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NELLE

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Flash Fiction

Nonfiction

Flash Nonfiction

Poetry

Hybrid

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NELLE literary journal features fiction, poetry and nonfiction by writers from across the feminine spectrum.

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Fee$3

Find more details in the Genres section

  • 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

  • Active on social media

  • Available in print

  • Provides contributor copies

    From the editors

    yes, 2 print copies + a one-year subscription

  • Has examples online

  • Offers expedited response

    What's that?

    Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Fiction - 5000 words max

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: Literary

Submission fee: $ 3

Please keep submissions under 5,000 words. Feel free to submit one longer story or a few short ones. Or some sort of combo.

Fiction

Sub Genres: Literary

Submission fee: $

Nonfiction - 5000 words max

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Submission fee: $

Please keep submissions under 5,000 words. Feel free to submit one longer story or a few short ones. Or some sort of combo.

Nonfiction

Submission fee: $

No specific limitations

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Submission fee: $ 3

3-5 poems

Hybrid

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Submission fee: $ 3

How to submit

  • Processs

    Submittable

  • Cover letter

    No cover letter advice

  • Eligibility

    Women and other marginalized genders

  • Formatting

    We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine

  • Author's rights

    We don't have rights information for this magazine

  • Additional info

    NELLE proudly publishes the best, most exciting poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction written exclusively by women. Copies. Writers will receive two complimentary copies of the issue in which their work appears and a one-year subscription. We remain open until the issue is full, generally through the summer months. All submissions will be automatically considered for our annual Three Sisters Awards. Three prizes of $500.00 will be awarded. Submit only once in one genre within a given reading period.

Tracker statistics

22

Total submissions tracked

100 days

Average response time

21.43%

Average acceptance rate

19 days

Fastest response time

148 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 210 days

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About

Founded

2001

Country

US

www.uab.edu

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    Editor Lauren Goodwin Slaughter avatar

    Lauren Goodwin Slaughter

    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor Ash Tippit avatar

    Ash Tippit

    Managing Editor/Social Media Coordinator

    Editor Angela Mitchell avatar

    Angela Mitchell

    Fiction Editor

    Editor Emily Krawczyk avatar

    Emily Krawczyk

    Nonfiction Editor

    Editor Kristin Entler avatar

    Kristin Entler

    Poetry Editor

    Editor Halley Cotton avatar

    Halley Cotton

    Contributing Editor/Design & Production