Defunkt Magazine
Literary Magazine
We are a magazine that showcases compelling, accessible, and culturally relevant work–anything the mainstream is ignoring, we'll want it. We seek to offer an authentic reflection of the contemporary, and most importantly, to uplift marginalized voices in a fascinating and brutally honest way.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 1-3 months*/Editor reported data49 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 2.48%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysYes
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
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
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
From the editors
5
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 4000 words max
Max words: 4000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, wtf idk
Payment: $
Fiction - 700 words max
Max words: 700
Max pieces: 2
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, wtf idk
Payment: $
Nonfiction - 4000 words max
Max words: 4000
Max pieces: 1
Payment: $
Nonfiction - 700 words max
Max words: 700
Max pieces: 2
Payment: $
Poetry
Min pieces: 3
Max pieces: 4
Payment: $
Art
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $
Photography
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $
Audio
Payment: $
Video
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Please include a third-person biography or artist’s statement that is a maximum of 100 words.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Submit a docx. format
Author's rights
Please note that Defunkt Magazine requires First Serial Rights on all submissions/all mediums and that all published works may be considered for our annually printed anthology, Pushcart nominations, and Best of the Net.
Additional info
Make you feel at home: cozy, meme-friendly, a sense of community, all that stuff Offer expedited response: $5 - response within 2 weeks Pays! We pay contributors based off our Patreon subscriptions so this number varies per volume. The current pay range is $8.50-$13 Helpful: reposting other opportunities on their Twitter:) Available in print and online
Tracker statistics
109
Total submissions tracked
49 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
5 days
Fastest response time
114 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 289 days, 334 days
Сhill Subs is able to provide internal statistics because you use our tracker! You're the best!
Submission calls
All genres
About
Defunkt Magazine is Houston-based nonprofit literary journal and press dedicated to publishing authentic, influential works from emerging and established writers, artists, and creatives.
Founded
2019
Country
Masthead
Diamond Braxton
Editor-in-Chief
Keagan Wheat
Managing Editor
Kimberly Wolf
Associate Poetry Editor
Megan McKinley
CNF Editor
Charlene Caruthers
CNF Associate Editor
Kaunain Khan
Associate Prose Editor
Lucas Del Pico
Music Editor
William Whitmire
Grant Writer / Bus Dev
Elizabeth Del Soto
Social Media Manager
Sienna Liu
CNF Reader
Vanessa Wolosz
CNF Reader
Kalena Holeman
Fiction Reader
Lihem Amlack
Fiction Reader
Raul Martinez
Fiction Reader