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.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 6 months*/Editor reported data164 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 11.11%*Chill Subs tracker stats
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Fee$3
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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
From the editors
yes
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 8000 words max
Max words: 8000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental
Submission fee: $ 3
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental
Submission fee: $ 3
Nonfiction - 8000 words max
Max words: 8000
Max pieces: 1
Submission fee: $ 3
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Submission fee: $ 3
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Submission fee: $ 3
Hybrid
Max words: 8000
Submission fee: $ 3
Art
Submission fee: $ 3
Photography
Submission fee: $ 3
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
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Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
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Author's rights
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Additional info
Copies. Contributors will receive one copy of the issue in which their work appears. Additional copies can be purchased at the reduced price of $5. Haven't been active on socials lately
Tracker statistics
66
Total submissions tracked
164 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
19 days
Fastest response time
771 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 1084 days
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Submission calls
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Deadline: Feb 15, 2025
About
Located at 64° 50′ N, 198 miles from the Arctic Circle, Permafrost Magazine is the farthest north literary journal for writing and the arts. We’re proud of Permafrost’s forty years as interior Alaska’s foremost literary magazine. Founded in 1977, Permafrost is housed at the University of Alaska Fai...
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1977
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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