The New Absurdist
Literary Magazine
The New Absurdist is an online Arts & Culture Magazine. We look for works of all genres and styles. Fiction and non-fiction. Silly and serious. What matters to you? Whatever it is, we want to hear about it.
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
Please double-check before submitting.
- Vibe:We're just chilling here
- Response time: 1-3 months*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 50% *Editor reported data
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
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 (Flash Fiction & Short Story)
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary, Absurdist, Experimental, Fantasy, Fairy Tales & Folklore, LGBTQ+ Stories, Magical Realism, Young Adult, wtf idk
Nonfiction (Essay, Memoir)
Sub Genres: ,
Poetry (Collection / Poem)
No specific limitations
Review
Art
No specific limitations
Photography
No specific limitations
Play (Screenplay / Stageplay)
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
We recommend that you provide information about yourself and your work because it can help us understand where your work is coming from. If you’d like to be linked to, give us a website link or social media handle. Also, use a school email address if possible. Being in school is not a requirement to be published, but it may help us when we’re selecting work to be published. Age is not a barrier either, but note that we want to represent mainly the work of young artists and writers.
Eligibility
We place a priority on LGBTQIA+, POC, women, disabled, and underrepresented voices. Age is not a barrier, but note that we want to represent mainly the work of young artists and writers. Any work that we determine to be hate speech will immediately be rejected.Formatting
Please upload a pdf of your work.
Author's rights
As a submitter, you retain the rights to your work in all cases except the following: You (the submitter) have expressly agreed to publish the work with The New Absurdist exclusively. In such cases, we will reach out to you directly, and collect a digital record of your agreement. You are a part of The New Absurdist staff.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
13
Total submissions tracked
97 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
22 days
Fastest response time
211 days
Slowest response time
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About
At this time, we’d like to invite writers and artists who are passionate about anti-fascism, anti-capitalism, anti-racism, and Palestinian support to consider submitting to The New Absurdist, and as always we will do our best to elevate these underrepresented voices. The New Absurdist is an online...
Read moreFounded
2020
Country
US
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Editor-in-Chief
Wally Tigerland
Editor
Tara Jackson
Editor
Katie Rejto
Editor