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Deadline

Nov 1, 2023

Current theme

Winter

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"Quarterly poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction"

"Quarterly poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction"

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Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

3 months / 27 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    No

Accepted genres

4 genres

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

We publish primarily literary and mainstream work, but accept work in most genres, with children’s literature and erotica as the exceptions.

Fiction

Max pieces: 1

Nonfiction (CNF)

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

500 words or less, although we are not terribly strict about this guideline

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

We publish primarily literary and mainstream work, but accept work in most genres, with children’s literature and erotica as the exceptions.

Fiction

Max pieces: 1

Nonfiction (CNF)

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

500 words or less, although we are not terribly strict about this guideline

Statistics

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Track submission

9

Total submissions tracked

27 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

3 days

Fastest response time

52 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

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Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

New issues are published quarterly (March, June, September, and December), and each issue is themed We aim to respond to all submissions within 4-8 weeks of receipt, and you will never wait more than three months for a response Although we reserve the right to choose alternatives, you are welcome to submit photography or art alongside your literature (the photography you submit must be your own work)

About the Magazine

Founded in 2005 | 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 :)

Jeannie E. Roberts

Editor

Phillip Watts Brown

Editor

Alison Stedman

Editor

Carrie Bachler

Editor

Sherri Miller

Editor

Stacy Wennstrom

Editor