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Jan 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
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Feb 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
"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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Acceptance Rate
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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100
Total submissions tracked
695 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
55 days
Fastest response time
2285 days
Slowest response time
How to submit
Process
We use Submittable.
Cover letters
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Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
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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.
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 :)
Marc Berley
Editor-in-Chief
Vered Sussman
Associate Editor
Lisa Marfleet
Assistant Editor
Examples
128 pieces from Chill Subs people
