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Guidelines

"We welcome stories from your inner child, present self, and full potential. The best parts of being a kid (candy, playing, crushes, etc.) and being an adult (independence, money, partying, etc.). But we're also not afraid of exploring and healing through the worst: heartbreak, betrayal, lost friendships, etc."

"We welcome stories from your inner child, present self, and full potential. The best parts of being a kid (candy, playing, crushes, etc.) and being an adult (independence, money, partying, etc.). But we're also not afraid of exploring and healing through the worst: heartbreak, betrayal, lost friendships, etc."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

a few days-a few months

Acceptance Rate

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  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    Yes

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

6 genres

Fiction

No specific limitations

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Give us a peek into your imagination with an evocative flash fiction piece. There are no limits to how bizarre you can be!

Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

memoirs

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Play with shape, tone, words, and moods with a piece of poetry. We welcome all emotions: sad, mad, happy, confused — whatever! This is a saf...

Art

Max pieces: 5

paintings, drawings, photography, collages, and graphically designed pieces

Photography

See "Art".

Fiction

No specific limitations

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Give us a peek into your imagination with an evocative flash fiction piece. There are no limits to how bizarre you can be!

Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

memoirs

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Play with shape, tone, words, and moods with a piece of poetry. We welcome all emotions: sad, mad, happy, confused — whatever! This is a saf...

Art

Max pieces: 5

paintings, drawings, photography, collages, and graphically designed pieces

Photography

See "Art".

Statistics

We're able to provide them because you use our tracker!
You're the best!

Track submission

12

Total submissions tracked

7 days

Average response time

?

Average acceptance rate

1 days

Fastest response time

13 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 58 days, 98 days

How to submit

Process

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Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

Make you feel at home: cozy, meme-friendly, a sense of community, all that stuff For $10, you can receive an expedited response in 5-business days to your work. You can also request feedback for $0.03 a word.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2022 | ?

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 :)

Stephanie Nieves

Editor-in-Chief

Examples

1 pieces from Chill Subs people