Open for submissions
Table of contents
Creative Nonfiction magazine is true stories, well told. Each issue demonstrates the depth and versatility of narrative nonfiction and proves that smart, engaging narratives can make any subject fascinating and meaningful.
Vibe
Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
Response Time
Average acceptance rate
Types of Submissions Accepted
Nonfiction
All types of creative nonfiction, from immersion reportage to lyric essay to memoir and personal essays. Pitch us! We’re looking for writing about writing—smart and insightful ideas related to the art, craft, history, or philosophy of creative nonfiction.
Nonfiction
All types of creative nonfiction, from immersion reportage to lyric essay to memoir and personal essays. Pitch us! We’re looking for writing about writing—smart and insightful ideas related to the art, craft, history, or philosophy of creative nonfiction.
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 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 :)
Lee Gutkind
Editor-in-Chief
Hattie Fletcher
Managing Editor
Chad Vogler
Senior Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
36
Average acceptance rate
0% (so far)
Average response time
167 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
-/167 days
Fastest response time
99 days
Slowest response time
221 days
