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Literary Magazine

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Flash Nonfiction

Poetry

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America’s most influential journal of religion & public life.

Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
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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

Nonfiction - 4000 words max

Max words: 1000

Max words: 4000

Opinions: 1,000 to 2,000 words Feature Articles: 2,500 to 4,000 words

Nonfiction - 1000 words max

Max words: 800

Max words: 1000

First Things accepts submissions of web articles and will also consider queries. Please send them to ft@firstthings.com. Our web articles, published every weekday, usually run 800 to 1000 words.

Poetry

Poetry submissions should be addressed to our poetry editor, Micah Mattix, and emailed to ft@firstthings.com, with the phrase “Poetry Submission” in the subject line. We accept simultaneous submissions on the condition that poets withdraw once a poem has been placed elsewhere. Poets should wait six months between submissions.

Review

Max words: 1250

Max words: 1500

How to submit

  • Processs

    Email

  • Cover letter

    No cover letter advice

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine

  • Author's rights

    We don't have rights information for this magazine

  • Additional info

Tracker statistics

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Total submissions tracked

645 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

19 days

Fastest response time

2442 days

Slowest response time

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