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"Since its inception in 1994, Fourteen Hills has contributed to a vibrant literary tradition on the West Coast centered in the San Francisco Bay Area. As an international literary magazine, Fourteen Hills has developed a reading audience that goes beyond the San Francisco Bay Area to the international community."
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Open for submissions

Deadline

June 15, 2023

Table of contents

Introduction

Since its inception in 1994, Fourteen Hills has contributed to a vibrant literary tradition on the West Coast centered in the San Francisco Bay Area. As an international literary magazine, Fourteen Hills has developed a reading audience that goes beyond the San Francisco Bay Area to the international community.

Vibe

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Response Time
3-10 months / 267 days
Average acceptance rate
10%

Types of Submissions Accepted

5 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

OR 1 short story or novel excerpt (maximum 20 pages or 6000 words).

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Either 3 pieces of flash fiction (1000 words per piece).

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Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

1 piece of literary creative nonfiction (maximum 20 pages or 6000 words)

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Poetry

Max pieces: 3

7 pages max

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Art

Max pieces: 10

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Hybrid

For experimental or cross-genre work, please choose the closest category available

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

OR 1 short story or novel excerpt (maximum 20 pages or 6000 words).

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Either 3 pieces of flash fiction (1000 words per piece).

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

1 piece of literary creative nonfiction (maximum 20 pages or 6000 words)

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Poetry

Max pieces: 3

7 pages max

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Art

Max pieces: 10

Need to know for submitting

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  • 01

    Details

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    How to submit ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

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  • 03

    Cover Letter and Bio ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

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  • 04

    Awards

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  • 05

    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

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    Rights for published work ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

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Magazine

Founded in 1994 | United States

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 :)

Quinn R. Fairchild
Editor-in-Chief
Jack Darrow
Managing Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

31

Average acceptance rate

10%

Average response time

267 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/267 days

Fastest response time

229 days

Slowest response time

305 days

Contributors on Chill Subs

Ian C. Williams avatar
1 pieces