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OVER/EXPOSED Lit

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Flash Fiction

Nonfiction

Flash Nonfiction

Poetry

Hybrid

Review

Art

Photography

Audio

Video

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A graduate student-run magazine located in Victoria, British Columbia on unceded Lək̓ʷəŋən and WSÁNEĆ territory. It publishes fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, reviews, visual art, hybrid works, and experimental mediums.

Highlights

This magazine may have some eligibility requirements

Please double-check before submitting.

  • Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
  • Response time:
    1 Month*
    Editor reported data
  • Acceptance rate:
    ?

Payssee Genres section for details

Find more details in the Genres section

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 - 2500 words max

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: Literary, Absurdist, Experimental, Gothic, Horror, LGBTQ+ Stories, Speculative, wtf idk

Payment: CA$ 15 per piece

short fiction

Fiction - 2500 words max

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 4

Sub Genres: Literary, Absurdist, Experimental, Gothic, Horror, LGBTQ+ Stories, Magical Realism, Science Fiction, Speculative, wtf idk

Payment: CA$ 15

Microprose – 3-4 pieces of no more than 2500 words total

Nonfiction - 2500 words max

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: , , ,

Payment: CA$ 15 per piece

non-fiction personal essays/memoir

Nonfiction - 2500 words max

Max words: 2500

Payment: CA$ 15

Microprose – 3-4 pieces of no more than 2500 words total

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Payment: CA$ 15

We accept poems of all kinds with a special interest in hybrid forms.

Hybrid

Payment: CA$ 15 per piece

Adhere to the genre that closest aligns with your work

Review

Max words: 1500

Payment: CA$ 15 per piece

Accepting both pitches and completed reviews

Art

Payment: CA$ 15 per piece

Accepted with a statement of meaning

Photography

Payment: CA$ 15 per piece

Accepted with a statement of meaning

Audio

Payment: CA$ 15 per piece

No specific limitations

Video

Payment: CA$ 15 per piece

No specific limitations

Game

Payment: CA$ 15 per piece

Submit as an HTML or email us to discuss alternate submission options. Games should be around 30 minutes or less per playthrough.

How to submit

  • Processs

    Google / other forms

  • Cover letter

    In your submission, include a short, third-person bio of no more than 100 words. We do not request cover letters.

  • Eligibility


    We accept submissions from all writers, but privilege those from graduate students.

  • Formatting

    .pdf or .doc/x unless experimental format requires .html and .png or .jpeg or .pdf for visual art.

  • Author's rights

    We purchase the first North American serial rights when we accept your piece. Upon publication in OVER/EXPOSED, the rights revert back to you.

  • Additional info

    Contributors will receive payment via Paypal or E-transfer.

Tracker statistics

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Total submissions tracked

56 days

Average response time

23.08%

Average acceptance rate

13 days

Fastest response time

92 days

Slowest response time

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About

Established in 2023 by members of UVic’s Graduate Writing Program, OVER/EXPOSED’s mission is to publish modern and enigmatic work that doesn’t fit into the confines of the standard literary magazine. OVER/EXPOSED is graciously funded by the University of Victoria’s Graduate Student Society, and as ...

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Founded

2023

Country

CA

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Masthead

    Editor Hana Mason avatar

    Hana Mason

    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor Amber Nuyens avatar

    Amber Nuyens

    Prose Editor, Director of Marketing

    Editor Emma de Blois avatar

    Emma de Blois

    Experimental Editor, Director of Publication

    Editor Holly Loveday avatar

    Holly Loveday

    Poetry Editor, Reviews Editor

    Editor Evelyn Ryan avatar

    Evelyn Ryan

    Experimental Editor

    Editor Jamie Oosterhuis avatar

    Jamie Oosterhuis

    Visual Arts Editor