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"A literary legacy since 1958 - an independent nonprofit literary magazine nurturing writers and artists at every stage of their careers."
Introduction
Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time
8-10 weeks / 1225 days
Average acceptance rate
10% / 0%

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      No

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      $40-200

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      Fee

      $2.5

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      Yes

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      Provide contributor copies

      yes

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      Examples online

      No

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

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    Cover Letter and Bio ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

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    Rights for published work ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

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Types of Submissions Accepted

5 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Submissions should include no more than one story or essay. Flash/very short fiction or nonfiction (max. 1,000 words each) will be considered in a group of no more than three. Creative non-fiction (essays, memoirs, biography, literary journalism, social or cultural commentary or analysis)

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Fiction

Submissions should include no more than one story or essay. Flash/very short fiction or nonfiction (max. 1,000 words each) will be considered in a group of no more than three.

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

literary

experimental

lgbtq

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

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Art

Art submissions may be low-resolution images for evaluation, but artists must be able to supply high-res images for publication.

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Translations

No specific limitations

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Submissions should include no more than one story or essay. Flash/very short fiction or nonfiction (max. 1,000 words each) will be considered in a group of no more than three. Creative non-fiction (essays, memoirs, biography, literary journalism, social or cultural commentary or analysis)

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Submissions should include no more than one story or essay. Flash/very short fiction or nonfiction (max. 1,000 words each) will be considered in a group of no more than three.

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

literary

experimental

lgbtq

poetry genre icon

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

art genre icon

Art

Art submissions may be low-resolution images for evaluation, but artists must be able to supply high-res images for publication.

Magazine

Founded in 1958 | 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 :)

Gianna Jacobson
Editor-in-Chief
Jennifer Goldring
Managing Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

8

Average acceptance rate

0% (so far)

Average response time

1225 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/1225 days

Fastest response time

111 days

Slowest response time

1897 days