Encephalon
Literary Magazine
A youth-led journal devoted to publishing and honoring the voice, craft, and originality of emerging writers, artists, and scientists
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 1 day - 6 weeks*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 5.12% *Editor reported data
- Work acquired through solicitation: 0%
PaysNo
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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
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
Wtf is genre, send anything
Max pieces: 5
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
No cover letter needed. Submit a biography with your full name at the beginning, e.g.: John Doe is a writer from California…
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Single file for poetry and separate files for prose. No particular format required.
Author's rights
Upon submission, you grant us first rights. Once the issue is published, all rights return to you.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
21
Total submissions tracked
68 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
57 days
Fastest response time
86 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 142 days
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Submission calls
All genres
About
New Latin for "the brain," Encephalon is a youth-led art and literary journal. It is devoted to publishing and honoring the voice, craft, and originality of aspiring writers, artists, and scientists. We publish original fiction, non-fiction, poetry, research essays, and all forms of visual art. Est...
Read moreFounded
2023
Country
US
Masthead
Norah Nguyen
Editor-in-Chief
Isabelle Iloreta
Deputy Editor
Sonja Xie
Art Editor
Jasleen Bajaj
Prose Editor
Anshi Purohit
Poetry Editor