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Guidelines

"an online literary journal run by people who are directly and indirectly impacted by violent conflict and military service"

"an online literary journal run by people who are directly and indirectly impacted by violent conflict and military service"

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

4-6 months

Acceptance Rate

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  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    Yes

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

5 genres

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction (Creative nonfiction)

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 3

Poetry

Max lines: 250

Min pieces: 1

Max pieces: 5

Send poems in batches of 1-5 that total no more than ten pages.

Art

Max pieces: 5

Send 3-5 pieces of visual art at a time.

Photography

Max pieces: 5

Send 3-5 pieces of visual art at a time.

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction (Creative nonfiction)

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 3

Poetry

Max lines: 250

Min pieces: 1

Max pieces: 5

Send poems in batches of 1-5 that total no more than ten pages.

Art

Max pieces: 5

Send 3-5 pieces of visual art at a time.

Photography

Max pieces: 5

Send 3-5 pieces of visual art at a time.

Statistics

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Track submission

5

Total submissions tracked

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Average response time

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Average acceptance rate

-

Fastest response time

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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

we do not accept previously published poetry, fiction or creative nonfiction, we do, however, consider previously published visual art

About the Magazine

Founded in 2016 | 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 :)

Abby E. Murray

Editor-in-Chief

Jacqlyn Cope

Editor

Mariette Kalinowski

Editor

Jennifer L. Miller

Managing Editor

Examples

1 pieces from Chill Subs people