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"We are looking for dedicated, enthusiastic writers. We want work that challenges and inspires. We want work with empathy. We want work with urgency, work the world needs to see."
Introduction
Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
1 month / 59 days
Average acceptance rate
10.53%

Need to know for submitting

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      No

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      Yes

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      Available in print

      No

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

4 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 4000

Max pieces: 2

No more than two original pieces. individual pieces not to exceed four thousand words

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Nonfiction

Max words: 4000

Max pieces: 2

No more than two original pieces. individual pieces not to exceed four thousand words

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Poetry

Max pieces: 6

Each poem 2 pages max

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Art

Max pieces: 6

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Fiction

Max words: 4000

Max pieces: 2

No more than two original pieces. individual pieces not to exceed four thousand words

all

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

Max words: 4000

Max pieces: 2

No more than two original pieces. individual pieces not to exceed four thousand words

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Poetry

Max pieces: 6

Each poem 2 pages max

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Art

Max pieces: 6

Magazine

Founded in 2021 | ?

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Dylan Fritz
Editor-in-Chief
Sophie Young
Poetry Editor
Kirby Wilson
Fiction Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

20

Average acceptance rate

10.53%

Average response time

59 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

38/61 days

Fastest response time

10 days

Slowest response time

160 days

Contributors on Chill Subs

Andrew Sinclair avatar
1 pieces