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"Joyland is based on the idea that fiction is an international movement supported by local communities. Our editors work with authors globally to highlight the most exciting voices in literary fiction and creative nonfiction."
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Open for submissions

Introduction
Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time
3-4 months / 28 days
Average acceptance rate
4%

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      $100/piece

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      Fee

      $4.50

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      No

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

2 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 10000

Max pieces: 1

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Nonfiction

Max words: 10000

Max pieces: 1

Essays, specifically

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Fiction

Max words: 10000

Max pieces: 1

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Nonfiction

Max words: 10000

Max pieces: 1

Essays, specifically

Magazine

Founded in 2008 | 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 :)

Michelle Lyn King
Editor-in-Chief
Walker Caplan
Managing Editor
Kyle Lucia Wu
Senior Editor
Laura Chow Reeve
Senior Editor
Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Senior Editor
Dantiel W. Moniz
Senior Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

38

Average acceptance rate

4%

Average response time

28 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

146/28 days

Fastest response time

6 days

Slowest response time

67 days

Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 146 days, 205 days

Contributors on Chill Subs

felix lecocq avatarPiper Gourley avatarShannon Ratliff avatarEvan Williams avatarZachary Kocanda avatar
5 pieces