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"A journal of critical and creative writing. Literature, art, theory, history, politics, music, film. Essays, reviews, poetry, fiction."

"A journal of critical and creative writing. Literature, art, theory, history, politics, music, film. Essays, reviews, poetry, fiction."

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Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

6–8 weeks / 25 days

Acceptance Rate

75%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

5 genres

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Fiction, short stories, flash fiction.

Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

Essays of no more than 3,000 words are encouraged on any aspect of literature, art, history, politics, theory, music, film and/or television...

Poetry

Max lines: 100

Max pieces: 1

Review

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 1

Critical book, performance, exhibition, album, and screen reviews (no more than 1,500 words) should both close read and situate the work in ...

Play

Max pieces: 1

Drama, short film, and anything in between. Up to 5,000 words.

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Fiction, short stories, flash fiction.

Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

Essays of no more than 3,000 words are encouraged on any aspect of literature, art, history, politics, theory, music, film and/or television...

Poetry

Max lines: 100

Max pieces: 1

Review

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 1

Critical book, performance, exhibition, album, and screen reviews (no more than 1,500 words) should both close read and situate the work in ...

Play

Max pieces: 1

Drama, short film, and anything in between. Up to 5,000 words.

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Track submission

6

Total submissions tracked

25 days

Average response time

75%

Average acceptance rate

8 days

Fastest response time

65 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

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Cover letters

an author bio in the third person, and any social media handles

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Please send previously unpublished submissions in word document format (not PDF), with any images attached separately For all references, please follow MHRA style.

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

If we do not proceed with your submission, please wait three months before submitting new work.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2014 | United Kingdom

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 :)

Josh Mcloughlin

Editor-in-Chief

Daunish Negargar

Editor

James Mcloughlin

Editor