Logo of Permafrost Magazine literary magazine
"As the editors of the farthest north literary magazine, we’ve chosen an unconventional, expansive place to live. That, too, is what we seek in your submissions. Give us the stuff you tucked away in the folder you hesitate to open on the weekdays—the pieces you scour and revise during weekend binges."
Introduction
Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
6 months / 79 days
Average acceptance rate
13.33%

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      No

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      Fee

      $3

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      Yes

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      Provide contributor copies

      yes

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      Active on social media

      No

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

6 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

literary

experimental

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Nonfiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

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Hybrid

Max words: 8000

Nonfiction prose poems, stories in verse, graphic essays. We are especially excited for excerpts from your comic books and graphic novels.

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

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Art

Photographs, drawings, cover art, etc.

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Photography

No specific limitations

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

literary

experimental

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Nonfiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

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Hybrid

Max words: 8000

Nonfiction prose poems, stories in verse, graphic essays. We are especially excited for excerpts from your comic books and graphic novels.

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Magazine

Founded in 1977 | United States

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 :)

Courtney Skaggs
Editor-in-Chief
Liz Bolton
Managing & Nonfiction Editor
Delcenia Cosman
Managing & Hybrid Editor
K Janeschek
Poetry Editor
Audrey Coble
Web & Design Editor
Jane Jacob
Fiction Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

28

Average acceptance rate

13.33%

Average response time

79 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

75/83 days

Fastest response time

75 days

Slowest response time

83 days

Contributors on Chill Subs

Joseph Dante avatarRebecca Valley  avatar
2 pieces