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"an annual journal edited by graduate students in the MFA Program at the University of South Carolina. Formerly known as Yemassee Journal"

"an annual journal edited by graduate students in the MFA Program at the University of South Carolina. Formerly known as Yemassee Journal"

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

153 days

Acceptance Rate

2.94%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    Yes

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    No

Accepted genres

3 genres

Fiction

Max words: 8000

We consider stories from 1,000 to 5,000 words in length. (8,000 words is the absolute max.)

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

if you intend to submit shorter works of fiction (1,000 words or less), we encourage you to include 3-5 pieces in a single document

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Fiction

Max words: 8000

We consider stories from 1,000 to 5,000 words in length. (8,000 words is the absolute max.)

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

if you intend to submit shorter works of fiction (1,000 words or less), we encourage you to include 3-5 pieces in a single document

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Statistics

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Track submission

43

Total submissions tracked

153 days

Average response time

2.94%

Average acceptance rate

55 days

Fastest response time

347 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

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Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

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

Additional info

Cola reads for fiction and poetry twice a year. We offer a paid reading period in the fall months, with a submission fee of $3 (all submissions considered equally)

About the Magazine

Founded in 1993 | 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 :)

Briley Jones

Editor-in-Chief

Sam Liming

Editor

Jesse Motte

Editor

G.E. Butler

Editor

Jacob Walhout

Editor

Examples

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