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We publish thoughtful, provocative fiction, poetry, essays and visual arts.
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Types of Submissions Accepted
Fiction
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
No flash fiction or novel excerpts. It should be relevant to a general audience, compelling and thought provoking. Finally, it should contain a protagonist with a positive, articulated, universal goal (e.g., freedom from oppression) who actively struggles to achieve that goal, overcoming emotional obstacles in the process. We expect the protagonist’s values and beliefs to be reflected in his or her behavior, which behavior initiates conflict with other characters. Ideally, the protagonist has a significant need and is motivated by a past wound which he or she attempts to heal. By story’s end the protagonist learns something significant about human behavior.
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
We do not publish essays which are life stories. We do publish essays which express perspectives about topics of general, timeless interest. That is, we are not interested in essays about current events but are interested in essays about the vagaries of human behavior.
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
We are interested in poems which contain vivid images, resonating voice, rich language, discernible rhythm and thoughtful messaging. An example of these attributes is Mary Oliver’s Wild Geese.
Photography
Max pieces: 4
Visual arts which elicit the comment, “How interesting!” are desired. Submit visual arts as .jpg files; do not send .tif or .bmp files. Accepted visuals may be reduced to fit the available space.
Art
Max pieces: 4
Visual arts which elicit the comment, “How interesting!” are desired. Submit visual arts as .jpg files; do not send .tif or .bmp files. Accepted visuals may be reduced to fit the available space.
Fiction
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
No flash fiction or novel excerpts. It should be relevant to a general audience, compelling and thought provoking. Finally, it should contain a protagonist with a positive, articulated, universal goal (e.g., freedom from oppression) who actively struggles to achieve that goal, overcoming emotional obstacles in the process. We expect the protagonist’s values and beliefs to be reflected in his or her behavior, which behavior initiates conflict with other characters. Ideally, the protagonist has a significant need and is motivated by a past wound which he or she attempts to heal. By story’s end the protagonist learns something significant about human behavior.
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
We do not publish essays which are life stories. We do publish essays which express perspectives about topics of general, timeless interest. That is, we are not interested in essays about current events but are interested in essays about the vagaries of human behavior.
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
We are interested in poems which contain vivid images, resonating voice, rich language, discernible rhythm and thoughtful messaging. An example of these attributes is Mary Oliver’s Wild Geese.
Photography
Max pieces: 4
Visual arts which elicit the comment, “How interesting!” are desired. Submit visual arts as .jpg files; do not send .tif or .bmp files. Accepted visuals may be reduced to fit the available space.
Need to know for submitting
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Details
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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 🏗️
Magazine
Founded in 2009 | 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 :)
Glen Phillips
Editor-in-Chief
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
3
Average acceptance rate
0% (so far)
Average response time
2 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
-/2 days
Fastest response time
1 days
Slowest response time
4 days