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"We like prose poems, narrative poems, lyrics poems, erasure poems, hybrids, you name it. There’s definitely a soft spot in our hearts for well worded narrative poems that teach us something new."
Introduction
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Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
9 months / 175 days
Average acceptance rate
0%

Need to know for submitting

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      Yes

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      Payment

      $10-$100

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      Fee

      $2

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      No

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      Provide contributor copies

      2 copies

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      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 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

3 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

Short Prose should be under 3000 words, under 2000 is even better. You may submit 1 piece via the free portal (or 2 pieces if they are each under 1000 words), or up to 3 pieces through the tip-jar or Pay-it-Forward portals. Long Fiction should be under 6000 words and may only be submitted through the tip-jar or Pay-it-Forward portals.

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 2

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Poetry

Max lines: 80

Max pieces: 5

We like prose poems, narrative poems, lyrics poems, erasure poems, hybrids, you name it.

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Hybrid

Max pieces: 3

Short Prose should be under 3000 words, under 2000 is even better. You may submit 1 piece via the free portal (or 2 pieces if they are each under 1000 words), or up to 3 pieces through the tip-jar or Pay-it-Forward portals. Long Fiction should be under 6000 words and may only be submitted through the tip-jar or Pay-it-Forward portals.

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

Short Prose should be under 3000 words, under 2000 is even better. You may submit 1 piece via the free portal (or 2 pieces if they are each under 1000 words), or up to 3 pieces through the tip-jar or Pay-it-Forward portals. Long Fiction should be under 6000 words and may only be submitted through the tip-jar or Pay-it-Forward portals.

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 2

poetry genre icon

Poetry

Max lines: 80

Max pieces: 5

We like prose poems, narrative poems, lyrics poems, erasure poems, hybrids, you name it.

hybrid genre icon

Hybrid

Max pieces: 3

Short Prose should be under 3000 words, under 2000 is even better. You may submit 1 piece via the free portal (or 2 pieces if they are each under 1000 words), or up to 3 pieces through the tip-jar or Pay-it-Forward portals. Long Fiction should be under 6000 words and may only be submitted through the tip-jar or Pay-it-Forward portals.

Magazine

Founded in 2020 | 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 :)

Zebulon Huset
Editor-in-Chief
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

12

Average acceptance rate

0% (so far)

Average response time

175 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/175 days

Fastest response time

74 days

Slowest response time

275 days

Contributors on Chill Subs

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