Chestnut Review
Literary Magazine
Our mission is to provide a literary home to stubborn artists and writers. We believe literary markets should be open to everyone, and we are passionate about holding the door open for all writers who wish to enter ours.
Highlights
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- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 1 month*/Editor reported data17 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 1.02%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$120 per piece
Find more details in the Genres section
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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
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: 1001
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 5
Payment: $ 120 per piece
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 5
Payment: $ 120 per piece
Nonfiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 1001
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Submission fee: $ 5
Payment: $ 120 per piece
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 1
Submission fee: $ 5
Payment: $ 120 per piece
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Submission fee: $ 5
Payment: $ 120 per piece
Hybrid
Submission fee: $ 5
Payment: $ 120 per piece
Art
Max pieces: 20
Submission fee: $ 5
Payment: $ 120 per piece
Photography
Max pieces: 20
Submission fee: $ 5
Payment: $ 120 per piece
Comics
Max pieces: 1
Submission fee: $ 5
Payment: $ 120 per piece
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
18+
Formatting
Single-spaced. Poems all in one document. Begin each poem on a new page, and clearly indicate when a poem extends beyond one page. There are no absolute length limits, but remember that the longer a poem, the better it has to be.
Author's rights
We purchase First North American Serial, First Anthology (for the annual print anthology), and First Audio rights, and the right to archive your work on our open-access platforms after publication.
Additional info
Has annual print anthologies Submission fee for longer prose (1k-5k words). Offers paid feedback and editorial feedback - all pieces are considered for publication Works with authors on editing accepted pieces Works are published with accompanying audio read by contributor or staff Accepts up to 3 poems free, 6 poems for a fee
Tracker statistics
789
Total submissions tracked
17 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
1 days
Fastest response time
53 days
Slowest response time
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About
Our mission is to provide a literary home to stubborn artists and writers. We pledge: - to treat all artists who submit work with respect and pay them the maximum we are able, - to respond to submissions within 30 days, or refund submission fees, - to celebrate our artists not merely for their pub...
Read moreFounded
2019
Country
US
Masthead
James Rawlings
Editor-in-Chief
Maria S. Picone
Managing Editor
Nadia Staikos
Prose Editor
Brooke Randel
Prose Editor
Luke Wilson
Assistant Managing Editor