Conjunctions
Literary Magazine
Bard College’s literary journal Conjunctions publishes innovative fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction by emerging voices and contemporary masters.
Highlights
- Vibe:Very fancy very impressive very not fast
- Response time: 1-4 months*/Editor reported data75 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 1% */Editor reported data0%*Chill Subs tracker stats
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
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
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 150
Nonfiction
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 150
Poetry
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 150
Hybrid
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 150
Translation
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 150
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Along with your manuscript, please include a brief cover letter. Be sure to list your name, the title of your submission, and your email address. Former contributor to Conjunctions, in print or online? Please note this in your cover letter.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Author's rights
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Additional info
We do pay our writers an honorarium for the print issue. It changes each issue depending on our budget, but is often around $150 (some issues more). We also accept submissions by mail year-round (no submissions fee, but writers will have to pay for postage and include a SASE), and have two submittable windows each year, open in the spring and fall.
Tracker statistics
132
Total submissions tracked
75 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
8 days
Fastest response time
144 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 644 days
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About
For some four decades, Conjunctions has challenged accepted forms and styles, with equal emphasis on groundbreaking experimentation and rigorous quality. We are committed to launching and supporting the careers of unknown authors—William T. Vollmann, David Foster Wallace, Karen Russell, Isabella Ham...
Read moreFounded
1981
Country
US
Masthead
Bradford Morrow
Editor-in-Chief
Clare Shearer
Managing Editor