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Halfway Down the Stairs
Literary Magazine
Quarterly poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 3 months*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: ?
PaysNo
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary
Fiction
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Nonfiction (CNF)
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: ,
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
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)
Tracker statistics
23
Total submissions tracked
28 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
3 days
Fastest response time
52 days
Slowest response time
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