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"Protean produces cutting-edge print and digital media for the discerning leftist, sans advertisements."

"Protean produces cutting-edge print and digital media for the discerning leftist, sans advertisements."

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Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

100 days

Acceptance Rate

11.11%

  • Payment

    Yes: see Genres section for details

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

6 genres

Fiction

Max words: 3000

Nonfiction

Max words: 4500

criticism, news analysis, essays

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Review

Max words: 4500

film or book reviews

Interview

No specific limitations

Art

No specific limitations

Fiction

Max words: 3000

Nonfiction

Max words: 4500

criticism, news analysis, essays

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Review

Max words: 4500

film or book reviews

Interview

No specific limitations

Art

No specific limitations

Statistics

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Track submission

13

Total submissions tracked

100 days

Average response time

11.11%

Average acceptance rate

90 days

Fastest response time

105 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 2 days, 21 days, 144 days, 170 days

How to submit

Process

Send us an email! We have different emails for different genres. Please visit https://proteanmag.com/submissions/

Cover letters

All submissions (criticism, fiction, and poetry) should include a short bio, past bylines, and other relevant information in the pitch email. When pitching an article, tell us why you’re the right person to write this piece.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Our preferred format for sending all drafts, fiction, and poetry is a separate document (.doc or .docx) attached to your pitch email. (Please don’t send work in .pdf format.)

Rights for published work

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

Additional info

Pays! $30 per poem, min $100 for fiction pieces, min $175 for reviews Available in print We typically do not accept republications of written works. We make exceptions for poetry that has appeared on social media and unpublished excerpts from upcoming books

About the Magazine

Founded in 2019 | United States

Protean produces cutting-edge print and digital media for the discerning leftist, sans advertisements. Protean is a non-profit leftist publication that produces an annual print magazine and puts out online content year-round. Each print edition contains approximately 100 full-color, ad-free pages that address the most pressing issues of our time. Our site showcases new pieces of freely available work—essays, fiction, and poetry—on a weekly basis. Protean’s mission is to promote high-quality criticism, literature, and art for the political left.

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