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"An interdisciplinary print and digital magazine, published twice annually. The magazine focuses on criticism, art, poetry, and prose engaged with the environmental humanities."

"An interdisciplinary print and digital magazine, published twice annually. The magazine focuses on criticism, art, poetry, and prose engaged with the environmental humanities."

Vibe

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Response Time

2 months

Acceptance Rate

8.93%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: 2

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

7 genres

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

creative nonfiction, journalism, and science communication

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

creative nonfiction, journalism, and science communication

Poetry

Max pieces: 6

Translation

No specific limitations

Art

Max pieces: 6

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

creative nonfiction, journalism, and science communication

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

creative nonfiction, journalism, and science communication

Poetry

Max pieces: 6

Translation

No specific limitations

Art

Max pieces: 6

Statistics

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Track submission

15

Total submissions tracked

32 days

Average response time

8.93%

Average acceptance rate

10 days

Fastest response time

63 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 247 days

How to submit

Process

We accept submissions through Submittable during our reading period only.

Cover letters

You should also include a brief, third-person biography in the "Cover Letter" section on Submittable, to be featured online upon acceptance.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Please use standard fonts and page numbers where applicable. Prose should be double-spaced.

Rights for published work

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Additional info

Accept previously published artwork Helpful: reposting other opportunities on their Twitter:)

About the Magazine

Founded in 2017 | United States

Paperbark lives at the confluence of text and image, science and art. We believe in an obligation to a livable future nurtured through sustainability and collaborations between generations, populations, and fields of thought. Rooted in stewardship and committed to art’s transformative capacities, Paperbark gathers portrayals of ecologies in crisis—as well as evidence of life’s flourishing intricacies.

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 :)

Evelyn Maguire

Managing Editor

Jane Feinsod

Poetry Editor

Joe Fritsch

Prose Editor