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"Literary and Art journal housed in the English department of California State University- Stanislaus. Publishing prose, poetry, & art for more than thirty years."

"Literary and Art journal housed in the English department of California State University- Stanislaus. Publishing prose, poetry, & art for more than thirty years."

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Response Time

3-5 weeks

Acceptance Rate

20%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: yes for printed issues

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

6 genres

Fiction

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 2

Nonfiction

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 2

Poetry

Max pieces: 2

500 words max per piece

Hybrid

Max pieces: 2

Review

Max words: 900

Reviews must end with a sign off of the submitter’s name and academic affiliation Reviews must be of recent works (within the last year) Rev...

Art

Max pieces: 2

Fiction

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 2

Nonfiction

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 2

Poetry

Max pieces: 2

500 words max per piece

Hybrid

Max pieces: 2

Review

Max words: 900

Reviews must end with a sign off of the submitter’s name and academic affiliation Reviews must be of recent works (within the last year) Rev...

Art

Max pieces: 2

Statistics

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Track submission

22

Total submissions tracked

16 days

Average response time

20%

Average acceptance rate

6 days

Fastest response time

28 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 42 days

How to submit

Process

Please use Submittable to submit your work to us. If you have questions, email us at penumbra@csustan.edu.

Cover letters

Third-person bios are appreciated! Add whatever information you feel led to provide.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Written documents need to be submitted as Word Docs: NO PDF files will be accepted

Rights for published work

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

Additional info

Only Spring issues are available in print. USA contributors receive a free copy.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1989 | United States

Penumbra Online is the online counterpart to Penumbra Literary and Art Magazine of Stanislaus State University. ​Penumbra has been Stanislaus State's literary magazine for over 30 years, publishing works on the fringes or "penumbra" of the literary world. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Penumbra decided to expand online during the summer and fall seasons, giving birth to what is now known as Penumbra Online. Penumbra Online produces two virtual editions during the year, roughly around August and December respectively. Our summer calls for submissions are typically open around late May to early June, and our fall calls for submissions open roughly around late August to early September. At Penumbra Online, we do our best to provide resources and connect with our literary community, from blog posts, book clubs, interviews, writing workshops, podcast episodes, and more.

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 :)

Autumn Andersen

Editor-in-Chief

Andrea Wagner

Editor-in-Chief

Jessica Charest

Website Manager

Essence Saunders

Editor

Brittany Landon

Editor