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We are Seattle's 34-year old nonprofit print literary journal publishing the best writing from the Northwest and beyond.
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
Average acceptance rate
Types of Submissions Accepted
Poetry
Max pieces: 4
No more than eight pages total. We welcome your best work, and have no restrictions on form or content, except that we will not consider work that is defamatory, discriminatory, or that promotes hatred. 12pt standard font. One batch of submissions per reading period. Revisions may be made upon acceptance; please do not withdraw and resubmit your work due to revisions concerns.
Fiction
Max words: 5000
Send one piece up to 5,000 words or up to three pieces of flash fiction/lyric prose fiction. We are interested in all types of stories, though sometimes suspicious of those in which genre conventions overshadow literary concerns. Still: please surprise us. Send one file, with your work double-spaced, 12pt standard font. One submission per reading period. Revisions may be made upon acceptance; do not withdraw and resubmit your work due to revision concerns.
Nonfiction
No specific limitations
Flash rules
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 2
Send one piece up to 1,000 words or up to two micro-essays (500 words max each) per submission period. Regardless of topic, we’re looking to publish well-crafted concise prose that exhibits depth and nuance, a clear voice, personal reflection, and vivid scenes. Experimental and non-traditional forms are very welcome.
Poetry
Max pieces: 4
No more than eight pages total. We welcome your best work, and have no restrictions on form or content, except that we will not consider work that is defamatory, discriminatory, or that promotes hatred. 12pt standard font. One batch of submissions per reading period. Revisions may be made upon acceptance; please do not withdraw and resubmit your work due to revisions concerns.
Fiction
Max words: 5000
Send one piece up to 5,000 words or up to three pieces of flash fiction/lyric prose fiction. We are interested in all types of stories, though sometimes suspicious of those in which genre conventions overshadow literary concerns. Still: please surprise us. Send one file, with your work double-spaced, 12pt standard font. One submission per reading period. Revisions may be made upon acceptance; do not withdraw and resubmit your work due to revision concerns.
Nonfiction
No specific limitations
Flash rules
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 2
Send one piece up to 1,000 words or up to two micro-essays (500 words max each) per submission period. Regardless of topic, we’re looking to publish well-crafted concise prose that exhibits depth and nuance, a clear voice, personal reflection, and vivid scenes. Experimental and non-traditional forms are very welcome.
Need to know for submitting
Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
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Details
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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 🏗️
Magazine
Founded in 1983 | 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 :)
Julia Hands
Editor-in-Chief
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
26
Average acceptance rate
13.04%
Average response time
304 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
1094/65 days
Fastest response time
12 days
Slowest response time
1094 days
