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"The award-winning literary arts journal edited and produced by the Creative Writing Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The journal's mission is to present original literary writing of exceptional quality, illuminated by cutting-edge graphic design."
"The award-winning literary arts journal edited and produced by the Creative Writing Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The journal's mission is to present original literary writing of exceptional quality, illuminated by cutting-edge graphic design."
Vibe
Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes: $25-$125
Fee
Yes: $3
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
Yes: yes, for all entrants
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
5 genres
Fiction
Max words: 8000
Max pieces: 1
One longer piece or up to 3 pieces of flash prose
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Nonfiction
Max words: 8000
Max pieces: 1
One longer piece or up to 3 pieces of flash prose
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Poetry
Min pieces: 3
Max pieces: 3
6 pages max
Fiction
Max words: 8000
Max pieces: 1
One longer piece or up to 3 pieces of flash prose
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Nonfiction
Max words: 8000
Max pieces: 1
One longer piece or up to 3 pieces of flash prose
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Poetry
Min pieces: 3
Max pieces: 3
6 pages max
Statistics
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177
Total submissions tracked
103 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
17 days
Fastest response time
240 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 633 days, 806 days, 1667 days, 1793 days, 2002 days
How to submit
Process
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Cover letters
Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!
Rights for published work
Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!
Additional info
Pays! $25 per printed page, with a maximum payment of $150. Submission fee for print submissions All U.S. entrants will receive a one-year subscription to Ninth Letter. All international entrants will receive a copy of our Fall/Winter 2023-24 print issue. $1000 prize for contests! The print copies look amazing!
About the Magazine
Founded in 2004 | 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 :)
Liz Harms
Editor-in-Chief
Michael Hurley
Editor-in-Chief
Amy Hassinger
Fiction Editor
Christopher Kempf
Creative Nonfiction Editor
Ángel García
Poetry Editor
Examples
5 pieces from Chill Subs people
