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"Founded in 1962, MQR has been publishing urgent and powerful literary voices for over sixty years as the flagship journal of the University of Michigan."
Introduction
Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time
6 months / 261 days
Average acceptance rate
1.85%

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

      Yes

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      Fee

      $3

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      Yes

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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

6 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 7000

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Nonfiction

Max words: 7000

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Poetry

Max pieces: 6

3-6 poems in one document, not to exceed a total of 12 pages

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Translations

Please submit translations in the appropriate genre and include biographical information for both the author and translator.

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Review

Max words: 3000

We are currently accepting book review pitches for MQR Online features. Please submit your brief pitch in the body of an email to mqronlinepitches@gmail.com. Our Online Editor will invite selected pitches to submit a full piece (up to 3,000 words) for consideration.

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Interview

Max words: 3000

We are currently accepting author interview pitches for MQR Online features. Please submit your brief pitch in the body of an email to mqronlinepitches@gmail.com. Our Online Editor will invite selected pitches to submit a full piece (up to 3,000 words) for consideration.

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 7000

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

Max words: 7000

poetry genre icon

Poetry

Max pieces: 6

3-6 poems in one document, not to exceed a total of 12 pages

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Translations

Please submit translations in the appropriate genre and include biographical information for both the author and translator.

Magazine

Founded in 1962 | 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 :)

Khaled Mattawa
Editor-in-Chief
Carlina Duan
Poetry Editor
Polly Rosenwaike
Fiction Editor
Laurel Billings
Nonfiction Editor
Tyler Dunston
Online Editor
Aaron J. Stone
Managing Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

81

Average acceptance rate

1.85%

Average response time

261 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

17/283 days

Fastest response time

17 days

Slowest response time

831 days

Contributors on Chill Subs

Piper Gourley avatar
1 pieces