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Hot Knife

Literary Magazine

Nonfiction

Poetry

Hybrid

Review

Art

Photography

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a new digital lit mag all about/in convo with music; we luv experimental creative nonfiction + music criticism with a personal bent (think hanif abdurraqib vibes). for/by students (undergrad + grad).

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  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
    1 week*
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  • Acceptance rate:
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  • 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

Nonfiction - 5000 words max

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 2

Sub Genres: All / surprise us

No hard word limits. Up to 5000 words (for a very longform piece); but our sweet spot is anywhere from 600-2000 words. The more experimental, undefinable, audacious, personal, inchoate, the better. We want nonfiction that plays with form and merges music writing/criticism/journalism with a personal essay; vignettes accompanied by photographs; an annotated playlist.

Poetry

We will consider poetry but this is primarily a nonfiction magazine, so we’ll only accept it if we really truly love it and can envision it alongside the other pieces.

Hybrid

See "Nonfiction".

Review

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 2

See "Nonfiction".

Art

For photographers and artists: please send us your stuff! We regularly need people to create art for specific written pieces, or to take photos of certain concerts; send us an email at hotknifemag@gmail.com if you’re interested in being on staff.

Photography

For photographers and artists: please send us your stuff! We regularly need people to create art for specific written pieces, or to take photos of certain concerts; send us an email at hotknifemag@gmail.com if you’re interested in being on staff.

How to submit

  • Processs

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  • Cover letter

    Please include your name, expected graduation year, and institution in your submission, as well as a brief third-person bio with any info, publications, or social media handles you’d like to accompany your piece if accepted. Ideally you’d submit using a school email, but it’s not required.

  • Eligibility

    Young creators
    Students only. Undergrad & graduate students welcome, anywhere in the world, from any institution.

  • Formatting

    Not specified.

  • Author's rights

    Not specified.

  • Additional info

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About

Hot Knife is a new (as of 2022) digital literary magazine focused entirely on music. We seek to publish work at the intersections of creative nonfiction and music criticism—the more experimental and genre-exploding, the better. We are open to submissions from all undergrad and graduate students ever...

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Founded

2022

Country

US

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    Editor Sofia Sears avatar

    Sofia Sears

    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor  Mia McElatton avatar

    Mia McElatton

    Managing Editor