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"CALYX exists to nurture women’s creativity by publishing fine literature and art by women."
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Open for submissions

Deadline

December 31, 2023

Table of contents

Introduction

CALYX exists to nurture women’s creativity by publishing fine literature and art by women.

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
six to eight months / 1651 days
Average acceptance rate
0%

Types of Submissions Accepted

6 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

essays

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Fiction

Max words: 5000

flash fiction, short stories, etc.

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Poetry

Max pieces: 6

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Interview

Max words: 2500

Please send query before submitting.

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Art

No specific limitations

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Review

Max words: 1000

We welcome reviews of books by women, especially those that would otherwise receive little critical attention. We like to be consistent, and we offer these guidelines so reviewers can approach the task of reviewing with these issues in mind.

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Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

essays

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 5000

flash fiction, short stories, etc.

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Poetry

Max pieces: 6

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Interview

Max words: 2500

Please send query before submitting.

Need to know for submitting

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

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    Details

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    How to submit 🏗️

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  • 03

    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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  • 04

    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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Magazine

Founded in 1976 | 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 :)

Beth Russell
Editor-in-Chief
Brenna Crotty
Senior Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

1

Average acceptance rate

0% (so far)

Average response time

1651 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/1651 days

Fastest response time

1651 days

Slowest response time

1651 days