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"Open a window and stick your head out. Stories, Poems, Mayhem."

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Introduction

Open a window and stick your head out. Stories, Poems, Mayhem.

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
51 days
Average acceptance rate
7% / 0%

Types of Submissions Accepted

4 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 4000

We favor stories which aren't so over-engineered we can't hear the voices in the wind. Any style or subject is welcome, but try to create images without using objectifying language. Note: we're getting annoyed that the first description of a male character is his profession and the first description of a female character is her hair color. Prose should be 500-4,000 words.

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Nonfiction

Max words: 4000

Hybrid, personal, off road, music / art criticism, tragedy queen--tell us a story as you ferry us across the river between Earth and the underworld.

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Hybrid

See "Nonfiction".

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Poetry

3-5 poems. Any length or style. No more oyster poems, please.

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 4000

We favor stories which aren't so over-engineered we can't hear the voices in the wind. Any style or subject is welcome, but try to create images without using objectifying language. Note: we're getting annoyed that the first description of a male character is his profession and the first description of a female character is her hair color. Prose should be 500-4,000 words.

all

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

Max words: 4000

Hybrid, personal, off road, music / art criticism, tragedy queen--tell us a story as you ferry us across the river between Earth and the underworld.

hybrid genre icon

Hybrid

See "Nonfiction".

poetry genre icon

Poetry

3-5 poems. Any length or style. No more oyster poems, please.

Need to know for submitting

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    Details

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  • 02

    How to submit 🏗️

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  • 03

    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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  • 04

    Awards

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  • 05

    Demographics & Eligibility

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  • 06

    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Magazine

Founded in ? | 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 :)

Julia Wendell
Editor-in-Chief
Hal Burdett
Founding Editor
Raphaela Cassandra
Founding Editor
Robert Timberg
Founding Editor
Barrett Warner
Founding Editor
J. Wesley Clark
Founding Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

11

Average acceptance rate

0% (so far)

Average response time

51 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/51 days

Fastest response time

51 days

Slowest response time

51 days

Contributors on Chill Subs

Barbara Diehl avatar
1 pieces