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Introduction
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Response Time
3 months after DL
Average acceptance rate
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Need to know for submitting

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

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      Yes

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      Payment

      No

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      Fee

      $0-4

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      Yes

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      Provide contributor copies

      two copies

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      Examples online

      Yes

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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

4 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

One or more prose pieces (creative nonfiction or fiction), up to about 3,000 words total.

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Fiction

Max words: 3000

One or more prose pieces (creative nonfiction or fiction), up to about 3,000 words total.

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Poetry

Max pieces: 3

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Hybrid

Max words: 3000

Mixed genre work is also welcome; just submit it in one of the relevant categories, and let us know in the cover letter.

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

One or more prose pieces (creative nonfiction or fiction), up to about 3,000 words total.

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 3000

One or more prose pieces (creative nonfiction or fiction), up to about 3,000 words total.

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Poetry

Max pieces: 3

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Hybrid

Max words: 3000

Mixed genre work is also welcome; just submit it in one of the relevant categories, and let us know in the cover letter.

Magazine

Founded in 2019 | 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 :)

Rick Kempa
Editor-in-Chief
Heidi Blankenship
Poetry Editor
Janet Goldberg
Fiction Editor
Corrinne Brumby
Assistant Editor, Web Content Editor
Brad McGinty
Managing Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

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