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Nonfiction

Jan 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024

General

Feb 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024

Guidelines

"Literary Magazine. NYC. Best American Short Stories, O. Henry Prize, Pushcart Prize, etc. Available at Barnes & Noble "

"Literary Magazine. NYC. Best American Short Stories, O. Henry Prize, Pushcart Prize, etc. Available at Barnes & Noble "

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Very fancy very impressive very not fast

Response Time

3 months / 695 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    Yes: see Genres section for details

  • 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

    No

Accepted genres

4 genres

Fiction

Max words: 15000

Short stories, novellas. Print: up to 15,000 words Online: up to 4,000 words Short stories, novella

Nonfiction

Creative nonfiction; essays on literature, art, culture, and music; biography, memoir Print: 15,000 words Online: 4,000 words

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

No restrictions on style or form

Art

No specific limitations

Fiction

Max words: 15000

Short stories, novellas. Print: up to 15,000 words Online: up to 4,000 words Short stories, novella

Nonfiction

Creative nonfiction; essays on literature, art, culture, and music; biography, memoir Print: 15,000 words Online: 4,000 words

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

No restrictions on style or form

Art

No specific limitations

Statistics

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Track submission

100

Total submissions tracked

695 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

55 days

Fastest response time

2285 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Rights for published work

LitMag acquires First English-language print and electronic rights. Copyright reverts to the author upon publication.

Additional info

LitMag Print: Upon acceptance, we pay: $500 for full-length fiction or nonfiction (5,000+ words); $250 for fiction or nonfiction (2,500-4,999 words); $125 for a poem, a group of short poems, or a short short (flash). $150 for a small spread of original artwork, photographs, or cartoons, etc. Note: All artwork must be in Black & White. LitMag Online: Upon acceptance, we pay $125. Fiction is open: Sept 1 to Nov. 30; Feb 1 to May 31 Poetry is open: Sept 1 to Dec 31; Feb 1 to May 31 Nonfiction is open: Sept 1 to Nov 30; Jan 1 to May 31 LitMag Online is open: Sept 1 to Nov 30; Feb 1 to May 31 Artwork (print) is open: Sept 1 to May 31 (Note: Black & White only) Please wait until you have heard back from us before submitting again.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2016 | United States

LitMag is a print journal of fiction, poetry and nonfiction, a home for award-winning, emerging and unknown writers. We seek work that moves and amazes us. We are drawn to big minds and large hearts.

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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 :)

Marc Berley

Editor-in-Chief

Vered Sussman

Associate Editor

Lisa Marfleet

Assistant Editor