Open for submissions
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MAR seek to publish works of fine literary art from a diverse body of artists. We are on the lookout for work that has the power to move and astonish us while displaying the highest level of craft.
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
Average acceptance rate
Types of Submissions Accepted
Fiction
Max words: 6000
Max pieces: 1
We are open to submissions from new and established authors, both traditional and experimental work, including short-shorts, but discourage genre fiction.
Flash rules
Max pieces: 5
Or up to 5 shorts.
literary
experimental
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
There is no length limit on individual poems.
Translations
No specific limitations
Nonfiction
Max words: 6000
Review
Max words: 400
Fiction
Max words: 6000
Max pieces: 1
We are open to submissions from new and established authors, both traditional and experimental work, including short-shorts, but discourage genre fiction.
Flash rules
Max pieces: 5
Or up to 5 shorts.
literary
experimental
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
There is no length limit on individual poems.
Translations
No specific limitations
Nonfiction
Max words: 6000
Need to know for submitting
Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
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Details
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How to submit 🏗️
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Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️
04
Awards
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Demographics & Eligibility
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Formatting requirements 🏗️
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Rights for published work 🏗️
Magazine
Founded in 1972 | 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 :)
Abigail Cloud
Editor-in-Chief
Michael Beard
Managing Editor
Megan Borocki
Editor
Chloe McConnell
Editor
George Looney
Editor
Karen Craigo
Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
8
Average acceptance rate
33.33%
Average response time
193 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
272/154 days
Fastest response time
134 days
Slowest response time
272 days