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"An exclusively online publication set out to entertain, educate and engage writers and readers of creative nonfiction. Each issue features memoir excerpts, personal essays, reviews, interviews and craft articles."
"An exclusively online publication set out to entertain, educate and engage writers and readers of creative nonfiction. Each issue features memoir excerpts, personal essays, reviews, interviews and craft articles."
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes: $40
Fee
Yes: $3
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
2 genres
Nonfiction
Max words: 4000
Max pieces: 1
Personal Essays & Memoir Excerpts
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 800
Max pieces: 1
Flash Creative Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Max words: 4000
Max pieces: 1
Personal Essays & Memoir Excerpts
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 800
Max pieces: 1
Flash Creative Nonfiction
Statistics
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28
Total submissions tracked
87 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
19 days
Fastest response time
241 days
Slowest response time
How to submit
Process
We use Submittable.
Cover letters
We have a concealed reading model so your cover letter will not be shown during the reading process; the work stands alone at Hippocampus. [We only ask for current bios when work is accepted. ]
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Your submission should be double-spaced and in a 12-point readable font. Please save all identifying info like your name or contact information for the Submittable form – do NOT put it in the document. We read blind.
Rights for published work
One-time publication and anthology rights; author retains rights to their work.
Additional info
True tales from your life. Honesty that possesses both the situation AND the story. Intensely personal experiences that reflect universal truths about what it means to be human. Promote writers even after publication - hype hype hype They also publish books. [But the press division is on hiatus through Aug. 2024] Occasionally, we may open a call for special theme issues and other magazine-related projects. We offer a $40 honorarium to authors who publish with us.
About the Magazine
Founded in 2011 | United States
Our 3-Fold Mission Entertain – provide fresh, enjoyable creative nonfiction from emerging and established writers Educate – help writers improve their craft, and recommend further reading related to the genre Engage – encourage conversation between reader and writer on site and beyond Extensions of our Mission: Bringing Things to Life Our online magazine is the heart of what we do. But, now, we’re so much more than a digital journal! In 2015, Hippocampus Magazine held its first HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, a three-day event that brings our mission to life. In 2016, Hippocampus Magazine launched its Books Division, Books by Hippocampus. Our community has grown in scope and size and reaches more people than ever!
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 :)
Donna Talarico
Editor-in-Chief
Rae Pagliarulo
Flash Editor
Steph Auteri
Essays Editor
Wendy Fontaine
Assistant Flash Editor
Jenn Hall
Assistant Flash Editor
