Exist Otherwise
Literary Magazine
Free bi-monthly online journal of creative writing and photography. Our muse and inspiration is the gender-non-conforming writer, photographer, actor, and activist, Claude Cahun. We seek work that is personal and willing to challenge. Submissions are always open.
Highlights
- Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
- Response time: 2-4 weeks*/Editor reported data31 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 44%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$10-$15 per piece
Find more details in the Genres section
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
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 1313 words max
Max words: 1313
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary, Absurdist, Experimental, LGBTQ+ Stories, Speculative, wtf idk
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Fiction - 1313 words max
Max words: 1313
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary, Absurdist, Experimental, LGBTQ+ Stories, Speculative, wtf idk
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Nonfiction - 1300 words max
Max words: 1300
Max pieces: 1
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Nonfiction - 1313 words max
Max words: 1313
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, , , , , ,
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Hybrid
Max words: 1313
Payment: $ 10 per piece
Photography
Max pieces: 4
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Play
Max pieces: 1
Payment: $ 15 per piece
Wtf is genre, send anything
Payment: $ 15 per piece
How to submit
Processs
Other
Cover letter
No cover letter or bio is needed. We prefer not to know too much about you before we read your work.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Be neat and legible.
Author's rights
We claim the right to publish your work on our website, in our PDF journal, and on social media for the sole purpose of promoting our journal. You will always be credited. All published contributors have the right to withdraw their work from Exist Otherwise at any time, for any reason.
Additional info
We pay $15 per individual work. We are interested in identity, gender, recovery, and self representation. Seeking unpublished work but will consider all submissions. Let us know if a work is previously published and where. We like weird.
Tracker statistics
71
Total submissions tracked
31 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
4 days
Fastest response time
110 days
Slowest response time
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