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"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."

"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."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

6 months / 310 days

Acceptance Rate

11.76%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    Yes: $3

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: yes

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    No

Accepted genres

8 genres

Fiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

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.

Art

Photographs, drawings, cover art, etc.

Photography

No specific limitations

Fiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

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.

Art

Photographs, drawings, cover art, etc.

Photography

No specific limitations

Statistics

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Track submission

31

Total submissions tracked

310 days

Average response time

11.76%

Average acceptance rate

75 days

Fastest response time

771 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

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Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

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Rights for published work

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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

About the Magazine

Founded in 1977 | United States

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 Fairbanks MFA program, and run by dedicated creative writing graduate students. We publish a winter online issue as well as a spring print issue, both of which feature compelling poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction by established writers and new voices alike. In Alaska, our unique environment shapes our perspective, but Permafrost seeks original voices from all over the world.

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