a print literary journal, featuring poetry and short fiction
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: ?*/Editor reported data448 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data8.33%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
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
From the editors
Pushcart
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Process
Submittable
Cover letter
Your cover letter should also include a short bio—no more than 125 words, and please don’t list more than three journals and three books as previous work. Choose the publications that tell people the most about you. The bio should be third-person and list your name exactly as you’d like it to appear in print.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
If your poems rely on specific formatting on the page, sending a PDF is the surest way to preserve that formatting for us to see and appreciate. Note that Constellations is printed in 12-point Times New Roman on pages that are 6 inches wide (4.5 inches usable width), so long poem lines may be wrapped and preservation of special formatting may not be possible.
Author's rights
Because we need to be able to form a legal contract with any contributor to allow us first North American serial rights, all submitters must be 18 or older. (Copyright remains with the artist.)
Additional info
Submissions for Constellations vol. 13 will reopen on March 15, 2023. We have a special interest in Cambridge/Boston writers, but all writers are welcome and encouraged to submit Payment at this time is one copy of the issue of Constellations in which your work appears.
Tracker statistics
21
Total submissions tracked
448 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
4 days
Fastest response time
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About
Constellations is a print literary journal based in the Cambridge/Boston area, featuring poetry and short fiction. We seek writing that is fresh and resonant, and look forward to reading work from our local literary community as well as elsewhere.
Founded
2011
Country
US
Masthead
Nina Rubinstein Alonso
Editor-in-Chief