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Literary Magazine

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An international student literary magazine and a publication of the Creative Writing department at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.

Highlights

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  • 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

    From the editors

    yes

  • Has examples online

  • Offers expedited response

    What's that?

    Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Fiction - 5000 words max

Max words: 5000

Sub Genres: LGBTQ+ Stories

Pieces over 1,200 words must have a marked excerpt. All excerpted submissions should include the full manuscript with selected portion clearly marked. If a piece is selected and over 1,200 words, only the excerpted portion will receive publication.

Nonfiction - 3000 words max

Max words: 3000

Essays up to 3,000 words may be submitted with excerpt, 1,200 words or under, clearly noted. As with fiction, if a piece is selected and over 1,200 words, the excerpted section is the only portion that will receive publication.

Poetry

Poems can be any length and style.

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If a piece is selected and over 1,200 words, only the excerpted portion will receive publication.

Art

No specific limitations

Photography

No specific limitations

How to submit

  • Processs

    Email

  • Cover letter

    No cover letter advice

  • Eligibility

    Young creators

  • Formatting

    We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine

  • Author's rights

    We don't have rights information for this magazine

  • Additional info

    Available in print. All writers and artists who have their work chosen for the Fall/Winter or Spring/Summer Edition will be mailed a free copy of the Print Edition in which their piece appears. Limited demographics: students ages fourteen to eighteen in locations internationally

Tracker statistics

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Total submissions tracked

33 days

Average response time

11.11%

Average acceptance rate

32 days

Fastest response time

34 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 44 days, 61 days

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About

Founded

1986

Country

US

elanlitmag.com

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    Editor Brendan Nurczyk avatar

    Brendan Nurczyk

    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor Emma Klopfer avatar

    Emma Klopfer

    Junior Editor in Chief

    Editor Niveah Glover avatar

    Niveah Glover

    Junior Editor in Chief