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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
Acceptance Rate
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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22
Total submissions tracked
16 days
Average response time
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
