"Independent literary journal honored by Best American Short Stories, O. Henry Prize Stories, Best American Essays, and the Pushcart Prize."
Open for submissions
Introduction
Vibe
Very fancy very impressive very not fast
Response Time
6 months / 81 days
Average acceptance rate
1% / 9.09%
Need to know for submitting
Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Payment
No
Fee
$3
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provide contributor copies
Two copies
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
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Important stuff
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How to submit 🏗️
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Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️
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Awards
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Demographics & Eligibility
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Formatting requirements 🏗️
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Rights for published work 🏗️
Types of Submissions Accepted
Fiction
Max words: 5000
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
3-5 poems.
Photography
Max pieces: 5
Black and white only.
Translations
No specific limitations
Art
Max pieces: 5
Black and white prints of artwork only.
Magazine
Founded in 1995 | 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 :)
S. Afzal Haider
Senior Editor
Elizabeth McKenzie
Senior Editor
Sean Chen-Haider
Managing Editor
Gary Houston
Managing Editor
John Blades
Editor
Jake Young
Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
32
Average acceptance rate
9.09%
Average response time
81 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
-/81 days
Fastest response time
8 days
Slowest response time
154 days