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"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."
"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."
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
Yes: $5
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
9 genres
Fiction
Max words: 4000
Max pieces: 1
Flash Fiction
Max words: 700
Max pieces: 2
Nonfiction
Max words: 4000
Max pieces: 1
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 700
Max pieces: 2
Poetry
Min pieces: 3
Max pieces: 4
10 pages max
Art
Max pieces: 5
Photography
Max pieces: 5
Audio
music
Video
Max pieces: 5
Fiction
Max words: 4000
Max pieces: 1
Flash Fiction
Max words: 700
Max pieces: 2
Nonfiction
Max words: 4000
Max pieces: 1
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 700
Max pieces: 2
Poetry
Min pieces: 3
Max pieces: 4
10 pages max
Art
Max pieces: 5
Photography
Max pieces: 5
Audio
music
Video
Max pieces: 5
Statistics
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95
Total submissions tracked
45 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
5 days
Fastest response time
114 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 334 days
How to submit
Process
We use Submittable.
Cover letters
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
Rights for published work
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
About the Magazine
Founded in 2019 | ?
Defunkt Magazine is Houston-based nonprofit literary journal and press dedicated to publishing authentic, influential works from emerging and established writers, artists, and creatives.
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 :)
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
Examples
4 pieces from Chill Subs people
