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"Experimenting since 1966. Here, there, at the foreground of avant-letters. Cover Art: Stella Nall, DQ 56.1."
"Experimenting since 1966. Here, there, at the foreground of avant-letters. Cover Art: Stella Nall, DQ 56.1."
Vibe
Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
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Acceptance Rate
Payment
No
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
Yes: two print copies
Examples online
No
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
7 genres
Fiction
Max words: 4000
Nonfiction
Max words: 4000
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Review
Max words: 3000
Translation
Up to 5 works or up to 3,000 words, whichever limit comes first.
Art
Max pieces: 5
Interview
Max words: 3000
Fiction
Max words: 4000
Nonfiction
Max words: 4000
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Review
Max words: 3000
Translation
Up to 5 works or up to 3,000 words, whichever limit comes first.
Art
Max pieces: 5
Interview
Max words: 3000
Statistics
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105
Total submissions tracked
58 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
14 days
Fastest response time
174 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 839 days, 2786 days
How to submit
Process
We use Submittable.
Cover letters
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Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
If you are submitting with particular formatting, we recommend saving your file as a PDF.
Rights for published work
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Additional info
Contributors receive two copies of the issues in which their work appears and a year-long subscription. Once your work has been published with us, wait at least two full calendar years before submitting again to any genre.
About the Magazine
Founded in 1966 | United States
Denver Quarterly is the literary journal housed in the Department of English & Literary Arts at the University of Denver, currently in its 56th year of consecutive print publication. Founded by novelist John Williams in 1966, the journal has had work honored in the Pushcart Anthology, The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories, The Best American Essays, The Best American Short Stories, and The Best American Poetry.
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 :)
W. Scott Howard
Editor-in-Chief
Stella Corso
Associate Editor
Lucien Darjeun Meadows
Managing Editor
Examples
3 pieces from Chill Subs people
