Identity Theory
Literary Magazine
An online literary magazine and cultural hub that has been publishing original writing, interviews, and other forms of creative expression since July 2000.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 1 day to 4 months*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 3% *Editor reported data
PaysNo
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
From the editors
We accept work that has been published but does not currently appear elsewhere online.
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
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 - 4000 words max
Max words: 4000
Sub Genres: Literary
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 500
Max words: 1000
Sub Genres: Literary
Fiction (Micro)
Max words: 100
Max words: 500
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: Literary
Nonfiction - 4000 words max
Max words: 253
Max words: 4000
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 100
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Poetry
Max words: 1000
Min pieces: 3
Max pieces: 5
Hybrid (Un-Identified)
No specific limitations
Interview
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Include a third-person bio—preferably a brief one, but knock yourself out—along with any links you would like included with your work. Social media handles may also be included in your bio. (We'll most likely follow you if you mention your Twitter and Instagram names.) Please include a word count.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
If you want to send your piece as an attachment, use Word. Optimally, paste the submission in the body of the email and then back it up with an attachment.
Author's rights
First electronic. Authors retain rights to print.
Additional info
Make you feel at home: cozy, meme-friendly, a sense of community, all that stuff Promote writers even after publication - hype hype hype They love dogs! Send them their dog! (ok, cats are fine too)
Submission calls
All genres
About
Identity Theory has published original literature—fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, and more—online since 2000. Based in southern Nevada and featuring an international staff of three dozen editors, our internet-only publication has earned the attention of major print media throughout the world—i...
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2000
Country
US
Masthead
Matt Borondy
Editor-in-Chief
Sophie Newman
Deputy Editor
Carole Burkett
Senior Prose Editor
Sarah Clayville
Senior Fiction Editor
James Warner
Senior Fiction Editor
Vic Nogay
Micro Editor & Associate Poetry Editor
Sara Sams
Poetry Editor
Justin Aoba
Deputy Poetry Editor
Doug Dabbs
Visuals Editor