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General theme

CODA

Guidelines

"A peer-edited journal produced through XE: Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement at NYU."

Current Theme

CODA

"A peer-edited journal produced through XE: Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement at NYU."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

24 days

Acceptance Rate

66.67%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    Yes

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

7 genres

Fiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 5

Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 5

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Translation

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 5

We accept submissions in any language, but an English translation must accompany all non-English texts.

Art

Max pieces: 5

Photography

Max pieces: 5

Audio

Max pieces: 5

music

Fiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 5

Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 5

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Translation

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 5

We accept submissions in any language, but an English translation must accompany all non-English texts.

Art

Max pieces: 5

Photography

Max pieces: 5

Audio

Max pieces: 5

music

Statistics

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Track submission

8

Total submissions tracked

24 days

Average response time

66.67%

Average acceptance rate

20 days

Fastest response time

28 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

All submissions should be sent to causticfrolic@gmail.com. Please specify in the subject of your email the category you are submitting in: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation, art, or digital media. We accept up to 5 pieces per author, but we ask that each submission be attached individually. Do not include any identifying information your submission document(s). All submissions are evaluated anonymously. Identifying information should only be on your cover page.

Cover letters

Please include a cover page within the body of your email, including: your name, telephone number, email address, and a short bio (up to 150 words), as well as social media handles you would like to include. Please also indicate if you wouldn’t mind your work, if chosen, to be featured on our social media pages by putting a YES or NO next to your social media handle(s).

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Essays should be formatted to follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition; please use endnotes, double-spaced, on a separate page following the body of the text. All fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions must be in .doc or .docx file format. For genre non-conforming submissions, submit in any format and we will work out the details on a case-by-case basis. Please feel free to contact Caustic Frolic with any questions.

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

About the Magazine

Founded in 2002 | 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 :)

Harry Huang

Editor-in-Chief

Lauren Holmes

Senior Editor – Nonfiction

Dan Merritt

Co-Senior Editor – Poetry

Hazel Ma

Senior Editor- Art

Myra Kathiria Rosa

Senior Editor – Social Media

Emily Kluin

Senior Editor – Fiction, Social Media

Examples

1 pieces from Chill Subs people