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Nov 2, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023

Guidelines

"A LITERARY MAGAZINE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LOW-RESIDENCY MFA AT WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE"

"A LITERARY MAGAZINE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LOW-RESIDENCY MFA AT WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE"

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Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

by April 1/October 1 / 376 days

Acceptance Rate

33.33%

  • 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

    Yes

Accepted genres

3 genres

Fiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

Fiction submissions may include short stories, flash fiction, or novel excerpts if the excerpt can stand alone.

Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

We're open to a wide range of nonfiction, with the exception of academic articles, or that which would be considered more traditionally jour...

Poetry

Min pieces: 3

Max pieces: 5

Poetry submissions may include lyric, narrative, experimental, prose poems--we're open to all variations of the poetic voice. 3-5 single-spa...

Fiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

Fiction submissions may include short stories, flash fiction, or novel excerpts if the excerpt can stand alone.

Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

We're open to a wide range of nonfiction, with the exception of academic articles, or that which would be considered more traditionally jour...

Poetry

Min pieces: 3

Max pieces: 5

Poetry submissions may include lyric, narrative, experimental, prose poems--we're open to all variations of the poetic voice. 3-5 single-spa...

Statistics

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Track submission

20

Total submissions tracked

376 days

Average response time

33.33%

Average acceptance rate

101 days

Fastest response time

839 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

About the Magazine

Founded in 2015 | 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 :)

JESSICA SPRUILL WAGGONER

Editor-in-Chief

DOUG VAN GUNDY

advisor

Examples

1 pieces from Chill Subs people