Chaotic Merge
Literary Magazine
We seek work that is adventurous and test the border of art and structure. Don’t be afraid to mess with everything you have ever learned in your lives. We write to have fun!
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 14-90 days*/Editor reported data31 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 35% */Editor reported data3.13%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$3-$5
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
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
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
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
Max pieces: 2
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental, Humor, LGBTQ+ Stories
Payment: $3-5
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental, Humor, LGBTQ+ Stories
Payment: $3-5
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Payment: $3-5
Art
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $3-5
Photography
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $3-5
Play
Max pieces: 2
Payment: $3-5
Video
Max pieces: 2
Payment: $3-5
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
All work(s) should be submitted through Submittable with either Garamond or Times New Roman 12pt. Font. Please look below to see if the section(s) you are submitting to have specific guidelines. We have the right to refuse the right to read your work if submitted otherwise. CONTENT WARNINGS: Please include content warnings for any sensitive material after the title of your piece or by messaging us directly. If you do not know if it should have a trigger warning or not, put it in there anyway. It can only help. NOTE: All our zines are all online only. Our regular Winter and Summer issues are print & online.
Author's rights
By submitting your work, you affirm that you are the sole author and maintain all rights for your work. By submitting your work, you authorize Chaotic Merge Magazine to publish your work in both its e-journal, online platforms, and print.
Additional info
Make you feel at home: cozy, meme-friendly, a sense of community, all that stuff Active on social media Available both in print and online Pays! $3-$5 Have pop-up submission windows with a fast response
Tracker statistics
79
Total submissions tracked
31 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
4 days
Fastest response time
60 days
Slowest response time
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Submission calls
All genres
About
Chaotic Merge is a literary magazine that is home to obscure and honest work from the new and rising artists around the world. When choosing the name of this magazine, we wanted to find a name that included the diverse voice we search for and capture the beauty of an artist’s thought process. We tho...
Read moreFounded
2020
Country
US
Masthead
Jasmine Ferrufino
Editor-in-Chief
Britt Trachtenberg
Managing Poetry Editor
Sarah Lawless
Poetry Editor
Ayla Marsden
Poetry Editor
Kirry Kaufer
Poetry Editor
Lassiter Jamison
Fiction Editor
Tabatha Miller
Nonfiction Editor
Mason Martinez
Managing Fiction Editor
Alison Van Glad
Poetry Editor
Bailey Peabody
Playwriting/Screenwriting Editor
Frederica Danzinger
Nonfiction Editor
Emily Townsend
Managing Nonfiction Editor
Christopher Barton
Nonfiction Editor
Jonnell Burke
Fiction Editor
Isha Jain
Fiction Editor
Audrey
T. Carroll
Kylie
Yockey