews submitted by March 1 will be considered for the Summer issue, and those submitted by September 1 for the Winter issue.
Tracker statistics
12
Total submissions tracked
71 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
31 days
Fastest response time
393 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 1651 days
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Submission calls
Review, Art, Interview
Send submissions to editor@calyxpress.org
Read moreAbout
While CALYX has long existed to provide a platform for women’s work, it is an intersectional platform that serves to spotlight the voices of underrepresented communities in the literary world. We are dedicated to keeping that space open to cisgender women, transgender women, and nonbinary and gender...
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1976
Country
US
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Beth Russell
Editor-in-Chief
Brenna Crotty
Senior Editor