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"We're a literary journal dedicated to the discovery of compelling new fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction from emerging and established writers."
"We're a literary journal dedicated to the discovery of compelling new fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction from emerging and established writers."
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Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
No
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
Yes: one contributor print copy
Examples online
No
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
6 genres
Poetry
Max lines: 50
Max pieces: 6
We select memorable, evocative voices...poetry that reveals meaning and stimulates emotional response with each reading.
Fiction
Max words: 6000
Max pieces: 4
Fiction: limited to 1 story per submission period, no more than 6,000 words. Flash fiction: up to 4 stories per submission period, up to 1,0...
Nonfiction
Max words: 6000
Max pieces: 4
Creative nonfiction: limited to 1 essay per submission period, no more than 6,000 words. Micro-narratives or Flash Nonfiction: up to 4 piece...
Review
Book Reviews. We review books by writers from the Chesapeake and Delmarva region, by assignment only; if you wish to suggest a book for revi...
Photography
Photography for the cover from regional artists. Although we are much more than a regional publication, the cover art we seek derives from o...
Art
Artwork for the cover from regional artists. Although we are much more than a regional publication, the cover art we seek derives from our n...
Poetry
Max lines: 50
Max pieces: 6
We select memorable, evocative voices...poetry that reveals meaning and stimulates emotional response with each reading.
Fiction
Max words: 6000
Max pieces: 4
Fiction: limited to 1 story per submission period, no more than 6,000 words. Flash fiction: up to 4 stories per submission period, up to 1,0...
Nonfiction
Max words: 6000
Max pieces: 4
Creative nonfiction: limited to 1 essay per submission period, no more than 6,000 words. Micro-narratives or Flash Nonfiction: up to 4 piece...
Review
Book Reviews. We review books by writers from the Chesapeake and Delmarva region, by assignment only; if you wish to suggest a book for revi...
Photography
Photography for the cover from regional artists. Although we are much more than a regional publication, the cover art we seek derives from o...
Art
Artwork for the cover from regional artists. Although we are much more than a regional publication, the cover art we seek derives from our n...
Statistics
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36
Total submissions tracked
60 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
4 days
Fastest response time
151 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 531 days
How to submit
Process
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Cover letters
Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!
Rights for published work
Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!
Additional info
We do not seek submissions in more than one category by one author, unless by specific request. If your work is selected, payment will be one contributor print copy of the publication. You will also be entitled to a discount on multiple orders of the issue. Inquire directly to the editor for multiple copy discounts.
About the Magazine
Founded in 2007 | 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 :)
Wilson Wyatt, Jr.
Editor-in-Chief
Bill Gourgey
Managing Editor
Anne Colwell
Poetry Editor
Harold O. Wilson
Fiction Senior Editor
Lee Slater
Fiction Co-editor
Ellen Brown
Nonfiction Editor
Examples
1 pieces from Chill Subs people
