Necessary Fiction
Literary Magazine
Necessary Fiction publishes a new book review each Monday, a featured short story each Wednesday, contributions to our Research Notes series on Fridays (when we have one), and occasional interviews, essays, and other surprises.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 4 months*/Editor reported data38 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 4% */Editor reported data17.87%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysNo
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 3000 words max
Max words: 3000
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Fiction - 750 words max
Max words: 750
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Nonfiction (Research Notes)
Max words: 1000
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Nonfiction (Translation Notes)
Max words: 1000
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Review (Book Reviews)
Interview
Translation
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Don't stress about it! Just tell us who you are, no need to summarize the story or list your publications. We love publishing new writers, writers with lots of credits, whoever — it's all about the story, not the credentials.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Author's rights
First time serial rights only, and we ask that if anything is republished elsewhere — like a book or anthology — we get credited as the first publication.
Additional info
Promote writers even after publication - hype hype hype
Tracker statistics
111
Total submissions tracked
38 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
1 days
Fastest response time
117 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 164 days
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Submission calls
Fiction, Fiction
Masthead
Steve Himmer
Editor-in-Chief
Lacey N. Dunham
Fiction Editor
Diane Josefowicz
Book Reviews Editor
Michelle Bailat-Jones
Translations Editor