Ninth Letter
Literary Magazine
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.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 4 months*/Editor reported data93 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 1.76%*Chill Subs tracker stats
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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
From the editors
yes, for all entrants
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 8000 words max
Max words: 8000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $25-125
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $25-125
Nonfiction - 8000 words max
Max words: 8000
Max pieces: 1
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $25-125
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $25-125
Poetry
Min pieces: 3
Max pieces: 3
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $25-125
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
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!
Tracker statistics
498
Total submissions tracked
93 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
17 days
Fastest response time
806 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 2002 days, 1667 days, 2925 days, 1793 days
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Submission calls
General
Deadline: Mar 2, 2025
Masthead
Liz Harms
Editor-in-Chief
Michael Hurley
Editor-in-Chief
Amy Hassinger
Fiction Editor
Christopher Kempf
Creative Nonfiction Editor
Ángel García
Poetry Editor