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"Hypertext Magazine & Studio publishes original, brave, and provocative narratives of historically marginalized, emerging, and established writers online and in print; HMS teaches writing workshops that spark curiosity, empower creative expression, and promote self-advocacy."
"Hypertext Magazine & Studio publishes original, brave, and provocative narratives of historically marginalized, emerging, and established writers online and in print; HMS teaches writing workshops that spark curiosity, empower creative expression, and promote self-advocacy."
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Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes: $40
Fee
Yes: $5
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
4 genres
Fiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
We like novel excerpts and short stories that weigh in at about 3,000 words. If it's slightly over 3,000 words and we like the extra words, ...
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
We like flash fiction in pairs or trios (but singles are fine too). Please send all in one document.
Nonfiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
We are interested in short memoir or personal essays with a narrative arc and an astute attention to language. We are open to braided essays...
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
You may send 2-3 flash nonfiction pieces (1,000 words or less) in one submission.
Fiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
We like novel excerpts and short stories that weigh in at about 3,000 words. If it's slightly over 3,000 words and we like the extra words, ...
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
We like flash fiction in pairs or trios (but singles are fine too). Please send all in one document.
Nonfiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
We are interested in short memoir or personal essays with a narrative arc and an astute attention to language. We are open to braided essays...
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
You may send 2-3 flash nonfiction pieces (1,000 words or less) in one submission.
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14
Total submissions tracked
67 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
37 days
Fastest response time
149 days
Slowest response time
How to submit
Process
We use Submittable.
Cover letters
Include a brief cover letter with your bio and email/contact information.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Please send in one document.
Rights for published work
If your work is accepted by Hypertext it will be subject to an agreement granting Hypertext first publication rights. You retain the rights to the work after first publication.
Additional info
Pays! $40 total to each contributor We nominate writers for national awards including the Pushcart Prize and "Best American Short Stories" and "Best American Essays" series.
About the Magazine
Founded in 2009 | United States
We invite you to read the narratives we publish so that, together, we can more gracefully navigate our complex world. An independent press since 2010, Hypertext Magazine (online) and Hypertext Review (print) are the publishing initiatives of Chicago-based Hypertext Magazine & Studio (HMS). Our publications have always amplified the work of underrepresented, emerging, and established writers and visual artists. Hypertext is the place where innovative and genre-bending work coexist with more traditional forms. We publish startling short fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, interviews, and delightful surprises that merge genres and bend rules.
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 :)
Christine Maul Rice
Editor-in-Chief
Chelsea Laine Wells
Managing & Fiction Editor
