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Fence is committed to publishing from the outside and the inside of established communities of writing, seeking always to interrogate, collaborate with, and bedevil all the systems that bring new writing to light.

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Highlights

  • Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
  • Response time:  / 
    1187 days*
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  • Acceptance rate:  / 
    4.3%*
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Pays$50

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Fee$6

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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

  • Has examples online

  • Offers expedited response

    What's that?

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

Fiction - 8000 words max

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: Literary

Submission fee: $ 6

Payment: $ 50

Fiction - 1000 words max

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Sub Genres: Literary

Submission fee: $ 6

Payment: $ 50

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Submission fee: $ 6

Payment: $ 50

No more than ten pages of poetry per submission. You may submit as many times as you would like.

Hybrid

Submission fee: $ 6

Payment: $ 50

20 pages max

Translation

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 3

Submission fee: $ 6

Payment: $ 50

Text in originating language is optional (though helpful/preferred). New translations of previously translated work are welcome. Poetry: please submit up to three poems and no more than 10 translated pages of poetry. Fiction and Prose: please limit your submission to no more than 8000 translated words.

How to submit

  • Processs

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  • Cover letter

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  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

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  • Author's rights

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  • Additional info

    Pays! $50 + one-year subscription.

Tracker statistics

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Total submissions tracked

1187 days

Average response time

4.3%

Average acceptance rate

79 days

Fastest response time

3610 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 4238 days, 4238 days, 4238 days

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About

As a non-profit, Fence is mandated to make decisions outside of the requirements of market force or capital concern, and only in keeping with its mission: to maintain a dedicated venue for writing and art that bears the clear variant mark of the individual’s response to their context; and to make t...

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1998

Country

US

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    Editor Emily Wallis Hughes avatar

    Emily Wallis Hughes

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    Jason Zuzga

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