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"The mission of New Letters magazine is to discover, publish and promote the best and most exciting literary writing, wherever it might be found. We publish and serve readers and writers worldwide."
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Introduction

The mission of New Letters magazine is to discover, publish and promote the best and most exciting literary writing, wherever it might be found. We publish and serve readers and writers worldwide.

Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time
6 months / 178 days
Average acceptance rate
0%

Types of Submissions Accepted

6 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Poetry

Max pieces: 6

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Nonfiction

Max pieces: 1

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Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

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Review

A single-book review will run 500 to 900 words, usually; essay-reviews of groups of books run longer. New Letters pays, typically, $25 for book reviews; payment is not guaranteed but made as resources allow.

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Art

No specific limitations

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Photography

No specific limitations

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Poetry

Max pieces: 6

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Nonfiction

Max pieces: 1

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

all

review genre icon

Review

A single-book review will run 500 to 900 words, usually; essay-reviews of groups of books run longer. New Letters pays, typically, $25 for book reviews; payment is not guaranteed but made as resources allow.

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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  • 03

    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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  • 04

    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Magazine

Founded in 1934 | 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 :)

Christie Hodgen
Editor-in-Chief
Ashley Wann
Managing Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

15

Average acceptance rate

0% (so far)

Average response time

178 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/178 days

Fastest response time

96 days

Slowest response time

291 days